Physical Activity in High School during "Free-Time" Periods

Autor/inn/en	Silva, Pedro; Sousa, Michael; Sá, Carla; Ribeiro, José; Mota, Jorge
Titel	Physical Activity in High School during "Free-Time" Periods
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 21 (2015) 2, S.135-148 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X14555295
Schlagwörter	Physical Activity Level; Recess Breaks; High School Students; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Body Composition; Body Weight; Instructional Program Divisions; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Measurement Equipment; Rural Urban Differences; Foreign Countries; Leisure Time; Diaries; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktive Pause; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Körpergewicht; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Messinstrument; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Ausland; Freizeit; Diary; Tagebuch; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine youth physical activity (PA) in free-time periods during high school days and their contribution to total PA. Differences in terms of sex, age, body mass index and school level were assessed in a sample of Portuguese adolescents. Participants totalled 213 (135 girls), aged 14.6 ± 1.7, from two different Portuguese schools, 69 attending an urban school and 144 attending a rural school. Activity levels of five free-time periods were assessed with an accelerometry-based activity monitor (ActiGraph). The results indicated that boys had significantly higher levels of PA (counts min[superscript-1]) than girls for two of the five periods (afternoon recess and after-school time). Activity levels were higher among younger students during three periods (before school, morning recess and afternoon recess). Significant differences in activity levels (p < 0.001) between the two schools were also found. Despite being older the rural students were more active than urban. In conclusion, free-time periods in high school are a relevant context for PA promotion. In this study they contributed significantly for total daily PA in both sexes, with 37.7-42.7% for girls and 40.1-42.1% for boys. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01