Physical activity and school recess time. Differences between the sexes and the relationship between children's playground physical activity and habitual physical activity.

Autor/inn/en	Mota, Jorge; Silva, Pedro; Santos, Maria Paula; Ribeiro, José Carlos; Oliveira, José; Duarte, José A.
Titel	Physical activity and school recess time. Differences between the sexes and the relationship between children's playground physical activity and habitual physical activity. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Körperliche Aktivität und Schulpausen. Unterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern und das Verhältnis zwischen Aktivität am Kinderspielplatz und gewöhnlicher körperlicher Aktivität.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports sciences, 23 (2005) 3, S. 269-275 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-0414; 1466-447X
DOI	10.1080/02640410410001730124
Schlagwörter	Kind; Schule; Schulpause; Grundschule; Schulkind; Aktivität; Geschlecht; Gesundheitswesen; Bewegung (Motorische); Kinder- und Jugendsport; Sportpädagogik; Sportwissenschaft; Erholung; Spielplatz; Grundschulalter
Abstract	The aims of this study were: (1) to observe participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during school recess periods; (2) to determine the relative importance of physical activity during recesses to overall daily physical activity; and (3) to examine differences in physical activity between the sexes during unstructured recess periods. The participants were 22 school children (10 boys, 12 girls) aged 8-10 years (mean=8.9, s=0.7) in the third and fourth grades. Daily totals for the physical activity variables were calculated by summing the values for each hour of 14h of physical activity measurements (08:00 to 22:00h). Recess times (minutes) were as follows: morning 10:30 to 11:00h and afternoon 15:30 to 16:00h. We did not differences between boys and girls in daily total accelerometer counts or the overall time spent in MVPA. However, girls were significantly (P ( 0.05) more involved (38%) in MVPA during recess time than boys (31%). Participation in MVPA during recess contributes significantly more (P ( 0.05) for girls (19%) than boys (15%) to the total amount of physical activity suggested by international health-related physical activity guidelines, while the percentage of time engaged in MVPA during recess time at school accounts for a small amount of the daily MVPA (6% for boys and 8% for girls). The results of this study suggest that school recess time is an important setting to promote MVPA and contributes to daily physical activity in young children, especially in girls. Verf.-Referat.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2014/2