The Intricacies of Children’s Physical Activity

Brusseau, Timothy A.

doi:10.1515/hukin-2015-0082

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“…A wide range of instruments were used to determine PAP including accelerometers [ 8 , 9 , 12 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 ], pedometers [ 22 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ], heart rate monitors [ 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ], questionnaires/diaries [ 10 , 11 , 27 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 ...…”

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A Systematic Review of Children’s Physical Activity Patterns: Concept, Operational Definitions, Instruments, Statistical Analyses, and Health Implications

Gomes

Katzmarzyk

Pereira

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Despite the widespread use of the expression “physical activity pattern” (PAP), there apparently is no general consensus regarding its definition. This systematic review aimed to examine available research focussing on (1) definitions of PAP, (2) instruments/techniques used to describe PAP, (3) statistical approaches used to analyse PAP, and (4) implications of PAP on children’s health. A systematic review of the available literature was done to identify studies published up to October 2019, and 76 studies were eligible. None of the studies presented a formal definition of PAP; a wide range of instruments were used to investigate children’s PAP, and most of the revised studies did not explicitly present a formal statistical model to define PAP. Twenty-four papers purported to examine associations between PAP and health indicators. The review highlights no consensus on a clear PAP definition whatever the instrument used to capture it, and we did not find any agreement regarding how best to analyse PAP. We suggest that PAP should be used when targeting the investigation of similarities/dissimilarities, as well as stabilities and/or changes in children’s PA at an intra-personal level. In sum, PAP should be used to best describe individual streams of behaviours, and not exclusively PA levels/intensities.

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A Systematic Review of Children’s Physical Activity Patterns: Concept, Operational Definitions, Instruments, Statistical Analyses, and Health Implications

Gomes

Katzmarzyk

Pereira

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…23,24 In addition, studies have shown the significant decreases in daily physical activity on nonschool days (e.g., weekends), which highlight the importance of the school structure. 25 Alexander and Lyons 26 reported that children in year-round schooling showed significant accelerated gains in BMI during winter compared with previous summers. This study showed mitigated increases in BMI z-scores during summer, but it is unknown how BMI would fluctuate across the winter months.…”

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Impact of Year-Round and Traditional School Schedules on Summer Weight Gain and Fitness Loss

Brusseau

Burns

et al. 2019

Childhood Obesity

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Background: Summer weight gain and fitness loss has been identified as a public health concern for children. The objective of this study was to compare changes in weight status and cardiovascular fitness in children attending year-round and traditional calendar schools.Methods: Participants were 321 children from a traditional and year-round school. BMI and Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) Laps were collected during school. Multilevel general linear mixed-effects models were utilized to examine changes in BMI and PACER over the summer while also considering summer camp and sport participation.Results: Children had higher BMI z-scores during Fall 2018 compared with Spring 2018 (b = 0.09, p = 0.006). This effect was modified by Break Length, as students with 3-week (b = -0.09, p = 0.012) and 7-week breaks (b = -0.10, p = 0.003) displayed attenuated increases in BMI z-scores compared with 12-week breaks. For PACER Laps, students who participated in summer sports displayed improvements compared with nonparticipants (b = 4.6 laps, p = 0.001).Conclusions: Shorter summer breaks appear to have a protective effect on summer weight gain when compared with a traditional 12-week break. In addition, children who participated in organized sport over the summer did see a significant improvement in cardiovascular fitness. Schools might consider a year-round school calendar for its potential to protect against summer weight gain.

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“…Furthermore, students at follow up accumulated more than half of their daily recommendations. Previous studies have suggested that a majority of youth physical activity is accumulated outside of school [32] suggesting that these participants will also be set up to meet daily habitual recommendations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Fit “n” Cool Kids: Effects of Peer-Modeling and Goal Setting on Physical Activity

Larson¹,

Brusseau²,

Newton³

et al. 2018

OJPM

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Background: Decreasing the risk of overweight and obesity from an early age is imperative and efforts should focus on fostering children's physical activity (PA). Within school-based interventions, there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of the use of character peer-modeling and goal setting to increase physical activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a school-based intervention on PA and enjoyment of PA in grades 3-5 elementary school age children at two urban elementary schools. Methods: Participants were 95 students of 8-10 years old; activity monitors were used to assess physical activity. Daily physical activity and enjoyment was recorded at baseline, intervention, and at a 6-school-week follow-up. Results: PA significantly increased in the intervention school averaging 5549 steps at baseline, 5889 steps during the intervention, and 6515 during follow-up (p < 0.05). Participants significantly increased their moderate to vigorous physical activity from 28.54 min at baseline to 30.06 minutes at week 4 and 36.45 during follow-up (p < 0.05). There was no change in enjoyment levels from baseline to follow-up. Conclusion: The Fit "n" Cool Kids intervention presents the potential of peer-modeling and goal setting for increasing PA at school. Continued interventions in schools may positively influence children's healthy living patterns.

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The Intricacies of Children’s Physical Activity

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

A Systematic Review of Children’s Physical Activity Patterns: Concept, Operational Definitions, Instruments, Statistical Analyses, and Health Implications

A Systematic Review of Children’s Physical Activity Patterns: Concept, Operational Definitions, Instruments, Statistical Analyses, and Health Implications

Impact of Year-Round and Traditional School Schedules on Summer Weight Gain and Fitness Loss

Fit “n” Cool Kids: Effects of Peer-Modeling and Goal Setting on Physical Activity

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