The influence of sport club participation on physical activity, fitness and body fat during childhood and adolescence: The LOOK Longitudinal Study

Abstract

Sport participants were more active, fitter and had less body fat (girls only) than non-sports participants. However, the associated benefits of sport with PA diminished during adolescence and the majority of sports participants did not meet recommended levels of PA. Strategies aiming to maximise the benefits of sports participation may be enhanced by providing special attention to the early adolescent period particularly among girls.

Predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors for physical activity in boys and girls from socially disadvantaged communities

“…For example, girls are known to participate in less structured sport compared to boys (Hebert et al, 2015). This discrepancy is likely to have contributed to the observed differences in cardiorespiratory fitness between boys and girls in this study given that organised sport participation is linked with higher levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in children (Marques, Ekelund and Sardinha, 2016;Telford et al, 2016b).…”

Engagement in physical education classes and health among young people: does sports practice matter? A cross-sectional study

“…Although sports practice during leisure time was analyzed in the present study, this type of activity is usually performed at high intensities and results in positive cardiovascular and muscle adaptations. 25 Associations between sports practice and cardiorespiratory fitness, 13,16 muscle strength 15 and protection against overweight and obesity have been described. 17 Because young people who practice sports are more active, 13,14 In the present study, the outcomes were analyzed separately and in combinations.…”

“…From a public health point of view, this is an important result, given that sports make a large contribution towards total physical activity. 13,14 Students who do not practice sports may perform less daily physical activity and be exposed to the risks of future non-communicable diseases.…”

“…3,5 In analyzing the relationship between physical education programs and health among young people, sports practice is a variable that needs to be considered for two reasons. Firstly, sports practice is associated with habitual physical activity among young people 13,14 and consequently increases their cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength, 13,15,16 and decreases their overweight and obesity. 17 Secondly, it has recently been reported that the effects of physical education classes on cardiorespiratory fitness occur only among young people in a poor physical condition, 10 who are probably not sports practitioners.…”

Vztah mezi tělesnou zdatností a pohybovými dovednostmi u dětí středního školního věku

“…Domníváme se, že takovýto široký rozsah mezi individuálními výsledky je přítomen z důvodu rozlišné míry zapojení děti do mimoškolních pohybových aktivit. Vzhledem k tomu, že PA pozitivně souvisí s úrovni TZ (Castelli, & Valley, 2007;Dencker, Thorsson, Karlsson, Lindén, Svensson, & Wollmer, 2006), dalo by se předpokládat, že zapojení do mimoškolních pohybových aktivit (aktivní transport, kroužky, sportovní trénink, účast na táborech) pozitivně ovlivňuje úroveň TZ, především kardiorespirační zdatnost (Telford, Telford, Cochrane, Cunningham, Olive, & Davey, 2016;Zahner, Muehlbauer, Schmid, Meyer, Puder, & Kriemler, 2009).…”