Promoting Youth Physical Activity in the Classroom Through a Comprehensive Walking Program

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6061900
AutoresSherri M Cirignano, S Cirignano (0000-0002-8880-7815, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, autor de correspondencia), Lidan Du (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Kathleen Morgan (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Kathleen T Morgan
Año2010
Volumen39
Número2
Páginas161-172
Fecha de publicación2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1552-3934.2010.02054.x
OpenAlexW1786991311
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas10

According to current guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, youth should be active for at least 60 min each day. This study investigated the effects of a 6‐week in‐school walking program. The outcomes of interest were the weekly and daily steps that students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 walked as recorded on pedometers. Evaluations were sent to parents before and after the walking program and exit interviews were provided to students and teachers to obtain their perceptions on program effectiveness. Average daily and weekly steps showed an overall upward trend for all students. The largest increase in steps was found among the fourth graders. Six months after the intervention, almost 40% of parents who completed the postevaluation reported that their child continued to use the pedometer. Almost 90% of parents who completed the postevaluation reported that they felt the program was beneficial in promoting physical activity in their child

Pedometer · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Program evaluation · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology