Purpose Self-reported physical activity (PA) has several challenges, including recall errors, social desirability, incomplete answers and misunderstanding of questionnaires. All of these affect PA estimates. To reduce recall errors, daily PA diaries have been used as a criterion for other types of PA questionnaires. The purposes of this study were ...
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and executive function (EF), the ability to organize thoughts and make decisions, have been identified as contributors to cognitive ability and academic success in school-aged children. These associations have not been established in young children. Purpose To determine the influence of MVPA and EF on school ...
Purpose A hallmark characteristic of heart failure (HF) is reduced physical activity (PA) patterns and functional capacity. The relationship between key cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) variables and PA patterns has not been investigated. To evaluate PA patterns in patients with ischemic HF and its relationship to peak oxygenconsumption (VO2), the ...
Purpose To evaluate an unstructured afterschool physical activity (PA) program for elementary school students. Methods PA levels of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students (N=205) at four lowincome elementary schools (67-79% free and reduced lunches) were cross-sectionally assessed during an unstructured afterschool PA program. Assessments at each school were conducted ...
Introduction In México, despite the important issue of obesity and overweight, little is known regarding the relationship of physical activity and their related health issues, especially in the adolescent population Purpose To evaluate in a group of sophomore high school students the amount of physical activity measured by accelerometry ...
Background: There is evidence to suggest that increasing physical activity (PA) improves academic achievement (AA) in children and that aerobic fitness is associated with both cognitive function and AA. However, it is not known how these variables are interrelated and analyses with adequate control for socioeconomic variables are needed. It ...
Health authorities recommend that schoolchildren should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day. The physical activity (PA) level of Norwegian children and youth with ethnic minority background is not well known. Purpose The purpose of this study was to monitor the PA level of children and youth with ...
Purpose This study investigated the effect of a 16-week physical activity intervention on physical activity levels in children. Methods Forty-one boys and girls (mean age = 9.6 ± 1.0 years) were randomized to either a control (n=17) or intervention (n=24) group. Children randomized to the intervention group exercised for one hour at least 3 days/...
Participating in regular physical activity has been reported to be associated with health benefits for children and adolescents. Physical activity (PA) and motor ability (MA) are interlinked and both aspects are important and essential components for everyday activities and can influence a child’s general development. Purpose a) analyse the ...
Background: The afterschool period holds promise for the promotion of physical activity, yet little is known about the importance of this period as children age. Purpose: To examine changes in physical activity of children aged 5–6 years and 10–12 years and their sedentary time in the afterschool period over 3 and 5 years, and ...