Physical Activity Levels of Children Who Walk, Cycle, or Are Driven to School

Cooper, Ashley R; Andersen, Lars Bo; Wedderkopp, Niels; Page, Angie S; Fröberg, Karsten

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2005.05.009

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“…So, this could be the reason that in Nagpur bicycling and walking is mostly practiced. Cooper et al in 2005 reported that bicycling and walking increases physical activity level [6].…”

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Physical activity level of school children of age 10-13 years

Ronghe¹,

Kawishwar²

2016

Int J of Biomed & Adv Res

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Aim: To assess physical activity level of school children of age 10-13 years. Objectives: To assess and grade physical activity level in children of age 10-13 years using Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) classified into: Light Physical activity; Moderate Physical activity; Moderate to vigorous Physical activity and High Physical activity. Methodology: This is Questionnaire based survey study which was conducted on 100 school going children of 10-13 years who were present on the day of survey using Physical activity questionnaire for children (PAQ-C). Data was collected and analyzed. Result: In this study we found that out of 100 children maximum 52% children were engaged in moderate to vigorous level of physical activity (MVPA), 25% were engaged in moderate level of physical activity (MPA), 21% were engaged in vigorous level of physical activity (VPA), 1% in low physical activity level (LPA) and only 1% in high physical activity level (HPA). Conclusion:The study suggests that more children should be engaged in physical activity which will help in reducing the health risks.

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“…So, this could be the reason that in Nagpur bicycling and walking is mostly practiced. Cooper et al in 2005 reported that bicycling and walking increases physical activity level [6].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical activity level of school children of age 10-13 years

Ronghe¹,

Kawishwar²

2016

Int J of Biomed & Adv Res

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“…Component 3 is the promotion of active commuting to school (by foot and/ or bike). Potential positive effects of active commuting to school include higher daily levels of PA and being more likely to meet PA recommendations (Cooper, Andersen, Wedderkopp, Page, & Froberg, 2005;Davison, Werder, & Lawson, 2008). Facilitating and ensuring the safety of pupils is an important issue, particularly since parental concern about children and adolescents' safety has been reported to be a strong explanatory factor for preventing pupils walking or cycling to school (Haerens et al, 2010;Kerr et al, 2006;Panter, Jones, van Sluijs, & Griffin, 2010).…”

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A Framework for Physical Activity Programs Within School–Community Partnerships

Acker

Bourdeaudhuij

Martelaer

et al. 2011

Quest

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School-community partnerships have shown their potential as incubators for innovations and for contributing to comprehensive physical activity (PA) programs. However, implementation frameworks for school-community partnerships that allow local tailoring of PA programs remain scarce. The present paper aims at documenting the composition of a framework for PA programs within schoolcommunity partnerships. The framework addresses socioecological strategies to promote extracurricular PA opportunities for pupils, which are integrated into five complementary components. To implement and reinforce the five components of the framework, involvement of schools, pupils, family, and community is facilitated by sustainable partnerships between these stakeholders. Partnerships are not only recommended on the school and community level, but also on a broader regional level that covers multiple communities. The development of the framework was an effort to integrate school-community partnerships into a flexible implementation framework for PA promotion. Implications of the framework for research agendas, professional education, and policy are formulated.

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“…Particularly in Germany, there are no nationwide repre sentative studies on prevalence and socio demographic correlates of active commuting to school in adolescents. However, results of stud ies from other nations are not directly transferable because of the het erogeneity of populations and locations being studied (Cooper et al, 2005;Pabayo and Gauvin, 2008;van der Ploeg et a!., 2008;Wong et al, 2011 ). Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence of walking and cycling to school and to evaluate pro posed socio demographic correlates in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents.…”

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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of active commuting to school in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents

Reimers

Jekauc

Peterhans

et al. 2013

Preventive Medicine

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Objective. To assess the prevalence and socio demographic correlates of walking and cycling to school in a nationwide representative cross sectional sample of German adolescents.Methods. A sample of 1828 German adolescents aged 11 17 years were examined between 2003 and 2006. Mode of commuting to school was assessed using a reliable self report measure. Socioeconomic status, migration background and residential area were assessed as socio demographic variables using a parent report question naire.Results. Overall, 19.4% of adolescents walked and 22.2% cycled to school. Compared to girls with high socio economic status, girls with low socioeconomic status were more likely to walk (OR =1.89, 95% CI=1. Conclusions. In Germany many adolescents use motorised transportation. Socio demographic variables were associated with mode of commuting.

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Physical Activity Levels of Children Who Walk, Cycle, or Are Driven to School

Cited by 328 publications

References 10 publications

Physical activity level of school children of age 10-13 years

Physical activity level of school children of age 10-13 years

A Framework for Physical Activity Programs Within School–Community Partnerships

Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of active commuting to school in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents

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