ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Primary School Children: Inactive Lessons Are Dominated by Maths and English.
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- In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Assessing the Impacts of Creating Active Schools on Organisational Culture for Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Use of Wearable Activity Trackers in Schools to Promote Child and Adolescent Physical Activity: A Descriptive Content Analysis of School Staff's Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of active travel, organised sport and physical education with accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young people: the International Children's Accelerometry Database.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Associations of neighborhood built, safety, and social environment with walking to and from school among elementary school-aged children in Chiba, Japan.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- Teachers' Perspectives on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Wearable Technology to Inform School-Based Physical Activity Practices.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundA large majority of primary school pupils fail to achieve 30-min of daily, in-school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The aim of this study was to investigate MVPA accumulation and subject frequency during academic lesson segments and the broader segmented school day.
methods122 children (42.6% boys; 9.9 ± 0.3 years) from six primary schools in North East England, wore uniaxial accelerometers for eight consecutive days. Subject frequency was assessed by teacher diaries. Multilevel models (children nested within schools) examined significant predictors of MVPA across each school-day segment (lesson one, break, lesson two, lunch, lesson three).
resultsPupils averaged 18.33 ± 8.34 min of in-school MVPA, and 90.2% failed to achieve the in-school 30-min MVPA threshold. Across all school-day segments, MVPA accumulation was typically influenced at the individual level. Lessons one and two-dominated by maths and English-were less active than lesson three. Break and lunch were the most active segments.
conclusionThis study breaks new ground, revealing that MVPA accumulation and subject frequency varies greatly during different academic lessons. Morning lessons were dominated by the inactive delivery of maths and English, whereas afternoon lessons involved a greater array of subject delivery that resulted in marginally higher levels of MVPA.
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