A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in elementary school physical education lessons

Adventure-physical education has been proposed to promote adolescents’ physical development, but little is known about physical activity levels during such lessons. Using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time, we observed students’ (ages 11–14 years) physical activity levels in co-educational classes during 43 adventure-physical education lessons at seven public schools. The mean percentage (±SD) of time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was 28.3% (±16.3%). The greatest percentage of lesson time was spent in two activities—high elements (24.1% ± 36.5%) and initiatives (22.3% ± 32.4%). When data were aggregated across all lessons, 40.0% of the time in high elements and 13.7% of the time in initiatives was spent in MVPA. Of all MVPA time, 31.5% occurred in high elements and another 12.6% in initiatives. Compared with traditional physical education lessons, less time is spent in MVPA during adventure lessons. Efforts to increase MVPA should target high elements and initiative activities.

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Exploring the Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skill Interventions and Physical Activity Levels in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sports Medicine ◽

10.1007/s40279-018-0923-3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (8) ◽

pp. 1845-1857 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Alexander C. Engel ◽

Carolyn R. Broderick ◽

Nancy van Doorn ◽

Louise L. Hardy ◽

Belinda J. Parmenter

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Motor Skill ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Physical Activity Levels ◽

The Relationship

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Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Respiratory Review ◽

10.1183/16000617.0039-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (154) ◽

pp. 190039 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Matthew Armstrong ◽

Andrew Winnard ◽

Nikolaos Chynkiamis ◽

Spencer Boyle ◽

Chris Burtin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Daily Physical Activity ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Physical Activity Levels

The aim of this study was to examine the use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD.A systematic review meta-analysis of pedometer physical activity promotion in patients with COPD was conducted. Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CINAHL were searched from inception to January 2019. The search strategy included the following keywords: physical activity promotion, pulmonary rehabilitation and daily physical activity. The eligibility criteria for selecting studies were randomised controlled trials reporting pedometer physical activity promotion in patients with COPD.Improvements in steps per day were found with pedometer physical activity promotion either standalone (n=12, mean 0.53 (95% CI 0.29–0.77); p=0.00001) or alongside pulmonary rehabilitation (n=7, 0.51 (0.13–0.88); p=0.006). A subgroup analysis reported significant differences in the promotion of physical activity based on baseline physical activity levels and the type of instrument used to assess levels of physical activity.Future trials should consider the way in which pedometers are used to promote physical activity to inform clinical practice in the setting of pulmonary rehabilitation.

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