A Higher Step Count Is Associated with the Better Evaluation of Physical Education Lessons in Adolescents

Karel Frömel, Krzysztof Skalik, Zbyněk Svozil, Dorota Groffik and Josef Mitáš
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Karel Frömel: Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 77111 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Krzysztof Skalik: Institute of Sport Science, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Zbyněk Svozil: Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 77111 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Dorota Groffik: Institute of Sport Science, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Josef Mitáš: Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 77111 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: The current study aimed to determine: (a) the step counts of boys and girls in habitual physical education (PE) lessons during school teaching practice, (b) the association between the physical load and the evaluation of PE lessons in boys and girls, and (c) the differences in the meeting of the recommendations for PA in PE lessons between Czech and Polish boys and girls. A total of 4092 adolescents from 74 Czech and 58 Polish secondary schools participated in the study. The step counts were monitored using pedometers, while the attitudes towards PE were assessed using a PE lesson evaluation questionnaire. On average, the Czech boys reached 2476 steps (Polish boys reached 2148 steps) and the Czech girls reached 1766 steps (Polish girls reached 1946 steps) in their PE lessons. A higher step count in PE lessons was associated with higher odds of a positive evaluation of PE lessons in boys ( OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.123–1.626, p = 0.001) and girls ( OR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.449–2.032, p < 0.001). This study provides evidence that a higher step count in PE is associated with a positive evaluation of PE lessons in boys and girls. The findings are important to support the restoration habits on a regular PA in the post-pandemic time.

Keywords: steps; physical activity recommendations; monitoring; attitude (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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