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Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children
Participation in physical activity (PA) is fundamental to children’s future health. Studies examining the temporal pattern of PA between weekdays and weekends in British preschool children are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare PA levels between week and weekend days for UK pre...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739425/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4030065 |
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author | Roscoe, Clare M. P. James, Rob S. Duncan, Michael J. |
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description | Participation in physical activity (PA) is fundamental to children’s future health. Studies examining the temporal pattern of PA between weekdays and weekends in British preschool children are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare PA levels between week and weekend days for UK preschool children, using objective measurements. One hundred and eighty-five preschool children (99 boys, 86 girls, aged 4–5 years), from central England wore a triaxial accelerometer (GENEActiv) for 4 days to determine PA. The time (min) and percentage (%) of time spent in light, moderate and vigorous PA (MVPA) was determined using specific cut-points for counts per minute related to 3–5 year olds. Of the sample, none of the children met the UK recommended 180 min or more of PA per day. A significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed between the amount of time that preschool children spent in sedentary behaviours on weekdays (91.9%) compared to weekend days (96.9%). During weekdays and weekend days, 6.3% and 2.0% of time was spent in MVPA, respectively. Therefore, a substantial proportion of British preschool children’s day is spent in sedentary behaviours, with less MVPA accrued during the weekend. Regular engagement during the weekdays provides opportunities to accrue PA, which may not be present on weekend days. |
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spelling | pubmed-77394252021-01-13 Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children Roscoe, Clare M. P. James, Rob S. Duncan, Michael J. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol Article Participation in physical activity (PA) is fundamental to children’s future health. Studies examining the temporal pattern of PA between weekdays and weekends in British preschool children are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare PA levels between week and weekend days for UK preschool children, using objective measurements. One hundred and eighty-five preschool children (99 boys, 86 girls, aged 4–5 years), from central England wore a triaxial accelerometer (GENEActiv) for 4 days to determine PA. The time (min) and percentage (%) of time spent in light, moderate and vigorous PA (MVPA) was determined using specific cut-points for counts per minute related to 3–5 year olds. Of the sample, none of the children met the UK recommended 180 min or more of PA per day. A significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed between the amount of time that preschool children spent in sedentary behaviours on weekdays (91.9%) compared to weekend days (96.9%). During weekdays and weekend days, 6.3% and 2.0% of time was spent in MVPA, respectively. Therefore, a substantial proportion of British preschool children’s day is spent in sedentary behaviours, with less MVPA accrued during the weekend. Regular engagement during the weekdays provides opportunities to accrue PA, which may not be present on weekend days. MDPI 2019-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7739425/ /pubmed/33467380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4030065 Text en © 2019 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 Roscoe, Clare M. P. James, Rob S. Duncan, Michael J. Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title | Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title_full | Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title_fullStr | Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title_full_unstemmed | Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title_short | Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children |
title_sort | accelerometer-based physical activity levels differ between week and weekend days in british preschool children |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739425/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467380 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4030065 |
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