Walking Wednesday: A Program to Promote Physical Activity in Elementary Physical Education

Autor:	Sheri J. Brock, Danielle D. Wadsworth, Brenna Cosgrove, Jessica Richards, Leah E. Robinson
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Gerontology Promotion (rank) media_common.quotation_subject Pedometer Physical activity Step count Mean age Psychology Physical activity behavior Education Physical education Pace media_common
Zdroj:	International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 17:207-219
ISSN:	1694-2116 1694-2493
DOI:	10.26803/ijlter.17.11.13
Popis:	There is a need to promote daily physical activity in school-age populations. This preliminary study examined the benefits of a school-based physical activity promotion program, Walking Wednesday, on step counts during Physical Education in elementary students. Step counts were monitored during three consecutive PE classes ( N =144, mean age 10.64 + .62 years). Physical Education Walking Wednesday (PE -Walking Wednesday) required students to complete one mile at their own pace on one day per week before participation in Physical Education. On PE-Tuesday and PE-Thursday participants engaged in a traditional Physical Education lesson. Results indicated participants accumulated an average of 1450 more steps on PE-Walking Wednesday compared to PE-Tuesday and PE-Thursday ( p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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