edoc

Contribution of physical education to overall physical activity

Meyer, U. and Roth, R. and Zahner, L. and Gerber, M. and Puder, J. J. and Hebestreit, H. and Kriemler, S.. (2013) Contribution of physical education to overall physical activity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 23 (5). pp. 600-606.

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6183917

Downloads: Statistics Overview

Abstract

For many children, physical activity (PA) during physical education (PE) lessons provides an important opportunity for being physically active. Although PA during PE has been shown to be low, little is known about the contribution of PA during PE to overall PA. The aim was therefore to assess children's PA during PE and to determine the contribution of PE to overall PA with special focus on overweight children. Accelerometer measurements were done in 676 children (9.3 ± 2.1 years) over 4-7 days in 59 randomly selected classes. Moderate-and-vigorous PA (MVPA; ≥ 2000 counts/min) during PE (MVPAPE ), overall MVPA per day (MVPADAY ), and a comparison of days with and without PE were calculated by a regression model with gender, grade, and weight status (normal vs overweight) as fixed factors and class as a random factor. Children spent 32.8 ± 15.1% of PE time in MVPA. Weight status was not associated to MVPAPE . MVPAPE accounted for 16.8 ± 8.5% of MVPADAY , and 17.5 ± 8.2% in overweight children. All children were more active on days with PE than on days without PE (differences: 16.1 ± 29.0 min of MVPADAY ; P ≤ 0.001; 13.7 ± 28.0 min for overweight children). Although MVPAPE was low, PE played a considerable role in providing PA and was not compensated by reducing extracurricular MVPA.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Physical Activity and Health (Kriemler)
UniBasel Contributors:Meyer, Ursina and Kriemler, Susi and Gerber, Markus and Zahner, Lukas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0905-7188
e-ISSN:1600-0838
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Related URLs:
Identification Number:
Last Modified:06 Oct 2017 09:55
Deposited On:25 Apr 2014 08:00

Repository Staff Only: item control page