Is Participation in After-School Physical Activity Associated with Increased Total Physical Activity? A Study of High School Pupils in the Czech Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jana Pelclová (0000-0002-3735-7367, Palacký University Olomouc), Walid El Ansari (0000-0003-0961-1302, University of Gloucestershire, corresponding author), Jana Vašíčková (0000-0002-0298-618X, Palacký University Olomouc) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2853-2865 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph7072853 |
| PMID | 20717545 |
| PMCID | PMC2922732 |
| OpenAlex | W2140469070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study assessed the physical activity (PA) levels and its variability across days, months and seasons of two groups of high school pupils: those who did and those who did not participate in regular organized after-school physical activity (ASPA). Thirteen pupils wore pedometers continuously for one school-year, logged their step counts into record sheets and were then interviewed for information as regards their participation in any ASPA. Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that regardless of the day, month and season, ASPA pupils achieved significantly more mean step counts/day than the non-ASPA pupils. There were no significant fluctuations across months and seasons in PA levels of ASPA pupils when compared to non-ASPA pupils. We conclude that regular organised ASPA might increase the pupils' total PA levels; and could help to maintain a relatively constant PA level for adolescents across the whole school-year regardless of the influences of a range of weather and meteorological indicators that are related to months/seasons
Czech · Environmental health · Geography · Mathematics education · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Sociology · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
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