Alberto Grao-Cruces1,2, Victor Segura-Jiménez1,2, Julio Conde-Caveda1,2, Laura García-Cervantes3, David Martínez-Gómez4,5,6, Xiaofen D Keating7, José Castro-Piñero1,2. 1. Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, Avda. República Saharaui s/n, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain. 2. Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), Avda. Ana de Viya 21, 11009 Cádiz, Spain. 3. Department of Physical Education, Sports and Human Movement, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Autonomous University of Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. 4. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Calle del Arzobispo Morcillo 4, 28019 Madrid, Spain. 5. IdiPAZ and CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Avda. Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain. 6. IMDEA Food Institute, CEI UAM + CSIC, Carr. de Canto Blanco 8, 28049 Madrid, Spain. 7. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin, 1912 Speedway STOP D5700, Austin, TX.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aims were to: (1) examine the levels of physical activity (PA) during different time periods (ie, daily PA, school hour PA, recess PA, physical education classes [PEC] PA) in children and adolescents; and (2) identify the rate of compliance with the specific PA recommendations for these time periods. METHODS: The participants were 1925 (940 girls) children and adolescents from 40 Spanish schools. Hip-worn accelerometers were used to assess PA during different time periods. RESULTS: Boys and children were more physically active and had a greater percentage meeting the daily PA recommendation and the school-based PA recommendation than girls and adolescents, respectively. Compliance with daily PA recommendation was markedly higher than that with the school-based PA recommendation, regardless of sex and age groups (ie, 80.4% vs 24.1% for daily and school-based PA recommendations, respectively, in child boys). A very low percentage (ie, 9.7% and 1.2% of child boys with almost 50% of moderate-to-vigorous PA during recess and PEC, respectively) of students reached the recommended PA levels for recess and PEC. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity levels during school hours, recess, and PEC in children and adolescents are very low. Promoting PA in school settings is essential, especially in girls and adolescents.
BACKGROUND: The aims were to: (1) examine the levels of physical activity (PA) during different time periods (ie, daily PA, school hour PA, recess PA, physical education classes [PEC] PA) in children and adolescents; and (2) identify the rate of compliance with the specific PA recommendations for these time periods. METHODS: The participants were 1925 (940 girls) children and adolescents from 40 Spanish schools. Hip-worn accelerometers were used to assess PA during different time periods. RESULTS:Boys and children were more physically active and had a greater percentage meeting the daily PA recommendation and the school-based PA recommendation than girls and adolescents, respectively. Compliance with daily PA recommendation was markedly higher than that with the school-based PA recommendation, regardless of sex and age groups (ie, 80.4% vs 24.1% for daily and school-based PA recommendations, respectively, in childboys). A very low percentage (ie, 9.7% and 1.2% of childboys with almost 50% of moderate-to-vigorous PA during recess and PEC, respectively) of students reached the recommended PA levels for recess and PEC. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity levels during school hours, recess, and PEC in children and adolescents are very low. Promoting PA in school settings is essential, especially in girls and adolescents.
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