Physically active play in the early years

Sääkslahti, Arja

doi:10.4324/9780429352645-21

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“…The Finnish national exercise recommendation has been recently updated in 2021. 8 Children aged 7 to 17 are recommended to exercise in a brisk and strenuous manner for at least 60 min a day. 8 In addition, vigorous endurancetype activity and PA that increases muscle strength and bone health should be performed at least 3 days a week.…”

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“…8 Children aged 7 to 17 are recommended to exercise in a brisk and strenuous manner for at least 60 min a day. 8 In addition, vigorous endurancetype activity and PA that increases muscle strength and bone health should be performed at least 3 days a week. 8 According to our results, the participants in this study did not reach the recommended daily time of PA: Even though most of the children exercised regularly, intensity of PA was lower than what is recommended.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…8 In addition, vigorous endurancetype activity and PA that increases muscle strength and bone health should be performed at least 3 days a week. 8 According to our results, the participants in this study did not reach the recommended daily time of PA: Even though most of the children exercised regularly, intensity of PA was lower than what is recommended. Only 23% of children had brisk PA every day in a week in the present study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…7 The Finnish national PA recommendation for 7-to 17-year-old children suggests moderate to vigorous PA for at least 60 min daily. 8 Studies based on accelerometer-measured 9,10 and questionnaire-based data 11,12 on PA have found that children with type 1 diabetes usually exercise less than the suggested amount and less than their healthy peers. In addition, PA seems to decrease with age, and girls with type 1 diabetes seem to exercise less than boys, 1 especially during adolescence.…”

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Level, types and determinants of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes and their parents: A cross‐sectional study

et al. 2023

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AimThe aim of the study was to describe the level, types and determinants of leisure time PA and exercise among children with type 1 diabetes and their parents.MethodsOne hundred twenty children aged 6–18 years with type 1 diabetes and 113 parents (n = 113) participated to this questionnaire‐based study at Northern Ostrobothnia District Hospital in Oulu, western Finland. All participants gave informed consent before entering this study.ResultsTwenty‐three per cent of the children exercised briskly for at least 7 h a week which corresponds to 60 min per day. The total PA occasions children had with a parent accounted for the children's total number of PA occasions in a week (β = 0.83, 95% CI 0.20–1.47) and total weekly hours of PA (β = 0.90, 95% CI 0.07–1.73). There was a positive association between total weekly hours of brisk PA and HbA1c (β = 0.65, 95% CI 0.02–0.13), while there was no such association with light PA (β = 0.42, 95% CI −0.04–0.87). Laziness, fear of unexpected glycaemic variability and tiredness were the most frequent barriers to PA in children.ConclusionMost of the children with type 1 diabetes did not reach generally recommended 60 min of brisk PA a day. Exercising with a parent was positively associated with children's weekly frequency and total hours of PA.

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confidence: 99%