Observational studyMedicine and science in sports and exercise2014
Compensation of physical activity and sedentary time in primary school children.
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- Exploring activity compensation amongst youth and adults: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- A mixed-studies systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to promote physical activity and/or reduce sedentary time in children.Journal of sport and health science · 2020Pooled it
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- High-Intensity Interval Training Interventions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in youth: a DEDIPAC-study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
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- The effect of increasing risk and challenge in the school playground on physical activity and weight in children: a cluster randomised controlled trial (PLAY).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Trial
- Active video games and energy balance in male adolescents: a randomized crossover trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Trial
- Understanding Health in Spanish Children: The Role of Demographics in Physical Activity and Nutrition Attitudes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of school-based obesity prevention interventions on the health behaviours of children aged 6-18 years: A secondary data analysis of a systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Review
- Individual and day-to-day differences in domain-specific physical activity of 10- to 11-year-old children in Denmark-Measured using GPS and accelerometry.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2024Article
- Breaking prolonged sitting increases 24-h physical activity and self-perceived energy levels but does not acutely affect cognition in healthy adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Accelerometer-based predictions of behaviour elucidate factors affecting the daily activity patterns of spotted hyenas.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Impact of an Interdisciplinary Educational Programme on Students' Physical Activity and Fitness.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is considerable debate about the possibility of physical activity compensation. This study examined whether increased levels in physical activity and/or sedentary behavior on 1 d were predictive of lower levels in these behaviors on the following day (compensatory mechanisms) among children.
methodsTwo hundred and forty-eight children (121 boys and 127 girls) age 8-11 yr from nine primary schools in Melbourne, Australia, wore a GT3X+ ActiGraph for seven consecutive days. Time spent in light physical activity (LPA) and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) was derived using age-specific cut points. Sedentary time was defined as 100 counts per minute. Meteorological data (temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, and daylight hours) were obtained daily and matched to accelerometer wear days. Multilevel analyses (day, child, and school) were conducted using generalized linear latent and mixed models.
resultsOn any given day, every additional 10 min spent in MVPA was associated with approximately 25 min less LPA and 5 min less MVPA the following day. Similarly, additional time spent in LPA on any given day was associated with less time in LPA and MVPA the next day. Time spent sedentary was associated with less sedentary time the following day. Adjusting for meteorological variables did not change observed compensation effects. No significant moderating effect of sex was observed.
conclusionThe results are consistent with the compensation hypothesis, whereby children appear to compensate their physical activity or sedentary time between days. Additional adjustment for meteorological variables did not change the observed associations. Further research is needed to examine what factors may explain apparent compensatory changes in children's physical activity and sedentary time.
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