Physical Activity of Children Ages 6–8: The Beginning of School Attendance

Frömel, Karel; Stelzer, Jiri; Groffik, Dorota; Ernest, James M.

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“…The challenge remains to dispel the myths that "children are active and full of energy" (Strauss, 1999, p. 10) and that young children naturally develop the physical skills to be active adults. Although gender differences in early childhood are apparent, with boys being more active than girls, both genders tend to be less physically active at home than at school (Frömel, Stelzer, Groffik, & Ernest, 2008). Another concern is research on children's activity habits, progressing from childhood to adulthood, in children with different background characteristics.…”

Section: Importance Of Physical Activity For Preschool Children In Chmentioning

confidence: 96%

Early Childhood Teachers' and Staff Members' Perceptions of Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices for Preschoolers

Derscheid

Umoren

Kim

et al. 2010

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

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Section: Importance Of Physical Activity For Preschool Children In Chmentioning

confidence: 96%

Early Childhood Teachers' and Staff Members' Perceptions of Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices for Preschoolers

Derscheid

Umoren

Kim

et al. 2010

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

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“…Somewhat surprisingly, the data in the present study showed no significant difference between male and female activity levels over an entire week, for weekdays or for weekend days. Other studies, such as Frömel et al [34], Behrens and Dinger [35], and Vasickova et al [36], found statistically significant differences between male and female step counts over different monitoring intervals. These differences may be explained by the composition of the sample drawn for this study.…”

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The Influence of Monitoring Interval on Data Measurement: An Analysis of Step Counts of University Students

Sigmundová

Vašíčková

Stelzer

et al. 2013

IJERPH

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The pedometer is a widely used research tool for measuring the level and extent of physical activity (PA) within population subgroups. The sample used in this study was drawn from a population of university students to examine the influence of the monitoring interval and alternate starting days on step-count activity patterns. The study was part of a national project during 2008–2010. Eligible subjects (641) were selected from a sample of 906 university students. The students wore pedometers continuously for 7 days excluding time for sleep and personal hygiene. Steps per day were logged on record sheets by each student. Data gathering spanned an entire week, and the results were sorted by alternate starting days, by activity for an entire week, by activity for only the weekdays of the one-week monitoring interval and for the two-day weekend. The statistical analysis included ANOVA, intra-class correlation (ICC) analysis, and regression analysis. The ICC analysis suggested that monitoring starting on Monday (ICC = 0.71; 95%CI (0.61–0.79)), Tuesday (ICC = 0.67; 95%CI (0.59–0.75)) or Thursday (ICC = 0.68; 95%CI (0.55–0.79)) improved reliability. The results of regression analysis also indicated that any starting day except Sunday is satisfactory as long as a minimum of four days of monitoring are used.

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“…Spatial (Harrison et al, 2016) and material conditions play a role of similar importance (Loucaides, Jago, & Charalambous, 2009). The PA done during recesses might yield impact on health similar as PEL (Frömel, Stelzer, Groffik, & Ernest, 2008). However, at SS it has been shown that longer aggregate time of recesses during a school program contributes to increase in PA volume regardless of gender, it cannot substitute PEL though (Frömel, Svozil, et al, 2016).…”

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Physical activity and inactivity in primary and secondary school boys' and girls' daily program

Hubáčková¹,

Groffik²,

Skrzypnik³

et al. 2016

Acta Gymnica

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Background: Children's and youth education is becoming more and more demanding. In conjunction with development of information technology, this fact negatively affects lifestyle of children and youth. Apart from families, schools should play a crucial role in healthy lifestyle promotion in children and youth. Objective: The present study aimed to assess differences in physical activity (PA) and physical inactivity (PI) among primary and secondary school boys and girls in specific segments of a school day. Methods: The research was conducted between 2010 and 2014 at 15 secondary schools (SS) and 9 primary schools (PS) in the Silesia-Katowice region in Poland. In total, 86 boys and 71 girls at PS and 125 boys and 113 girls at SS took part in the research. We recorded 587 school days, in total. The ActiTrainer accelerometer was used for PA and PI monitoring. Results: PS boys and girls were more physically active than SS boys and girls. Before school, we observed SS boys to have higher energy expenditure than PS boys (p < .001) and also than SS girls (p < .001). During the school time, 73% of PS boys (40% at SS) and 58% of PS girls (42% at SS) met the recommendation of 500 steps/hour. Within the entire school day monitoring, 44% of PS boys (29% at SS) and 41% of PS girls (34% at SS) met the recommended 11,000 steps/day. Conclusions: The results of our study confirmed the facts that PS boys and girls are more physically active than SS boys and girls and, furthermore, that boys are more physically active than girls at both types of schools.

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Physical Activity of Children Ages 6–8: The Beginning of School Attendance

Cited by 18 publications

References 38 publications

Early Childhood Teachers' and Staff Members' Perceptions of Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices for Preschoolers

Early Childhood Teachers' and Staff Members' Perceptions of Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices for Preschoolers

The Influence of Monitoring Interval on Data Measurement: An Analysis of Step Counts of University Students

Physical activity and inactivity in primary and secondary school boys' and girls' daily program

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