Active play: An important physical activity strategy in the fight against childhood obesity

Janssen, Ian

doi:10.17269/cjph.105.4154

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“…walking or bicycling to school). 18 The amount of MVPA performed in class time at school and in free time outside of school, including organized sports and programs and active outdoor play, were assessed with the following two items: "About how many hours a week do you usually take part in physical activity that makes you out of breath or warmer than usual in your class time at school?" and "Outside of school hours: How many hours a week do you usually exercise in your free time so much that you get out of breath or sweat?".…”

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Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among 10- to 17-year-old Canadians

Janssen

Roberts

Thompson

2017

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

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Introduction The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth were released in 2016. They contain specific recommendations on the daily time that 5- to 17-year-olds should devote to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, recreational screen time, and sleep. The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of Canadians aged 10 to 17 years that meet the recommendations contained within the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth. Methods A nationally representative sample of 22 115 young people was examined. Movement behaviour data were self-reported. Adherence to the guideline recommendations were based on the following: accumulation of at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, no more than 2 hours per day of recreational screen time, and 9 to 11 hours/night of uninterrupted sleep for those aged 10 to 13 years or 8 to 10 hours/night for those aged 14 to 17 years. Results Only 3% of the sample met all three of the key recommendations contained in the guidelines. Twenty-five percent met two of the recommendations, 51% met one of the recommendations, and 21% met none of the three recommendations. More children and youth met recommendations for sleep duration (66%) than for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (35%) and screen time (8%). Conclusion A small minority ($lt; 3%) of Canadians aged 10 to 17 years met all three of the key recommendations contained in the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.

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Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among 10- to 17-year-old Canadians

Janssen

Roberts

Thompson

2017

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“…Thus, Active Play was graded INC. Future surveillance of active and outdoor play in Japan should be considered, and this domain of PA might be a neglected but potentially useful target of future strategies aimed at increasing PA. Janssen suggested the importance of active play in reducing childhood obesity. 18 The Japanese national PA guideline in preschool children also focuses on active play. However, Tanaka et al suggested that in preschool children participation in a sports club and time in walking to school were not correlated with MVPA when adjusted for age, body height, and log-body weight.…”

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Results From Japan’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Tanaka

Inoue

et al. 2016

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background:The Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth aims to consolidate existing evidence, encourage greater evidence-informed physical activity, and improve surveillance of physical activity.Methods:The Japan report card followed the methodology of the Canadian and Scottish report cards, but was adapted to reflect the Japanese context. Nationally representative data were used to score each of the respective indicators.Results:The 2016 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth consists of Health Behaviors and Outcomes (7 indicators), and Influences on Health Behaviors (4 indicators). Three Health Behaviors and Outcomes received C grades (Participation in Sport; Sedentary Behavior; Recreational Screen Time; Physical Fitness), while 2 indicators could not be graded (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play). The indicators Active Transportation (B) and Weight Status were favorable (A). In the Influences domain, Family Influence and Community and the Built Environment were graded as D, while School and Government Strategies and Investments were favorable (B).Conclusions:The Japan report card illustrated some favorable health behaviors, health outcomes, and influences. There is a need for more evidence especially on overall physical activity levels, active play, and community and the built environment.

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“…For the economically developed nations from which eligible studies were 145 found in the present review, around half of all days per year are school days (33). To 146 estimate the contribution of walking to/from school MVPA to total population 147 MVPA, the schoolday commuting data can therefore be reduced by around half for 148 those in the population who walk to/from school (18). 149…”

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Contribution of Walking to School to Individual and Population Moderate-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Martin

Boyle

Corlett

et al. 2016

Pediatric Exercise Science

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Purpose:This study estimated the contribution of walking to/from school to objectively measured daily moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) in individuals and populations.Methods:MEDLINE, PsycINFO and SPORTDiscus were systematically searched up to February 2015. Two reviewers independently screened titles/abstracts/full-text articles, and assessed study quality.Results:Of 2430 records, 129 were eligible for full-text screening. Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria of reporting objectively obtained measures of MVPA (total and while walking to/from school) in children and adolescents. The weighted mean MVPA accumulated in walking to and from school was 17 min/day in primary school pupils (9 samples, n = 3422) and 13 min/day in high school pupils (4 samples, n = 2600). Pooled analysis suggested that walking to and from school contributed 23% and 36% of MVPA on schooldays in primary school age children and high school pupils, respectively. All included studies were of high methodological quality.Conclusions:Walking to and from school makes a meaningful contribution to individual schoolday MVPA for active commuters in western countries. Since schooldays represent only around half of all days, and prevalence of walking to school is low in many countries, the contribution of walking to school to population MVPA is probably low.

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Active play: An important physical activity strategy in the fight against childhood obesity

Cited by 62 publications

References 23 publications

Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among 10- to 17-year-old Canadians

Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among 10- to 17-year-old Canadians

Results From Japan’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Contribution of Walking to School to Individual and Population Moderate-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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