Association of Children's After-School Activity Level and Organized Physical Activity Program Participation

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 520
Author(s):  
PY Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
After School ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
School Activity

scholarly journals The effect of an in-school versus after-school delivery on students’ social and motivational outcomes in a technology-based physical activity program

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindley McDavid ◽  
Loran Carleton Parker ◽  
Weiling Li ◽  
Ann Bessenbacher ◽  
Anthony Randolph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
After School ◽  
Activity Program

Organized Physical Activity Program Participation, Physical Activity, and Related Psychosocial Factors Among Urban Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052110389
Author(s):  
Lorraine B. Robbins ◽  
Jiying Ling ◽  
Mei-Wei Chang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Time Behavior ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Activity Program

The study purpose was to examine whether adolescents who participated in organized physical activity (PA) programs differed from nonparticipants in motivation, social support, and self-efficacy related to PA; PA (min/hr); and sedentary screen time behavior. Thirty-nine 5th–7th grade adolescents participated in organized PA programs; 41 did not. Approximately 56.3% were Black, and 52.5% had annual family incomes <$20,000. Compared to nonparticipants, those who participated reported significantly higher social support ( M = 2.32 vs. 3.13, p < .001) and fewer hours watching television or movies on a usual weekend day ( M = 2.49 vs. 1.59, p = .016); and had higher accelerometer-measured vigorous PA ( M = 0.58 vs. 1.04, p = .009) and moderate-to-vigorous PA ( M = 2.48 vs. 3.45, p = .035). Involving adolescents in organized PA programs may be important for improving their moderate-to-vigorous PA, vigorous PA, and related psychosocial factors, as well as reducing sedentary screen time behavior.

scholarly journals The National After-School Athletics Program Participation as a Tool to Reduce the Risk of Obesity in Adolescents after One Year of Intervention: A Nationwide Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Głąbska ◽  
Dominika Guzek ◽  
Blanka Mellová ◽  
Katarzyna Zadka ◽  
Katarzyna Żywczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Impedance Method ◽  
After School ◽  
Nutritional Education ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
One Year

Regular exercise during school hours is encouraged; however many children and adolescents fail to meet the recommendations during this time. Extracurricular activities may be a more appealing way for youth to achieve guidelines, and it is recommended that they attend two sessions each week. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of participation in a national physical activity program accompanied by nutritional education for trainers on the risk of obesity and body composition in a nationwide sample of boys and girls, after one year of intervention. The #goathletics Study was conducted in a group of 1014 adolescents aged 12–13: 507 individuals for the Athletics for All program (210 boys, 297 girls) and 507 pair-matched individuals not participating in any physical activity program (matching including: gender, age, city of residence). The body mass (kg), Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2), waist circumference (WC) (cm), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) (-) and body composition (%) (measured using bioelectrical impedance method) were compared in a gender-related sub-groups using t-Student test (for parametric distributions) or Mann-Whitney U test (for nonparametric distributions) and chi2 test (for the share of sub-groups). After one year of intervention, lower body mass percentile, BMI percentile, WC, WHtR and fat mass share, higher muscle mass share, as well as lower frequency of overweight/obesity and abdominal fat distribution were observed both for boys and girls participating in the physical activity intervention compared to the pair-matched controls. The after-school physical activity program accompanied by nutritional education for trainers may be a highly effective method for reducing the risk of obesity both for boys and girls, as regular participation is ensured.

The Effects of a Physical Activity Program on Low‐fit Children's Activity Level and Aerobic Endurance

1997 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene A. Ignico ◽  
Kriss Ethridge
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Activity Program

A Study of After- School Intramural Physical Activity Program Development

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
Mihye Cho ◽  
Jiyoung Seo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
After School ◽  
Activity Program
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