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Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions
Standing desks and physical activity breaks can counteract the negative consequences of sedentarism at school. However, the implementation of these strategies should not restrict the pedagogical process. The aim of this study was to assess teachers’ perspectives on strategies to reduce sedentary beh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696757/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33202898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228407 |
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author | Podrekar, Nastja Kastelic, Kaja Šarabon, Nejc |
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description | Standing desks and physical activity breaks can counteract the negative consequences of sedentarism at school. However, the implementation of these strategies should not restrict the pedagogical process. The aim of this study was to assess teachers’ perspectives on strategies to reduce sedentary behavior (SB) of students in the classroom. An online survey was conducted, and the answers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and frequency distribution. The relationships between the variables were assessed using Spearman’s coefficient and a chi-square test. Most teachers believed that a student–furniture mismatch was present. The most common reasons given for not using standing desks were concerns about desks being uncommon and their potential to disrupt the class. However, the majority of the teachers believed it feasible to perform physical activity (PA) breaks during classes. Further intervention studies are needed to determine for which courses the use of standing desks are feasible, for what time periods standing desks should be used, and the appropriate number and layout of standing desks in classrooms. |
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spelling | pubmed-76967572020-11-29 Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions Podrekar, Nastja Kastelic, Kaja Šarabon, Nejc Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Standing desks and physical activity breaks can counteract the negative consequences of sedentarism at school. However, the implementation of these strategies should not restrict the pedagogical process. The aim of this study was to assess teachers’ perspectives on strategies to reduce sedentary behavior (SB) of students in the classroom. An online survey was conducted, and the answers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and frequency distribution. The relationships between the variables were assessed using Spearman’s coefficient and a chi-square test. Most teachers believed that a student–furniture mismatch was present. The most common reasons given for not using standing desks were concerns about desks being uncommon and their potential to disrupt the class. However, the majority of the teachers believed it feasible to perform physical activity (PA) breaks during classes. Further intervention studies are needed to determine for which courses the use of standing desks are feasible, for what time periods standing desks should be used, and the appropriate number and layout of standing desks in classrooms. MDPI 2020-11-13 2020-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7696757/ /pubmed/33202898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228407 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Podrekar, Nastja Kastelic, Kaja Šarabon, Nejc Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title | Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title_full | Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title_fullStr | Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title_full_unstemmed | Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title_short | Teachers’ Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions |
title_sort | teachers’ perspective on strategies to reduce sedentary behavior in educational institutions |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696757/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33202898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228407 |
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