Efficacy of an Integrated School Curriculum Pedometer Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and to Reduce Weight Status in Children

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Michael; Birch, Samantha; Woodfield, Lorayne
Titel	Efficacy of an Integrated School Curriculum Pedometer Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and to Reduce Weight Status in Children
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 18 (2012) 3, S.396-407 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X12450799
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Intervention; School Desegregation; Physical Health; Ethics; Body Composition; Foreign Countries; Scientific Concepts; Integrated Curriculum; Measurement; Physical Activity Level; Obesity; Body Weight; Elementary School Students; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Integrative Schule; Gesundheitszustand; Ethik; Ausland; Messverfahren; Adipositas; Körpergewicht
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of an integrated school curriculum pedometer intervention on children's physical activity and weight status. Following ethics approval and informed consent, 59 children (22 boys, 27 girls, aged 10-11) from a primary school in central England completed a four-week integrated physical activity intervention based on virtually walking from John O'Groats to Lands End. Habitual physical activity and weight status (body mass index (BMI)) were determined pre- and four weeks post-intervention using pedometry. Steps/day were also calculated during the intervention period, which lasted four weeks. Results indicated that average steps/day were significantly higher (P = 0.0001) during and post the intervention compared to baseline. The study also found a significant main effect whereby children classified as normal weight were significantly more active than those classified as overweight/obese (P = 0.003). The use of a four-week integrated curriculum pedometer intervention in school is therefore feasible and results in positive outcomes in relation to daily physical activity. (Contains 1 note, 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10