Influence of active commuting to school on daily physical activity among children and adolescents

Jesus, Gilmar Mercês de; Araújo, Raphael Henrique de Oliveira; Dias, Lizziane Andrade; Barros, Anna Karolina Cerqueira; Araujo, Lara Daniele Matos dos Santos; Assis, Maria Alice Altenburg de

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2021.101071

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“…Active displacements and, in this sense, those related to commuting to school, are defined as those that are carried out with methods that as s ume a metabolic expenditure such as walking, cycling or skating (Nieuwenhuijsen et al, 2020). This behavior contributes to increas ing PA levels among schoolchildren (De Jesus et al, 2021), consequently linking to an active lifes tyle and different dimensions of health (Xu et al, 2013). Therefore, it is considered as a key influencing means for compliance with the recommendations of 60 minutes per day of PA (Kek et al, 2019), while increas ing the likelihood of presenting a pos itive attitude towards active dis placements at later s tages .…”

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Active commuting contribute to the realization of physical activity by adolescents, being able to exert beneficial effects on health. The aim of the study was to analyze active trips to the school, evaluating their relationship with various lifestyle habits and indicators of physical and psychosocial health, as well as the influence of different sociodemographic variables. The study was conducted on a sample of 761 students (14.51 ± 1.63 years) from 25 educational centers in northern Spain. active commuting to school, hours of nightly sleep, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, physical activity engagement, maximum oxygen uptake, body mass index, health-related quality of life, self-esteem and various sociodemographic factors were analysed for all participants. Being older, studying in urban or publicly owned centers, residing in favorable environments for physical activity, having a low / medium socioeconomic level and having higher levels of physical activity, were found to be predictive factors of active trips to the school. Likewise, active transport reported positive associations with MD. Interventions aimed at promoting active displacement should take these predictive factors into account, trying to apply them especially to the most vulnerable groups.

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confidence: 99%