Adolescents' Physical Activity Levels on Physical Education and Non-Physical Education Days According to Gender, Age, and Weight Status

Autor/inn/en	Viciana, Jesús; Mayorga-Vega, Daniel; Parra-Saldías, Maribel
Titel	Adolescents' Physical Activity Levels on Physical Education and Non-Physical Education Days According to Gender, Age, and Weight Status
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 25 (2019) 1, S.143-155 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X17706683
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Adolescents; Physical Activity Level; Physical Activities; Health Behavior; Physical Education; Measurement Equipment; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Body Weight; Compliance (Psychology); Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Messinstrument; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Körpergewicht
Abstract	All Latin-American countries are affected by the lack of physical activity and its consequences on youth. Chile's population has shown troublingly low levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. This is the first study using objectively measured physical activity levels in Chilean adolescents. The objectives were to compare the compliance with daily recommendations of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity between physical education and non-physical education days, and to compare physical activity levels according to gender, age and weight status. A total of 123 Chilean secondary students (52 girls and 71 boys; 13.5 ± 0.7 years old) participated in this study. Physical activity was registered by GT3X accelerometers during an entire week. Results showed that there was a significant increase in the proportion of adolescents achieving the daily recommendation of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on physical education days (23.6%) than on non-physical education days (14.6%) (p = 0.05). Boys and older adolescents presented statistically higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on physical education days than on non-physical education days. No differences were found in weight status comparison. Physical education has been found to be a crucial element in achieving the daily recommendations of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Diverse strategies in order to increase the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in physical education according to the factors analysed are reported and discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01