Are preschool children active enough? : Objectively measured physical activity levels
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Sind Kinder im Vorschulalter ausreichend aktiv? Der objektiv gemessene Umfang der körperlichen Aktivität |
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| Autor: | Cardon, Greet M.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M.M. |
| Erschienen in: | Research quarterly for exercise and sport |
| Veröffentlicht: | 79 (2008), 3, S. 326-332, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0270-1367, 2168-3824 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599496 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU200905002316 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The present study aimed to describe accelerometer-based physical activity levels in 4- and 5-year-old children (N=76) on 2 weekdays and 2 weekend days. The children were sedentary for 9.6 hr (85 percent) daily, while they engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 34 min (5 percent). Only 7 percent of the children engaged in MVPA for 60 min per day, and only 26 percent reached the standard of 120 min of total activity. Their engagement in MVPA did not significantly differ between weekend and weekdays. Mean activity counts and minutes in MVPA did not differ between genders. Physical activity levels in this sample of preschool children were far lower than recommended. Verf.-Referat