Evaluation of habitual physical activity from a week's heart rate monitoring in French school children

The present study examined the relationship between peak V̇O2 and habitual physical activity in 11- to 16-year-old students. The peak V̇O2 of 111 girls and 85 boys was determined using treadmill or cycle ergometry. Habitual physical activity was estimated from minute-by-minute heart rate monitoring over three 12-hr periods during normal school days. Over half of the girls and one third of the boys failed to sustain a single 10-min period with their heart rate at or above 140 bpm. Only one boy sustained a daily 20-minute period with a heart rate at or above 160 bpm. During Saturday monitoring over 90% of the girls and 75% of the boys failed to sustain a single 10-min period with their heart rate at or above 140 bpm, and only one girl and four boys sustained a 20-min period with their heart rate at or above 160 bpm. No significant relationship was detected between peak V̇O2 and heart rate indicators of habitual physical activity. This study suggests that few children have periods of physical activity of sufficient intensity and duration to stress the cardiopulmonary system.

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The Physical Activity of Singapore Primary School Children as Estimated by Heart Rate Monitoring

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.7.1.26 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 26-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Helen Gilbey ◽

Malcolm Gilbey

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

School Children ◽

Cardiovascular Health ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Heart Rate Monitoring ◽

Cardiopulmonary Fitness ◽

Intense Activity

Physical activity patterns of Singapore school children aged 9–10 years were assessed by continuous heart rate monitoring. Fifty boys and 64 girls were monitored for three 14-hour periods during normal school days. In addition, 43 boys and 53 girls were monitored for 14 hours on a Saturday. Only 13 children (11.4%) experienced a daily 10-min period of continuous activity at a heart rate ≥140 bpm. Twenty percent of the boys and more than 50% of the girls never achieved a single 10-minute period ≥140 bpm. Boys achieved more periods of moderately intense activity (p < .01) than girls on weekdays. Lean girls were more active (p < .05) than the obese girls during weekdays. No differences were detected between activity levels on weekdays or on Saturday. The results indicate that Singapore school children in general rarely experience the quantity or quality of physical activity needed for maintenance and development of cardiovascular health and cardiopulmonary fitness.

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Energy Expenditure in Playground Games in Primary School Children Measured by Accelerometer and Heart Rate Monitors

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism ◽

10.1123/ijsnem.2016-0122 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 467-474 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jorge Cañete García-Prieto ◽

Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino ◽

Antonio García-Hermoso ◽

Mairena Sánchez-López ◽

Natalia Arias-Palencia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Primary School ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

School Children ◽

Indirect Calorimetry ◽

Coefficient Of Variation ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Heart Rate Monitors

The aim of this study was to examine the energy expenditure (EE) measured using indirect calorimetry (IC) during playground games and to assess the validity of heart rate (HR) and accelerometry counts as indirect indicators of EE in children´s physical activity games. 32 primary school children (9.9 ± 0.6 years old, 19.8 ± 4.9 kg · m-2 BMI and 37.6 ± 7.2 ml · kg-1 · min-1 VO2max). Indirect calorimetry (IC), accelerometry and HR data were simultaneously collected for each child during a 90 min session of 30 playground games. Thirty-eight sessions were recorded in 32 different children. Each game was recorded at least in three occasions in other three children. The intersubject coefficient of variation within a game was 27% for IC, 37% for accelerometry and 13% for HR. The overall mean EE in the games was 4.2 ± 1.4 kcals · min-1 per game, totaling to 375 ± 122 kcals/per 90 min/session. The correlation coefficient between indirect calorimetry and accelerometer counts was 0.48 (p = .026) for endurance games and 0.21 (p = .574) for strength games. The correlation coefficient between indirect calorimetry and HR was 0.71 (p = .032) for endurance games and 0.48 (p = .026) for strength games. Our data indicate that both accelerometer and HR monitors are useful devices for estimating EE during endurance games, but only HR monitors estimates are accurate for endurance games.

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Effets du statut socioéconomique sur l'activité physique d'enfants prépubères

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1139/h03-015 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 190-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Alexandre Melin ◽

Philippe Obert ◽

Pierre Bonnet ◽

Daniel Courteix

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Normal Subjects ◽

Habitual Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate Reserve ◽

Statut Socioéconomique ◽

The Mean ◽

And Gender ◽

Daily Time

In order to assess possible influences of socioeconomic status and gender on habitual physical activity (HPA) of prepubertal French children, daily heart rate was 24-hr-monitored in 65 normal subjects for 2 days in the same school week. HPA was evaluated as the mean daily time spent at heart rates greater than 140 bpm (tFC > 140), 160 bpm (tFC > 160), 50% (tFC > 50%), and 70% (tFC > 70%) of the heart rate reserve. An effect of socioeconomic status (determined by questionnaire) was found in boys, with HPA being greater in the underprivileged ones (tFC > 140: 51.8 ± 30.1 vs 33.0 ± 14.1 min, p < .05; tFC > 160: 22.7 ± 16.6 vs 11.1 ± 7.4 min, p < .05; tFC > 50%: 61.4 ± 33.5 vs 46.5 ± 17.1 min, p < .06; tFC > 70%: 20.1 ± 15.2 vs 10.6 ± 7.1, p < .05). Boys were more active than girls, but only in the underprivileged group (tFC > 140: 51.8 ± 30.1 vs 32.8 ± 26.0 min, tFC > 160: 22.7 ± 16.6 vs 9.9 ± 8.2 min, p < .05; tFC > 50%: 61.4 ± 33.5 vs 37.4 ± 23.8 min, p < .05; tFC > 70%: 20.1 ± 15.2 vs 8.1 ± 6.3, p < .05). Cultural factors could be involved in these results. Key words: habitual physical activity, heart rate, heart rate meter, gender, energy expenditure

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Total daily energy expenditure and pattern of physical activity measured by minute-by-minute heart rate monitoring in 14–15 year old Swedish adolescents

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600918 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 195-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

U Ekelund ◽

M Sjöström ◽

A Yngve ◽

A Nilsson

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Daily Energy Expenditure ◽

Heart Rate Monitoring ◽

Daily Energy ◽

Old Swedish ◽

Total Daily Energy Expenditure

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Burn in Zone: Real time Heart Rate monitoring for physical activity

2017 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (JCSSE) ◽

10.1109/jcsse.2017.8025953 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Sakchai Muangsrinoon ◽

Poonpong Boonbrahm

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Real Time ◽

Heart Rate Monitoring

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Validation of an Internet-Based Long Version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Danish Adults Using Combined Accelerometry and Heart Rate Monitoring

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2012-0040a ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 654-664 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Andreas Wolff Hansen ◽

Inger Dahl-Petersen ◽

Jørn Wulff Helge ◽

Søren Brage ◽

Morten Grønbæk ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Heart Rate ◽

International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Health Examination ◽

Heart Rate Monitoring ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽

Activity Questionnaire

Background:The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is commonly used in surveys, but reliability and validity has not been established in the Danish population.Methods:Among participants in the Danish Health Examination survey 2007–2008, 142 healthy participants (45% men) wore a unit that combined accelerometry and heart rate monitoring (Acc+HR) for 7 consecutive days and then completed the IPAQ. Background data were obtained from the survey. Physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) and time in moderate, vigorous, and sedentary intensity levels were derived from the IPAQ and compared with estimates from Acc+HR using Spearman’s correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman plots. Repeatability of the IPAQ was also assessed.Results:PAEE from the 2 methods was significantly positively correlated (0.29 and 0.49; P = 0.02 and P < 0.001; for women and men, respectively). Men significantly overestimated PAEE by IPAQ (56.2 vs 45.3 kJ/kg/day, IPAQ: Acc+HR, P < .01), while the difference was nonsignificant for women (40.8 vs 44.4 kJ/kg/day). Bland-Altman plots showed that the IPAQ overestimated PAEE, moderate, and vigorous activity without systematic error. Reliability of the IPAQ was moderate to high for all domains and intensities (total PAEE intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.58).Conclusions:This Danish Internet-based version of the long IPAQ had modest validity and reliability when assessing PAEE at population level.

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