Effect of a Game-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness and Mental Health in Elementary School Children

Cocca, Armando; Verdugo, Francisco Daniel Espino; Cuenca, Luis Tomás Ródenas; Cocca, Michaela

doi:10.3390/ijerph17134883

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“…However, starting from the age of 9 years, children of parents with low PA might be at risk for lower development of physical fitness compared to children of parents with regular PA. Considering that physical education, and the school environment more in general, represent the only setting in which most of these children have the opportunity to exercise and learn healthy active habits, the development of school-based programs that not only focus on the immediate increase of PF, but also on motivating students to be active, is highly recommended already in primary schools [45,46].…”

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Impact of Parental Education and Physical Activity on the Long-Term Development of the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: An Observational Study

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Niedermeier

Wimmer

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Low physical fitness (PF) has been associated with higher risk of suffering from different diseases. The importance of PF is evident already in early ages, as children’s PF appears to be a key factor of their future PF and physical activity level. Among the variables that may have an influence on children’s PF, the importance of parent’s socioeconomic status and active/inactive behaviors has been stressed in several previous studies. However, previous literature has mostly reported this association through cross-sectional studies. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parental education and self-reported parental physical activity (PA) on their children’s development of PF during the 4-year duration of primary education. Using German Motor Test 6-18, the major components of PF (sprint velocity, coordination, flexibility, strength endurance, power, and endurance) were measured on a total of 371 children (46.9% girls, 30.6% migration background, 19.6% overweight/obese at the fourth test time point, compliance 70.1%) from 20 primary schools in Tyrol, Austria. Results showed that children with at least one parent with upper secondary education or above obtained significantly higher PF scores at all time points compared to children with both parents with lower secondary education and below. However, PF in both groups developed over time in a comparable manner irrespective of parental education. From the age of 9 years old, children with regularly physically active parents showed a stronger development of PF over the time compared to their peers with parents reporting irregular/no PA. Our results suggest that low-educated parents’ children might be considered a special target group for interventions aiming at increasing PF. More research is needed in order to delve into the potential underdevelopment of PF in 9-year-old children whose parents have low PA levels.

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Impact of Parental Education and Physical Activity on the Long-Term Development of the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: An Observational Study

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to transform the point coordinates As ( xs , ys , zs ) in the sensor coordinate system Os - XsYsZs to the point A ( x , y , z ) under the travel coordinate system O - XYZ to recognize the action. It is noted that if the coordinate system is transformed to the ground coordinate system first and then to the travel coordinate system, it will undergo two coordinate transformations, which will increase unnecessary overhead [ 17 , 18 ]. Therefore, the way of direct change is considered here.…”

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Information Collection, Analysis, and Monitoring System of Children’s Physical Training Based on Multisensor

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Peng

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Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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In order to obtain more children’s physical training information and improve the accuracy of children’s physical training monitoring, a multisensor-based children’s physical training information collection, analysis, and monitoring system is proposed. In the process of physical training and sports training, people’s physical training information collection is directly related to the level and effectiveness of physical training. With the combination of multisensor concept and sports training information collection, it can collect the key index data of sports mobilization in real time with the help of multiple sensors and information technology. Taking children’s physical training as the object, this paper designs a multisensor physical training data information acquisition terminal, collects different training characteristic data with the help of multisensor equipment, and then comprehensively analyzes and monitors the physical information with the help of certain fusion technology, so as to construct a human posture recognition algorithm based on children’s physical training information acquisition. Support vector machine and decision tree are used to classify children’s different physical exercise states, and a relatively perfect algorithm architecture of human posture recognition is constructed. The results show that for two decision trees, each decision tree is trained with a total of 675 groups of data, and a total of 342 groups of data are verified and pruned. The two decision trees take 7.17 s and 7.32 s to complete the training process, respectively. It can be seen that when the number of training groups is equal, the training time of the two placement methods is close, so it can be considered that the two placement methods have little effect on the training speed of decision tree. The experimental data show that the design of children’s physical training monitoring system in this paper has a certain market value.

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“…Additionally, there is a strong association of PA with physical fitness, which is composed of several elements, such as cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and power, as well as flexibility, [ 3 ]. In fact, PA programs and active behaviors have been shown effective for the proper development of the individual components of physical fitness [ 4 ]. Moreover, PA contributes to increasing motor skills, coordination, balance, and other physical parameters that are essential for any individual to properly act and react in their environment, and, consequently, to be efficient [ 5 ].…”

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Relationship between Objectively and Subjectively Measured Physical Activity in Adolescents during and after COVID-19 Restrictions

Cocca

Greier

Drenowatz

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Behavioral Sciences

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Background: Studying the relationship between subjectively and objectively measured physical activity (PA) can provide viable information on youths’ behaviors. However, the restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced children’s possibilities to be active, may negatively affect it. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between subjectively and objectively measured PA levels (light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous) during COVID-19-based restrictions and after they were lifted, and to determine whether such relationships changed in these two periods. Methods: A total of 26 adolescents (58% girls; mean age = 12.4 ± 0.5) wore accelerometers during public restrictions and after they were removed. Participants also completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire during the same periods. Results: High significant correlations were found at all levels of PA (r = 0.767–0.968) in both time periods, except for moderate PA during restrictions. Comparing the two periods, significantly higher correlations were found for moderate PA (p < 0.001) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (p = 0.003) after restrictions were lifted. Conclusions: In this highly active cohort of adolescents, results emphasize the potential threat of lockdown conditions for youths’ ability to accurately perceive their behaviors, with possible detrimental consequences on the short- and long-term health.

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Effect of a Game-Based Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness and Mental Health in Elementary School Children

Cited by 45 publications

References 63 publications

Impact of Parental Education and Physical Activity on the Long-Term Development of the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: An Observational Study

Impact of Parental Education and Physical Activity on the Long-Term Development of the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: An Observational Study

Information Collection, Analysis, and Monitoring System of Children’s Physical Training Based on Multisensor

Relationship between Objectively and Subjectively Measured Physical Activity in Adolescents during and after COVID-19 Restrictions

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