Sport Engagement by Accelerometry under Field Conditions in German Adolescents: Results from GINIPlus

Maia Smith, Dietrich Berdel, Dennis Nowak, Joachim Heinrich and Holger Schulz

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Introduction: Sporting activities differ in their ability to promote moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). To assess adolescents’ engagement in sport under field conditions we used accelerometers to measure their MVPA levels during sport. We pay special attention to differences between team and individual sport and between common sports. Methods: Diary data and 7-day accelerometry from 1054 Germans ages 15–17 were combined to measure physical activity. 1373 diaried episodes of more than 40 common sports were identified from 626 participants and grouped into team and individual sport. We modeled the effect of team and individual sport, and described levels of MVPA and episodes of no MVPA for all recorded sports. Results: German boys and girls averaged 43 (SD 21) and 37 (SD 24) minutes MVPA per day. Boys got 2.2 times as much MVPA per minute during team compared to individual sport (p

Date: 2015
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