Does a higher incidence of break times in primary schools result in children being more physically active?
| Autor: | Dorothea Kesztyüs, Sarah Kettner, Nanette Erkelenz, Jürgen M. Steinacker, Susanne Kobel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Rest education Physical activity Child Behavior Overweight Motor Activity Body weight Education Body Mass Index Leisure Activities Germany medicine Humans Statistical analysis Child Weight status Exercise Schools Incidence (epidemiology) Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Actigraphy Physical activity level Philosophy Normal weight Female medicine.symptom Psychology human activities |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of school health. 85(3) |
| ISSN: | 1746-1561 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Regular physical activity (PA) has multiple benefits to health; however, the majority of schoolchildren do not reach PA guidelines of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) daily. During the school day, break times are often the only opportunity for children to be physically active. This study investigated PA levels during school breaks in German primary school children. METHODS PA of 294 children (7.1 ± 0.7 years; 48% boys) was assessed. On the basis of timetables, individual activity times and intensities for daily breaks were determined. Children's weight status was determined on site. RESULTS Breaks lasted 30.7 (± 13.8) minutes; length varied significantly between 1 and 2 breaks (21.7 ± 4.1 versus 36.2 ± 14.8 minutes; p ≤ .01). Children spent 25.3% of their breaks in MVPA, boys being significantly more active (30.8% versus 20.4%; p ≤ .01). Time spent in MVPA differed significantly between normal weight and overweight/obese children (26.1% versus 18.4%; p ≤ .05). Children having 2 breaks engaged in significantly more MVPA than those with only 1 (7.4 ± 6.1 versus 5.6 ± 4.7 minutes; p ≤ .02). CONCLUSIONS Children spent 25% of their break in MVPA; having 2 breaks increased time in MVPA significantly, although this is also influenced by weight status. Consequently, more activity breaks should be scheduled during school hours. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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