Análisis fraccionado de la actividad física desarrollada en escolares

  1. Calahorro-Cañada, Fernando 1
  2. Torres-Luque, Gema 1
  3. López-Fernández, Iván 2
  4. Carnero, Elvis A. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Jaén. Grupo de investigación Ciencia y Deporte SEJ-470.
  2. 2 Universidad de Málaga. Laboratorio de Biodinámica y Composición Corporal.
Journal:
Revista de psicología del deporte

ISSN: 1132-239X,  1988-5636

Year of publication: 2015

Issue Title: Revista de Psicología del Deporte

Volume: 24

Issue: 2

Pages: 373-379

Type: Article

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Abstract

Several papers have focused on the importance of physical activity (PA) with school-aged subjects. These papers underline the importance of accruing 60-minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) to ensure a proper health status. The objectives of this paper are two: to describe general patterns of PA levels among school-aged subjects and the prevalence of meeting PA guidelines; and, secondly, to fractionally analyze the contribution of different activities performed during the week to daily MVPA (min/day), such as the MVPA per hour (min/hour). A hundred and thirty-six Spanish students aged 8 to 19 years were selected; they wore a GT3X accelerometer in order to measure their weekly PA. Most children displayed a low level of PA (51.7 min/day), and low compliance with PA health guidelines (34.6%). Despite these low levels, short duration schoolbased activities were found to provide a great amount of MVPA per hour, especially among Primary school subjects compared to Secondary (9.66 vs. 5.75 min MVPA /hour; p < .001 for physical education classes and 10.75 vs. 4.65 min MVPA /hour; p < .001 during recess). This fact could be essential for future intervention studies, and to establish strategies and PA promotion policies for school-aged subjects.

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