TV or Not TV: Fat Is the Question

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-501
Author(s):  
WILLIAM H. DIETZ ◽  
STEVEN L. GORTMAKER
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Television Viewing ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Relationship Of

The manuscript entitled "Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity?" published by Robinson and coauthors in this issue of Pediatrics1 is a careful and well-written study of the effect of television viewing on adiposity and physical activity among sixth- and seventh-grade adolescent girls. In contrast to two other large studies of children,2,3 the authors failed to find a significant association between hours of television viewed and adiposity, measured by body mass index. Physical activity was weakly and inversely correlated to time spent viewing television. The latter observation is consistent with prior data which demonstrate a reciprocal relationship of fitness and television viewing,4 perhaps because television viewing displaces more vigorous physical activities.5

Relationship of body mass index and psychosocial factors on physical activity in underserved adolescent boys and girls.

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 506-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Kitzman-Ulrich ◽  
Dawn K. Wilson ◽  
M. Lee Van Horn ◽  
Hannah G. Lawman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland

Hypertension ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Hu ◽  
Noël C. Barengo ◽  
Jaakko Tuomilehto ◽  
Timo A. Lakka ◽  
Aulikki Nissinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals ‘Am I able? Is it worth it?’ Adolescent girls’ motivational predispositions to school physical education: Associations with health-enhancing physical activity

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Fairclough ◽  
Toni Hilland ◽  
Gareth Stratton ◽  
Nicola Ridgers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity ◽  
Future School ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

The study purpose was to investigate predictive associations between adolescent girls’ motivational predispositions to physical education (PE) and habitual physical activity. Two hundred girls (age 13.1 ± 0.6 years) completed the Physical Education Predisposition Scale and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children. ANCOVAs revealed that girls with the highest Perceived PE Worth and Perceived PE Ability scores were the most habitually active groups ( p < .0001). Significant predictors of physical activity identified by hierarchical regression were Perceived PE Ability and body mass index, which accounted for 17% and 3% of variance, respectively. As Perceived PE Ability was strongly associated with physical activity, the correlates of this construct should be further established to inform future school and PE-based interventions.

Gender differences in Body Mass Index and physical activity of students of the University of Tuzla

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Almir Atikovic ◽  
Sanjin Hodzic ◽  
Jasmin Bilalic ◽  
Jasmin Mehinovic ◽  
Amra Nozinovic Mujanovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
The University

AbstractThis study was carried out among undergraduate students at the University of Tuzla (Bosna and Herzegovina) with the objective of examining gender differences in the body mass index (BMI) and the level of Physical Activity (PA) among respondents.This study was conducted to: determine the body mass index (BMI) and the average weekly number of hours of sport activity in the last six months (PA). A research sample was made of female students (n = 330) in the chronological age of 19.3+1.5 yrs, 60.7%, and of male students (n = 213) in the chronological age of 20.0+1.8 yrs, 39.2%.On average, the students (both female and male) spend 5.60 (5.03) hours on physical activity per week. Female students spend 4.05 (4.32) hours, while male students dedicate 8.11 (5.30) hours to physical activities. It can be concluded that in principle the students practice physical activities and recreation, but still 1/5 of all students are inactive. The obtained results for the BMI show that the majority of students are in the zone of normal values: female - 278 (84.2%); male - 157 (73.7%). Correlations between BMI and PA amount to (R = .214; p < 0.01) and (R2 = .046; p < 0.01). The results of the T-test show a more significant statistical variable of differences between female and male students at the level of p < 0.05. In comparison to female students, male students have 2.35 kg/m2 higher BMI, and they are more active in physical activities for 4.06 hours in comparison to women.The focus should be directed to the education of young people, because they can easily adopt healthy habits that should be maintained for life. These results point out the necessity of an integrated approach to prevention and control of risk factors, particularly among youth.

scholarly journals Does SuperPark Make Children Less Sedentary? How Visiting a Commercial Indoor Activity Park Affects 7 to 12 Years Old Children’s Daily Sitting and Physical Activity Time

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arto Pesola ◽  
Martti Melin ◽  
Anssi Vanhala ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Taija Finni
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Activity Time ◽  
Improve Health

Commercial indoor activity parks provide children with a variety of entertaining physical activities. This study examined whether visiting SuperPark affects total daily sitting and physical activity time. The participants (8 girls and 7 boys, aged 10.3 ± 1.9 years, height 144.5 ± 11.8 cm, body mass index (BMI) 19.3 ± 3.0 kg/m2) wore a thigh-worn accelerometer during a normal week and were provided free tickets to visit SuperPark on at least one day. On average, the children spent 3.3 ± 1.2 h in SuperPark. During the visits the children had 0.9 h less sitting (0.7 ± 0.3 h, p = 0.000) and 0.9 h more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; 1.4 ± 0.6 h, p = 0.002) as compared to the reference periods on days without a SuperPark visit (1.6 ± 0.3 h sitting and 0.5 ± 0.4 h MVPA). During the days when visiting SuperPark, sitting time decreased 1.0 h (5.8 ± 0.9 h, p = 0.008) and MVPA increased 0.8 h (3.0 ± 1.0 h, p = 0.017) as compared to the reference days (6.8 ± 1.1 h sitting and 2.2 ± 0.8 h MVPA). The effects were more pronounced during weekdays than weekends. The children spent more than three hours in SuperPark on one visit, of which almost a half was MVPA. During the whole day, one hour of sitting was replaced with MVPA, suggesting that visiting SuperPark has the potential to improve health. Whether children continue visiting SuperPark and gain health benefits merits investigation.

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