Promoting physical activity at the pre-school playground: The effects of providing markings and play equipment

Cardon, Greet; Labarque, Valery; Smits, Dirk; Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De

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“…7,8 The lack of association with the presence of male preschool staff often being more willing to engage in physical play might be attributable to the low prevalence of men or adoption of female norms. 36 Finally, the generally low level of interaction between children and staff members during outdoor play often pointed out by other authors 8,[12][13][14]17 might also offer an explanation for the finding of no associations with the staff variables.…”

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“…Correlates of children' s MVPA behavior specifically during preschool attendance have been identified in relation to a child' s total MVPA, [7][8][9][10] but also in relation to the outdoor 5,[11][12][13][14][15] and indoor 5 MVPA level, specifically. Whereas the overall quality of the preschool seems to be a consistent potential correlate of preschool children' s MVPA level during preschool time, 7,8,16 inconsistent results are reported for other preschool correlates, such as the size of the playground, regardless of testing the association in relation to the children' s total 7,9,10 or playground-specific MVPA level.…”

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“…5,15,17 Few large-cluster, randomized, controlled intervention studies have targeted potential correlates of physical activity (PA) at the preschool level, and so far for those that have, there has not yet been any effect. 12,18 Thus, well-designed crosssectional studies still seem important in identifying potential modifiable preschool characteristics associated with MVPA, which can be targeted for change in future intervention studies. The combination of a relatively new research area 19 and inconsistent results emphasizes that more research is needed.…”

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Physical activity (PA) levels in preschool children vary considerably between preschools, and are positively associated with the overall quality of the preschool. However, knowledge regarding specific characteristics of the preschool environment hypothesized to promote PA is inconsistent and lacking. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study tested multiple potential correlates of preschool children' s objectively measured moderate and vigorous PA level during preschool attendance, identifying size of indoor area per child and location of preschool building on the playground as new potentially modifiable correlates. abstract OBJECTIVE: To identify correlates of objectively measured moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children during preschool attendance. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included data from 426 apparently healthy Danish children (49.5% boys), 5 to 6 years of age enrolled in 42 randomly selected preschools. The percentage of time spent in MVPA ($574 counts/15 second) during preschool attendance was measured using ActiGraph accelerometers over 4.3 preschool days in May and June in 2009. Thirty-seven potential correlates across the child, preschool staff, and preschool environment domains were tested for associations with MVPA. RESULTS:The final multivariate model identified 9 significant correlates of MVPA. Preterm birth, vegetation on the playground, and rainy days were negatively associated with MVPA, whereas child motor coordination, location of preschool building on the playground, gender (boys), percentage afternoon hours, and size of indoor area per child were positively associated with MVPA. The direction of the significant association with the parental mean education level was unclear. CONCLUSIONS:We identified a number of new modifiable correlates of MVPA during preschool attendance. The positive association with size of indoor area per child and location of the preschool building on the playground seem important correlates to be targeted in future studies. Ms Olesen carried out the data collection and design of methods used in the study, prepared the data set for analysis, including choice of correlates and confounding factors, and

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“…49 Brown et al, demostraron que la observación directa a niños por su profesora, aumentaba la intensidad de la actividad física de moderada a vigorosa cuando se comparaba con días no personalizados, dejando claro el rol del docente en la participación de los niños en clases.50 Por otro lado, se ha visto que estrategias de bajo costo implementadas tanto en jardines como colegios, pueden influenciar grandes cambios en los niveles de actividad física de los niños. 51,52 En la edad preescolar, una alimentación sana y la promoción del juego, se consideran claves para la formación de buenos hábitos alimentarios y un correcto desarrollo, respectivamente.53 Desde temprana edad es importante entregar estímulos que permitan un adecuado desarrollo motor. Es aconsejable que estas actividades se ejecuten esencialmente, a través de juegos y con una intensidad de moderada a vigorosa, pues se ha visto que están asociadas a la prevención de obesidad y una adecuada condición física.54…”

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Efectos del sedentarismo y obesidad en el desarrollo psicomotor en niños y niñas: Una revisión de la actualidad latinoamericana

Cigarroa¹,

Sarqui²,

Zapata-Lamana

2016

Univ. Salud

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Efectos del sedentarismo y obesidad en el desarrollo psicomotor en niños y niñas:Una revisión de la actualidad latinoamericana Resumen Introducción: En 1995 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró la obesidad como una enfermedad. Actualmente, se considera una epidemia en adultos y niños. Su presencia en edades tempranas es factor de riesgo de obesidad y riesgo coronario en la adultez. Los niños con sobrepeso y obesidad practican menos actividad física y más actividades sedentarias. Estos estilos de vida son tal vez los principales responsables de los limitados patrones motores que presentan. Objetivo: Realizar una revisión y compilación de los estudios actuales en Latinoamérica que hablen sobre la relación entre obesidad, sedentarismo y desarrollo psicomotor infantil. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó la búsqueda en Pubmed y Scielo. Las palabras clave utilizadas fueron: desarrollo psicomotor, desarrollo motor, retraso en el desarrollo psicomotor, sobrepeso infantil, obesidad infantil, nutrición infantil. Resultados: Existe evidencia que apoya la relación entre sobrepeso/obesidad infantil y un bajo rendimiento en pruebas psicomotoras en estudios realizados en Latinoamérica. No se encontraron estudios de establezcan una relación positiva entre sobrepeso y obesidad y mejores puntajes en test psicomotrices. Conclusiones: Los resultados confirman el negativo impacto que tiene la malnutrición por exceso, en el desarrollo psicomotriz de niños y niñas. Aun cuando, una mayor cantidad de estudios experimentales son necesarios para confirmarlo.Palabras clave: Sobrepeso; obesidad; estilo de vida sedentario; destreza motora. (Fuente: DeCS, Bireme). AbstractIntroduction: In 1995 the World Health Organization declared obesity as a disease. Currently, obesity is considered an epidemic in both adults and children. The presence of this disease at an early age is a risk factor for obesity and heart disease in adulthood. Increasingly, overweight and obese children practice less physical activity and they are more interested in sedentary activities. These lifestyles are perhaps the main cause of low performance in motor patterns. Objective: To conduct a review and compilation of current studies in Latin America to talk about the relationship between obesity, sedentary lifestyle and children's psychomotor development. Materials and methods:

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“…In Ireland, the National Association for Sport and Physical Education guidelines have been adopted for use in the child-care setting (80) . It has been reported that the pre-school attended, its quality level and the presence of policy are all determinants of physical activity (81)(82)(83)(84) .…”

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Healthy incentive scheme in the Irish full-day-care pre-school setting

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Kearney²,

Hayes³

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A pre-school offering a full-day-care service provides for children aged 0-5 years for more than 4 h/d. Researchers have called for studies that will provide an understanding of nutrition and physical activity practices in this setting. Obesity prevention in pre-schools, through the development of healthy associations with food and health-related practices, has been advocated. While guidelines for the promotion of best nutrition and health-related practice in the early years' setting exist in a number of jurisdictions, associated regulations have been noted to be poor, with the environment of the child-care facility mainly evaluated for safety. Much cross-sectional research outlines poor nutrition and physical activity practice in this setting. However, there are few published environmental and policy-level interventions targeting the child-care provider with, to our knowledge, no evidence of such interventions in Ireland. The aim of the present paper is to review international guidelines and recommendations relating to health promotion best practice in the pre-school setting: service and resource provision; food service and food availability; and the role and involvement of parents in pre-schools. Intervention programmes and assessment tools available to measure such practice are outlined; and insight is provided into an intervention scheme, formulated from available best practice, that was introduced into the Irish full-daycare pre-school setting.

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Promoting physical activity at the pre-school playground: The effects of providing markings and play equipment

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Physical Activity in Children Attending Preschools

Physical Activity in Children Attending Preschools

Efectos del sedentarismo y obesidad en el desarrollo psicomotor en niños y niñas: Una revisión de la actualidad latinoamericana

Healthy incentive scheme in the Irish full-day-care pre-school setting

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