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

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
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.

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Objectively assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels among primary school children in Norway: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (21_suppl) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hai Deng ◽  
Per Morten Fredriksen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Aims: The objective was to investigate moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels (MVPA) of primary school children at baseline of the Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP), Norway. Methods: Data on 2123 children aged 6–12 years were included for analysis (75% participation rate). Average minutes per day in MVPA was objectively measured using accelerometry based on seven-day averages. The sample was analysed for age-, sex-, socioeconomic-, and season-related patterns. A linear regression investigated the moderating effect of these factors as well as body mass index and waist circumference. Results: Some 86.5% of the sample had at least 60 min/day MVPA, averaging 90.7 min/day. The main differences in daily averages were between age groups 6½–9 and 10–12 ( p < .05). Boys (95.8 min/day, 95% CI: 94.1–97.5) were more active than girls (85.6 min/day, 95% CI: 83.9–87.2) in all age groups ( p < .0001). MVPA was lower by 3.5 min ( p < .0001) per additional year of age in the linear regression (R2 = 0.176) and was reduced by 20 min less per day in MVPA in the winter months compared with the summer months ( p < .0001). Conclusions: Physical activity levels are already in decline from 6–7 years old and are likely to continue to decline into adolescence. Interventions must therefore focus on primary school children.

Diet, blood lipid profile and physical activity patterns in primary school children from a semi-rural area of Greece

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Magkos ◽  
I. Piperkou ◽  
Y. Manios ◽  
C. Papoutsakis ◽  
N. Yiannakouris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
School Children ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
Of Greece

scholarly journals Activity patterns of primary school children during participation in The Daily Mile

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna M. Hatch ◽  
Ryan A. Williams ◽  
Karah J. Dring ◽  
Caroline Sunderland ◽  
Mary E. Nevill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Vigorous Intensity

AbstractThe Daily Mile is a popular physical activity initiative in primary schools, yet little is known regarding the activity patterns of children during The Daily Mile. Eighty children (10.4 ± 0.7 years) participated in The Daily Mile (20-min). Activity patterns were assessed using global positioning systems (total distance and age-specific speed zones), alongside heart rate. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using the Multi-Stage Fitness Test. Participants covered a distance of 2511 ± 550 m during The Daily Mile, and heart rate was 163 ± 27 beats.min−1. Participants travelled the furthest distance, and were most intermittent, during the first 5 min (main effect of time, both p < 0.001). Boys ran further and their activity was more intermittent compared to girls (main effect of sex, both p < 0.001). Moreover, the highest fit children ran further than less fit children (main effect of fitness, p < 0.001). This study provides novel evidence of the nature of physical activity during The Daily Mile; demonstrating that children covered, on average, 1.5-miles and exercised at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity. Furthermore, boys covered a greater distance and were more intermittent than girls; whilst higher fit children ran further than lower fit children. In summary, The Daily Mile makes a valuable contribution to in-school physical activity targets in all children.

The effect of a classroom activity break on physical activity levels and adiposity in primary school children

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 745-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Drummy ◽  
Elaine M Murtagh ◽  
David P McKee ◽  
Gavin Breslin ◽  
Gareth W Davison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Classroom Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Pedometer determined physical activity levels in primary school children from central England

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Duncan ◽  
Yahya Al-Nakeeb ◽  
Lorayne Woodfield ◽  
Mark Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels
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