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

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2008

Autores

Jorge Mota (Autor) FADEUP; Pedro Silva (Autor) Outra; Luísa Aires (Autor) Outra; Maria Paula Santos (Autor) FADEUP; José Oliveira (Autor) FADEUP; José C. Ribeiro (Autor) FADEUP

Revista

Título: Journal of Physical Activity & Health

Vol. 5 Nº Supl. 1

Páginas: S90-S97

ISSN: 1543-3080

Editora: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 20 Citações

Scopus - 22 Citações

Pubmed / Medline

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Ciências da saúde

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-004-3XH

Abstract (EN): 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. Methods: The sample comprised 54 girls age 10 to 15 years. PA was assessed by accelerometry. Girls were grouped as less active, active, and highly active. Results: Total minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was significantly higher in more-active girls than in their less-active peers (113 and 72 min/d, respectively). The most-active groups were significantly more engaged in MVPA during the outside-of-school period than were less-active girls. Highly active girls spent a significantly higher amount of their MVPA time outside of school than did the less-active group, which spent a significantly higher proportion of MVPA time during late afternoon. Conclusion: Outside-of-school PA is a key point for MVPA engagement. Particularly for the less-active girls, however, schools might provide additional PA.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8