In-school and out-of-school physical activity in primary and secondary school children

CJ Gidlow, T Cochrane, R Davey… - Journal of sports …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to compare in-school and out-of-school physical activity within a
representative sample. Socio-demographic, physical activity, and anthropometric data were …

Is sport enough? Contribution of sport to overall moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity among adolescents

H Koorts, A Timperio, L Arundell, K Parker… - Journal of Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives This study examined the contribution of sports participation to overall moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among adolescents, and explored potential moderators …

Differences in school-day patterns of daily physical activity in girls according to level of physical activity

J Mota, P Silva, L Aires, MP Santos… - … of Physical Activity …, 2008 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are differences in
physical activity (PA) during specific periods of the day among active and less-active girls …

[PDF][PDF] Habitual physical activity in children and adolescents during school and free days

O Gavarry, M Giacomoni, T Bernard… - Medicine & Science in …, 2003 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT GAVARRY, O., M. GIACOMONI, T. BERNARD, M. SEYMAT, and G.
FALGAIRETTE. Habitual Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents during School and …

Self-reported physical activity levels during a segmented school day in a large multiethnic sample of high school students

M Hohepa, R Scragg, G Schofield, GS Kolt… - Journal of Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The school day provides youth several opportunistic time periods to be active. How active
youth are during these time periods or whether they engage in physical activity across …

Physical activity in high school during 'free-time'periods

P Silva, M Sousa, C Sá, J Ribeiro… - European Physical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to examine youth physical activity (PA) in free-time periods
during high school days and their contribution to total PA. Differences in terms of sex, age …

Observation of children's physical activity levels in primary school: Is the school an ideal setting for meeting government activity targets?

M Waring, P Warburton, M Coy - … Physical Education Review, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the commitment (and funding) by the British government to promote physical activity
among all ages, and despite the inevitable political manipulation of physical education (PE) …

[HTML][HTML] Do extra compulsory physical education lessons mean more physically active children-findings from the childhood health, activity, and motor performance …

NC Møller, J Tarp, EF Kamelarczyk, JC Brønd… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Primarily, this study aims to examine whether children attending sports schools
are more active than their counterpart attending normal schools. Secondary, the study aims …

Physical activity patterns in secondary school children

J Welsman, N Armstrong - European Journal of Physical Education, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The physical activity patterns of a group of pupils in school years 7 to 10 from two
communities representative of the South of England were examined using minute by minute …

Compliance with physical activity guidelines in preschool children

S Vale, P Silva, R Santos… - Journal of sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of this study were (1) to document differences in physical activity (both total and
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) between the sexes on weekdays and weekend days …