Interinstrument Consistency of the Yamax Digi-Walker Pedometer in Elementary School-Aged Children

Barfield, J. P.; Rowe, David; Michael, Timothy J.

doi:10.1207/s15327841mpee0802_5

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“…Whilst pedometer validation studies performed on adults have shown hip placement does not affect pedometer accuracy, 28,29 studies in children have had mixed results. 11,30 The impact of right and left hip placement of pedometers in relation to children's gait patterns could be further explored in future studies.…”

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Measurement of children's physical activity using a pedometer with a built-in memory

Trapp

Bulsara

Christian

et al. 2013

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Measurement of children's physical activity using a pedometer with a built-in memory

Trapp

Bulsara

Christian

et al. 2013

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…The Yamax Digiwalker SW series (Yamasa, Tokyo, Japan) are the most accurate of pedometers (Bassett et al, 1996;Crouter et al, 2003;Schneider et al, 2003) and, specifically, the Yamax SW-200 is a reliable monitor to use with children (Kilanowski et al, 1999;Barfield et al, 2004). Participants were encouraged to engage in everyday activities as normal and instructed not to tamper with the pedometer throughout the 3-day monitoring period.…”

Section: Physical Activitymentioning

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Physical activity and dietary intake of children aged 9–11 years and the influence of peers on these behaviours: a 1-year follow-up

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Background: This study investigated physical activity and dietary intake of children aged 9-11 years, and the influence of peers on these behaviours over a 2-year period. Methods: A total of 106 (64 girls; 42 boys) children were investigated annually, over 2 years. Measures included physical activity (sealed pedometer), self-report measures of dietary intake and physical activity, and a peer influence questionnaire. Anthropometric measures of height and weight were also obtained. Results: The findings reveal insufficient energy intakes, physical activity levels and fruit and vegetable consumption but high intakes of saturated fat and sodium, over time, in both boys and girls. Both male calcium and female iron intakes were also of concern. Throughout the survey, peers were found to influence physical activity behaviour but not dietary intake. Conclusions: The fact that youth consistently failed to meet established nutrition and physical activity recommendations highlights the importance of promoting physical activity and healthy eating to children younger than 9 years of age. The finding that peers significantly influence physical activity behaviour over time should be considered when designing new physical activity interventions aimed at young people.

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“…Studies have begun to describe typical school-day PA in youth [1,22,27] and the contributions of the school-day to overall daily PA levels [3,6,7,11,30,42]. Children appear to accumulate between 2900-7600 steps/day at school accounting for 35-47% of their total daily steps.…”

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Seasonal variation of American Indian children’s school-day physical activity

Brusseau

Kulinna

Kloeppel

et al. 2012

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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SummaryStudy aim: To examine the pedometer steps taken during the school-day by American Indian children during all four seasons. Material and methods: Participants included third-sixth grade children (n = 157) aged 9.6±1.07 (boys) and 9.7±1.2 (girls) attending school from one Southwestern US American Indian community. Children had a mean BMI of 23.9±7.7 with 70% being classified as overweight or obese. Children wore a pedometer (Yamax Digiwalker SW-200) for 20 days (5 days per season). Results: Children accumulated 4762±1544 (boys) and 4408±1194 (girls) steps/day across the four seasons with the highest totals occurring during the Fall (4899, males; 4796, females) and the lowest totals during the Winter (4463, males; 4043, females). Repeated measures ANOVA showed no significant differences in daily school-day steps across seasons. Children classified as normal weight averaged 5146±1688 steps/day, overweight children averaged 5020±1333 steps/day, and obese children accumulated 4275±1123 steps/day. Conclusions: PA stayed relatively consistent across seasons in this sample of children. However, children were the least active during Winter months. With 70% of the current sample being classified as overweight and with American Indian children at greater risk for numerous hypokinetic diseases there is a clear need for additional school-day PA opportunities.

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Interinstrument Consistency of the Yamax Digi-Walker Pedometer in Elementary School-Aged Children

Cited by 51 publications

References 17 publications

Measurement of children's physical activity using a pedometer with a built-in memory

Measurement of children's physical activity using a pedometer with a built-in memory

Physical activity and dietary intake of children aged 9–11 years and the influence of peers on these behaviours: a 1-year follow-up

Seasonal variation of American Indian children’s school-day physical activity

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