The Effects of Active Videogame Feedback and Practicing Experience on Children's Physical Activity Intensity and Enjoyment

Background:The purposes of this study were 1) to establish accelerometer count cutoffs to categorize activity intensity of 3 to 5-y old-children and 2) to evaluate the accelerometer as a measure of children’s physical activity in preschool settings.Methods:While wearing an ActiGraph accelerometer, 16 preschool children performed five, 3-min structured activities. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analyses identified count cutoffs for four physical activity intensities. In 9 preschools, 281 children wore an ActiGraph during observations performed by three trained observers (interobserver reliability = 0.91 to 0.98).Results:Separate count cutoffs for 3, 4, and 5-y olds were established. Sensitivity and specificity for the count cutoffs ranged from 86.7% to 100.0% and 66.7% to 100.0%, respectively. ActiGraph counts/15 s were different among all activities (P < 0.05) except the two sitting activities. Correlations between observed and ActiGraph intensity categorizations at the preschools ranged from 0.46 to 0.70 (P < 0.001).Conclusions:The ActiGraph count cutoffs established and validated in this study can be used to objectively categorize the time that preschool-age children spend in different physical activity intensity levels.

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A Narrative Review of Children’s Movement Competence Research 1997-2017

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research ◽

10.2478/pcssr-2019-0005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

pp. 47-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shane Pill ◽

Stephen Harvey

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary School ◽

Sedentary Behaviour ◽

Narrative Review ◽

Competence Assessment ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

School Aged Children ◽

The Past ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Children’S Physical Activity

AbstractThis paper reviews empirical research exploring primary/elementary school aged children movement competence assessment over the twenty year period, 1997-2017. The review occurs within the context of a recent global report into children’s physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and movement competence revealing many children reach adolescence with poor movement competence attainment. A qualitative, narrative review of this extant literature on children’s movement competence research was undertaken. Themes were interpretatively drawn from an examination of the summaries. The number of different test types and protocols used in this field of research complicates the comparison of findings and outcomes of the research. The most common reported upon factor in movement competence was gender. Evidence of an association between movement competence, physical activity intensity and habitual physical activity was found. The sameness of the findings over the past twenty years leads us to suggest that new and novel research methods would enhance understanding in this area, particularly with regards to programs that are successful in moving more children towards movement competence benchmarks.

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Preschool children's physical activity intensity during school time: Influence of school schedule

Preventive Medicine Reports ◽

10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.07.011 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 6-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Juliana Kain ◽

Bárbara Leyton ◽

Fernando Concha ◽

Michael Close ◽

Johana Soto-Sánchez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

School Time ◽

School Schedule ◽

Children’S Physical Activity

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Play Equipment, Physical Activity Opportunities, and Children's Activity Levels at Childcare

Journal of Environmental and Public Health ◽

10.1155/2012/326520 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

Jessica S. Gubbels ◽

Dave H. H. Van Kann ◽

Maria W. J. Jansen

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

Childcare Centers ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Physical Activity Levels ◽

Multilevel Linear Regression ◽

Children’S Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Facilities

This study investigated the association between physical activity facilities at childcare (e.g., play equipment) and physical activity of 2- and 3-year olds. Observations of physical activity intensity were performed among 175 children at 9 childcare centers in The Netherlands, using the OSRAC-P. The physical activity facilities were assessed for indoors and outdoors separately, using the EPAO instrument. Regular (single-level) multivariate and multilevel linear regression analyses examined the association of the facilities and child characteristics (age and sex) with children's activity levels. Various physical activity facilities were available in all childcare centers (e.g., balls). Riding toys and a small playing area were associated with lower indoor physical activity levels. Outdoor physical activity levels were positively associated with the availability of portable jumping equipment and the presence of a structured track on the playground. Portable slides, fixed swinging equipment, and sandboxes were negatively associated with outdoor activity levels. In addition, the 3-year old children were more active outdoors than the 2-year olds. In conclusion, not all physical activity facilities at childcare were indeed positively associated with children's activity levels. The current findings provide concrete leads for childcare providers regarding which factors they can improve in the physical environment to facilitate children's physical activity.

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