Comparison of Selected Parameters of Physical Activity at School and at Home in Children Aged 12 in Rural Areas in Poland

Herbert Jarosław (), Warchoł Krzysztof, Przednowek Krzysztof and Grzywacz Renata
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Herbert Jarosław: University of Rzeszów, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Health Sciences,Rzeszów, Poland
Warchoł Krzysztof: University of Rzeszów, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Health Sciences,Rzeszów, Poland
Przednowek Krzysztof: Department of Methodology and Computer Science,Rzeszów, Poland
Grzywacz Renata: Department of Cultural Foundations of Physical Education, Tourism and Recreation,Rzeszów, Poland

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism, 2018, vol. 25, issue 3, 29-34

Abstract: Introduction. In recent years, research studies have demonstrated a significant decrease in physical activity (PA) amongst young people. Most of the young generation participate in sport and recreation too rarely, and they devote too much time to passive leisure. Diagnoses of physical activity at different stages of our lives, with particular emphasis on children and adolescents, are increasingly indicating that along with age, the level of physical activity, especially during leisure time, is decreasing. Material and methods. The aim of the study is to compare selected parameters of physical activity on a single day among students aged 12 and to determine how these parameters differ at school and at home. The study was conducted using an ActiGraph WGT3X accelerometer on a group of 100 students (50 girls and 50 boys) in a rural area of southern Poland. Results. The analysis showed that for parameters such as vigorous activity, total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and step count, the observed difference between the time spent at school and outside of school was statistically significant (p

Keywords: accelerometer; school youth; rural area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/pjst-2018-0017

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