Children's Physical Activity Levels during Indoor Recess Dance Videos

Autor/inn/en	Erwin, Heather; Koufoudakis, Ryann; Beighle, Aaron
Titel	Children's Physical Activity Levels during Indoor Recess Dance Videos
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 83 (2013) 5, S.322-327 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12034
Schlagwörter	Recess Breaks; Physical Activity Level; Dance; Video Technology; Measurement Equipment; Gender Differences; Elementary School Students; Health Promotion; Factor Analysis; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktive Pause; Tanz; Messinstrument; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Faktorenanalyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Background: Children's physical activity (PA) levels remain low, and schools are being asked to assume a leadership role in PA promotion. Research suggests outdoor recess contributes to children's overall PA levels. However, similar research is not available for indoor recess, which occurs frequently due to a variety of factors. The purpose of this study was to describe PA levels and intensity during indoor recess using PA dance videos. Methods: Fifty-four children (27 girls) wore accelerometers for 5 days during indoor recess. Factorial analyses of variance were conducted to examine the differences in PA between sexes and across grades. Results: Participants averaged 17.66 (SD=2.82) minutes in indoor recess. On average, 22.22% (SD = 12.72) was spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and 45.70% (SD = 11.29) of time was spent in low-intensity physical activity (LPA) totaling 67.92% (SD = 16.54) of total recess time. Boys accumulated a higher percentage of MVPA and total PA compared to girls. Conclusions: Students engaged in PA 68% of indoor recess time, equaling almost 12 minutes of PA during recess. Results suggest PA dance videos are 1 effective method for increasing elementary children's PA during indoor recess as an alternative to sedentary activities. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10