Purpose: Children with asthma are at greater risk of physical inactivity, obesity, and other chronic health conditions. Understanding how to promote physical activity among children with asthma has been limited by retrospective self-report methods. Methods: Low-income, Hispanic children (N = 20) (7th-12th grade) (54% male) with chronic asthma completed seven days of ...
Purpose: Some evidence suggests an association between sedentary behavior and increased cardio-metabolic disease risk. The purposes of this study are to describe volume and pattern of school-day sedentary time, and compare school-day sedentary time across seasons in terms of volume and pattern in Swedish 2nd and 5th graders. Methods: Volume ...
Purpose: The Mile Run/Walk test (MRW) is commonly used to assess students’ cardiovascular fitness as a component of the FITNESSGRAM. The formula to convert MRW times into predicted VO2max incorporates Body Mass Index (BMI). This study examines whether the MRW is an appropriate tool to employ among overweight ...
Purpose: This study examined associations between school commuting mode and children’s cardiovascular and metabolic health. Methods: Participants were 226 children (48% boys), aged 8.1 (SD 0.4) years from Melbourne, Australia. Mothers reported their own highest level of education, and the frequency and duration of their child’s typical active (walking or cycling; 0 trips, 1...
Purpose: Preschoolers engage in more screen-time than recommended, yet associations with other energy-balance related behaviors (EBRB) is unknown. Methods: Data were from 181 control participants in the cluster-randomised controlled Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program. Daily television, computer game, and hand-held e-game use were assessed by parent-report at ...
Purpose: Hong Kong children have been identified as one of the most inactive populations worldwide. Attributes of the neighbourhood environment are thought to be important modifiable factors for increasing pre-schoolers’ PA. Thus, the present study aims to identify neighbourhood environmental correlates of PA in Hong Kong pre-schoolers. Methods: 116 Chinese-speaking parents/...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between objective walkability and different domains of children’s PA, and to investigate the moderating effect of neighborhood socio-economic status (SES) in this relation. Methods: Data were collected between December 2011 and May 2013 as part of the Belgian Environmental Physical ...
Purpose: To investigate how schoolchildren use different schoolyard areas and whether these areas are associated with different types of behavior. Schoolyard characteristics seem to be related to behavior during recess, but exactly which behavior takes place where is unclear. Methods: Time spent by 316 students (grade 5-8) in 5 types of schoolyard ...
Purpose: Objective measurement of school environments is important in determining how they impact children’s physical activity. We have previously developed and tested an audit tool to assess the opportunity for physical activity in primary schools. This study aims to test the validity of the same audit tool in secondary ...
Purpose: To examine reliability and variability of objectively-measured aspects of the school physical activity environment across 247 schools in 12 countries, representing both the developed and developing world. Methods: Audits of the school physical activity and nutrition environment were conducted by trained data collectors for all schools participating in the International Study ...