Daily primary school physical education: effects on physical activity during adult life

Trudeau, Fran Ois; Laurencelle, Louis; Tremblay, Janie; Rajic, M.; Shephard, Roy J.

doi:10.1097/00005768-199901000-00018

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“…If these levels of physical activity could be sustained, then multicolored playgrounds could make a valuable contribution to the achievement of health-related physical activity recommendations for young people. This would allow children to gain short-and long-term health benefits, and to maintain physically active lifestyles into adulthood (Trudeau et al, 1999).…”

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The effect of multicolor playground markings on children's physical activity level during recess

Stratton

Mullan²

2005

Preventive Medicine

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Background. British children do not meet daily physical activity recommendations, and as yet no sustainable intervention has been reported to address their sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of this investigation was twofold: First, to examine whether painting playgrounds with multicolored markings would increase the percent of recess time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) in girls and boys and second to quantify the contribution recess makes to national recommendations for young people's physical activity.Methods. MVPA and vigorous physical activity (VPA) were measured using short wave heart rate telemetry. Physical activity levels were compared before and after playgrounds were painted in 4 intervention schools and compared to 4 matched schools with unmarked playgrounds. Schools were situated in areas of deprivation. Ninety-nine children completed the study.Results. A significant interaction (group Â time) was evident for MVPA and VPA. Time spent in MVPA and VPA increased significantly in intervention schools as a result of playground painting. Boys were more active than girls, and activity decreased with age, but neither difference reached significance.Conclusion. Multicolor playground markings can be a low-cost method of increasing children's daily physical activity levels in the short term. If these increases were sustained, then school playgrounds with multicolor markings would make a valuable contribution to physical activity recommendations for young people. D

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The effect of multicolor playground markings on children's physical activity level during recess

Stratton

Mullan²

2005

Preventive Medicine

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“…School plays a vital role in promoting PA and shaping health behaviours to carry into adulthood; specifically PE is a good predictor of tracking PA from adolescence into adulthood (Trudeau, Laurencelle, Tremblay, Rajic, & Shephard, 1999). …”

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Adolescents’ Relationship between Physical Education and Longitudinal Physical Activity Trends

Wiseman¹,

Weir²

2017

APE

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With physical education (PE) being an avenue to be physically active and learn about health and wellbeing, it is important to understand enrollment trends and physical activity (PA) behaviors among adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine adolescents' health profiles and gain an understanding of adolescents' perspective of PE. The current study used mixed methodology to examine adolescents' health profiles and gain understanding of their perspectives of PE. Part 1 identified relationships over a two-year period between: PE rating, physical activity (PA), and health variables using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Part 2 examined adolescents' perspectives of PE through four focus groups. Overall, PE was preferred over other subjects by 78% of participants; and preferring PE predicted higher frequencies of PA, lower BMI, and higher self-es-teem. Enrollment in high school PE was influenced by the environment, gender, course conflicts, and teacher influence. In summary, the majority of adolescents prefer PE; it has an influence on health, and is an avenue for PA. Continued efforts need to be made to increase PE enrollment and participation to ensure the health of young people.

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“…This is consistent with a very similar study, [26] but in contrast to other long-term follow-up studies in which reported leisure-time physical activity was still increased three to 20 years after the intervention. [27][28][29][30] It is possible that the validity of these studies which were based on activity assessments by questionnaires may have been hampered by factors such as social desirability and reporting or selection bias as these few programs did not measure or show persistent effects on aerobic fitness. [31,32] The lack of significant physical activity results in our study might reflect insufficient power due to a considerable dropout and non-compliance to wear the accelerometer, even in the children that attended the follow-up assessment.…”

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Reading, Writing, and Obesity: America’s Failing Grade in School Nutrition and Physical Education

Hassan¹

2015

School Nutrition and Activity

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Background: School-based intervention studies promoting a healthy lifestyle have shown favorable immediate health effects. However, there is a striking paucity on long-term follow-ups. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the 3 yrfollow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled school-based physical activity program over nine month with beneficial immediate effects on body fat, aerobic fitness and physical activity.

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Daily primary school physical education: effects on physical activity during adult life

Cited by 131 publications

References 19 publications

The effect of multicolor playground markings on children's physical activity level during recess

The effect of multicolor playground markings on children's physical activity level during recess

Adolescents’ Relationship between Physical Education and Longitudinal Physical Activity Trends

Reading, Writing, and Obesity: America’s Failing Grade in School Nutrition and Physical Education

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