Factors Leading to Discrepancies in Accumulated Physical Activity during School Hours in Elementary School Students

Autor/inn/en	Galloway, Riley; Booker, Robert; Owens, Scott
Titel	Factors Leading to Discrepancies in Accumulated Physical Activity during School Hours in Elementary School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 38 (2019) 4, S.338-346 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-5024
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Measurement Equipment; Gender Differences; Recess Breaks; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Messinstrument; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aktive Pause; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	Purpose: Current in-school physical activity (PA) policies lack regulation, which testifies to the urgency of monitoring in-school moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA). This study quantifies the demographical differences of in-school PA among elementary students. Methods: Fourth grade students wore accelerometers during school for 1 week. The teachers logged information for PA setting and duration of opportunity. Results: The accelerometry data (N = 148) showed alarming results in the lack of MVPA during in-school PA opportunity times. Significant sex differences showed boys to accumulate more minutes MVPA per day in recess than girls (7.62 ± 5.87 and 5.19 ± 3.03, respectively). Racial differences showed that non-White students accumulated significantly more minutes of MVPA per week during the school day than White students (30.82 ± 19.09 and 23.44 ± 18.41, respectively). Conclusions: The students fell short of the recommended 30 min of MVPA per day during school hours, as advised by a state mandate. Significant differences were seen in PA levels across sex and race, supporting the need for enhanced attention to influential factors on PA engagement. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01