Compensation for Adolescents’ School Mental Load by Physical Activity on Weekend Days

Kudláček, Michal; Frömel, Karel; Jakubec, Lukáš; Groffik, Dorota

doi:10.3390/ijerph13030308

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“…With respect to walking, the highest values were observed among Polish female students (Mdn = 2574 METmin/week). The male students realized significantly more weekly vigorous PA than the female students, a finding that is similar to differences found between adolescent boys and girls (Frömel et al, 2016) and adult men and women in the Czech Republic (Mitáš et al, 2013). The weekly VPA among male students represents 32% (24% for women) of their overall weekly PA, which suggests that women do not compensate for their overall lower weekly PA by engaging in a higher volume of VPA.…”

Section: Pa Self-research and Analysis Of Results From The Ipaq-lf Qusupporting

confidence: 71%

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Professional education in the field of sport and physical education (PE) is based primarily on evidence-based approaches. Using formative action self-research, the present study aims to present a verified method of evidence-and experience-based tertiary education of sport and PE by means of differences in the structure and volume of physical activity (PA). Method: In total, 472 Czech (203 Polish) male and 597 Czech (211 Polish) female students aged 20 to 29 years participated in the research. The subjective level of weekly PA was self-reported on the IPAQ-long and sport preferences were assessed by a questionnaire on sport preferences. Weekly PA was measured objectively using the pedometer. Results: Like in the general population, male students showed higher levels of PA than female students. Polish men and women in a single-subject sport program had significantly more vigorous school-based PA than Czech men and women studying sport and PE along with another field of study. The preference for fitness-related PA was a significant predictor of reaching 11,000 steps/day or at least 60 minutes of PA at least five times per week, and concurrently, 20 minutes of vigorous PA at least three times per week among male and female Polish and Czech students. Conclusion: Sport and PE students verified the evidence-and experience-based PA theory by means of self-research. The selfresearch of own PA using internet-based program is a suitable tool for improving the quality of tertiary education and for connecting education with research and real life.

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Section: Pa Self-research and Analysis Of Results From The Ipaq-lf Qusupporting

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“…In this study, we present results concerning moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) intensity (60-100% HRmax, ≥3 METs). e accelerometer data were processed consistent with previously published methods [38][39][40][41].…”

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Academic Stress and Physical Activity in Adolescents

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e issue of work-related mental health needs to be addressed at the school level. e aim of this study was to explore the associations between academic stress (AS) of adolescent boys and girls and their physical activity (PA) during recesses and after school and to propose measures to promote the adoption of lifelong healthy working habits. Adolescents from 16 schools in the Czech Republic and 6 schools in Poland participated in the study (187 boys and 339 girls). Monitoring of PA and cognitive stress was conducted during one school day. We used ActiTrainer accelerometers to monitor PA and physical inactivity. Data on time of PA and self-reported AS in school lessons were collected using recording sheets. We split the participants into two groups: those without a self-reported stressor and those who indicated one or more stressors. Differences in overall PA during recesses, as well as after-school PA, between boys with and without AS were not statistically significant for any PA characteristics. We observed similar results for girls. Repeated measures ANOVA confirmed that differences in PA (steps/hour) during recesses following particular lessons between participants with and without AS were not statistically significant in boys or girls (F (4,1612) � 1.83, p � 0.121 , η 2 p � 0.005). It is noteworthy that girls with AS were statistically significantly more likely to meet the 6000 steps after school time recommendation (39%) than girls without AS (18%; p < 0.001). e study did not confirm the assumption that adolescents reporting AS have less PA during recesses or even after school than adolescents without AS. However, the overall low PA of adolescents during recesses and after school highlights the need to compensate for AS by adequate PA. is is especially true for adolescents with recurrent AS in several consecutive lessons.

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“…Given recent trends in adolescents' PA, one can infer that the most widespread recommendations of 10,000 steps/day [47,48], 10,000-11,700 steps/day [34], 12,000 steps/day [49,50,51], the 11,000 steps/day for both boys and girls promoted by our team [41,52,53], or 13,000-16,000 steps/day focused on weight-reduction behaviours [54], are not accepted well by adolescents with lower levels of PA. In Canada, Colley et al [50] suggested revising the recommendation from 13,500 to 12,000 steps/day among 6-19-years-old children and adolescents, which they found more appropriate benchmark for assessing the guideline of 60 min of daily moderate-to-vigorous PA.…”

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Composition of weekly physical activity in adolescents by level of physical activity

2020

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Background: Physical activity (PA) in adolescence is crucial for lifelong healthy lifestyle, and attention is needed to adolescents at health risk due to insufficient PA. This study investigates the composition of weekly PA in adolescents by PA level and provides a rationale for change in their lifestyles. Methods: The research was conducted at 66 schools in Poland between 2009 and 2016, among 949 girls and 650 boys aged 15-18 years. We used pedometers to monitor weekly PA with data assessed using the Indares web app. The participants were split into three groups by mean daily step count (lower, < 9000; middle, 9000-12,999; and higher, ≥ 13,000 steps/day), as a reliable and non-expensive indicator of PA. Results: We did not observe statistically significant differences in composition of 7-day PA between participants with varying levels of PA, regardless of their gender (F (12,9558) = 0.60; p = 0.841; η p 2 > 0.000). The smallest differences in daily step counts by PA level were found on Mondays and the biggest on Fridays and Saturdays, in boys and girls; the differences between average school and average weekend days were most pronounced in less active girls (1677 steps/day) and boys (1886 steps/day). During the school week, the highest proportion of less active girls met the 11,000 steps/day recommendation on Fridays (21.9%), statistically significantly less than on other school days (p < 0.001). Similarly, less active boys (22.2%) had significantly less activity on Fridays than on other school days, except for Mondays (p = 0.143) Analogous pattern was apparent also in more active adolescents. Conclusions: Less active adolescents have comparable composition of weekly PA to the more active ones but they can hardly meet the generally accepted PA recommendations. Better understanding of weekly PA composition and rates of meeting PA recommendations by day of the week can lead to more efficient interventions improving lifestyles. The recommendation of 9000 steps/day most days of the week, thus, appears appropriate for less active adolescents, as a motivating achievable goal.

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Compensation for Adolescents’ School Mental Load by Physical Activity on Weekend Days

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