Tracking of Physical Activity from Childhood to Adulthood

Trudeau, François; Laurencelle, Louis; Shephard, Roy J.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000145525.29140.3b

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“…Trudeau et al 17 , in a longitudinal study that monitored adolescents aging 10-12 years old up to the age of 35 years old, noted a positive impact of regular, orderly and early exercising in school on the persistence of this characteristic in adulthood. This evidence has assigned to schools a critically important role in fighting sedentary lifestyles in childhood and adolescence [14][15][16][17][18] , considering that both activity and physical inactivity in childhood, especially in adolescence, tend to persist into adulthood 16,17 .…”

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Atividade física, horas de assistência à TV e composição corporal em crianças e adolescentes

Rivera¹,

Silva²,

Silva³

et al. 2010

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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“…Moreover, there is evidence that active or sedentary behaviors in childhood and adolescence tends to persist into adulthood 16,17 . Hence, the acquisition and maintenance of an active lifestyle since childhood are present in all recommendations for a long and healthy survival [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] .…”

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Atividade física, horas de assistência à TV e composição corporal em crianças e adolescentes

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Silva³

et al. 2010

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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“…In spite of this single study comprising a small sample size, examination of the current literature does not indicate that studies based on recall 1,12,13 find results different from prospective ones. 4,5,10,19,22 Furthermore, recent studies have used the same approach for evaluating adolescent physical activity. 16 The simple definition of physical activity in adolescence used in the present study may be criticized, but it avoids the need of quantifying the levels of activity several years ago.…”

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“…Most studies found weak but significant tracking values. 1,5,22 It was also shown that being forced to exercise during childhood may have a negative impact on future physical activity. 20 Although a prospective design is ideal for evaluating this association, such studies require a long-term follow-up, and thus several studies on this issue used retrospective data on adolescent physical activity.…”

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Tracking of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood: a population-based study

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OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between regular physical activity in adolescence and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood, with emphasis on gender differences. METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 2003. A representative sample of households was selected in multiple stages and subjects aged 20-59 years were interviewed. Leisure-time physical activity was evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data on adolescent physical activity were based on subjects' recall. RESULTS:Of 2,577 subjects interviewed, 27.5% were classified as adequately active, and 54.9% reported regular physical activity in adolescence. Subjects who engaged in regular physical activity during adolescence were more likely to be adequately active in adulthood (adjusted prevalence ratio 1.42; 95% CI: 1.23; 1.65). This effect was stronger in women (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.22; 1.86) than men (adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.10; 1.67). CONCLUSIONS:Promoting physical activity in school age may be a successful intervention against the epidemic of adult inactivity. Although women were less likely to report regular physical activity in adolescence, the effect of this experience on adult behavior was stronger than in men.

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“…Furthermore, children and youth are a unique population given their compulsory attendance at school and required health and education curricula in many jurisdictions [13,14]. In fact schools have been identified as a key location for health promotion and obesity prevention as a way of reaching a variety of individuals and as an effective location for implementing PA and nutrition programs [15][16][17].…”

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Health Promoting Secondary Schools: Community-Based Research Examining Voice, Choice and the School Setting

Higgins¹

2013

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Background: Health Promoting Secondary Schools (HPSS) was a 'whole school' program across five intervention and five control high schools in British Columbia, Canada designed to improve the Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) and healthy eating behaviors of grade 10 students. HPSS was implemented over one school year (2011)(2012) and included classroom activities, changes to school policies, input from teachers and students, student leadership opportunities, and was tailored for each school. Teachers were provided with choicebased Physical Education (PE) and health curricula, as well as monetary grants to purchase equipment and supplies. This manuscript presents an overview of the development and evaluation of HPSS.Methods: This initiative employed mixed methods for data collection and analyses, including standardized questionnaires, focus groups, accelerometers, and fitness testing over three phases of data collection (T1, T2, T3); five key survey variables are discussed here to provide initial results on the effect of the HPSS model. The SHAPES Questionnaire and 20-meter shuttle run were used to assess these outcome measures.Results: A repeated measures ANOVA showed a decline in total MVPA (F = 89.29, p < 0.01, d=1.01) and weekday MVPA (F=136.33, p<0.01, d=0.25) across groups pre to post-test; an interaction effect for fitness (F=5.66, p<0.05, d=0.25); a significant decline in Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB) over time for both conditions (F=10.85, p < 0.01, d=0.35) ; a non-significant trend towards decreased screen time for the intervention group; and a significant interaction for fitness (F = 5.66, p < 0.05, d=0.29).Time 1 to Time 3 was significant for fruit and vegetable intake (F=5.94, p<0.05) and approached a significant interaction in favor of the control group (F=2.95, p=0.06, d=0.59), and an interaction for weekday PA (F=3.38, p<0.05, d=0.70). Conclusions:Although many of the variables in this initial analysis did not yield a statistically significant treatment effect, looking to effect sizes, trends, qualitative data and contextual factors may be helpful at this time in order to refine the program and adhere to the goal of creating an initiative that can be improved and modified to be utilized in other. It is also promising to see that the intervention group fared better in terms of fitness and weekday MVPA decline than the control group despite the obstacles faced during the intervention year.

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Tracking of Physical Activity from Childhood to Adulthood

Abstract: Our results suggest a positive impact of early required physical education upon adult PA but provide little evidence of an overall association between time spent in other categories of PA during childhood and PA as an adult.

Cited by 145 publications

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Atividade física, horas de assistência à TV e composição corporal em crianças e adolescentes

Atividade física, horas de assistência à TV e composição corporal em crianças e adolescentes

Tracking of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood: a population-based study

Health Promoting Secondary Schools: Community-Based Research Examining Voice, Choice and the School Setting

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