Purpose: We compared physical activity (PA) barriers in overweight/obese and healthy weight seven to ten year olds. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the relationship between the number of barriers reported and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Methods: :Currently, 19 participants have completed the study. Height and weight were ...
Background: Physical inactivity (PA) and low fi tness levels are known to initiate early in life, and negatively influence physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The comparison between PA, fitness and self-esteem in young Hispanic children has not been documented. Purpose: To test for differences in PA by gender and grade ...
Background: Accelerometry paradata (administrative data related to collection/management/treatment) are inconsistently reported or limited to accounts of valid days and average wear time. Purpose: To present a model for reporting accelerometry paradata collected from children (mean age 10 years) at the Baton Rouge, USA site of the International Study of ...
Background: Active school travel provides a convenient, daily opportunity to contribute to meeting physical activity guidelines. Accelerometer-based studies of children’s active commuting often use a standardized 60-min estimation method, in which commuting is assumed to occur for an hour before and after school. We developed an individualized method in ...
Purpose: To investigate reasons for obesity in city children in China from the point view of energy metabolism balance. Methods: Fifty seven obesity (group of obesity, GOB) and overweight (group of overweight, GOV) students, averaged 9.6±0.9 years old, were selected from schools according to the BMI screening criterion for Chinese obesity ...
Background: It would be valuable if at risk groups with low physical activity could be identified early and offered targeted intervention. While there is an abundance of studies tracking the physical activity and sedentary behavior in children over the age of 4 years there is a of paucity data concerning ...
Background: Understanding the factors that influence physical activity can aid in the design of more effective interventions to promote physical activity and reduce obesity in children. While a plethora of data exists for preschoolers, data on toddlers are limited. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to predict ...
Background: The pediatric obesity epidemic has intensified the awareness of decreased physical activity and increased sedentary behavior as a major pubic health concern. While the research clearly shows ethnic disparities in obesity risk, very few have examined ethnic differences in physical activity. Most of these studies conducted were in ...
Purpose: Physical education (PE), exergaming, recess, lunch recess, and after-school segment are important avenues that may contribute to children's physical activity (PA) time each day. However, the contributions of the school-based and after-school segments to children’s daily PA levels remain unclear. Therefore, this study was designed to quantify the ...
Purpose: To compare the effect of traditional (stable) and non-traditional (dynamic) school furniture, designed to allow increased low amplitude movement while remaining in a seated position, on children’s physical activity (PA), energy expenditure, information retention, and math skills Methods: Participants were 12 students (8.3 yrs, 58% boys) in grades 1 - 6. Children participated ...