Physical Activity and BMI before and after the Situation Caused by COVID-19 in Upper Primary School Pupils in Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Pysna ◽  
Jiří Suchý ◽  
Ladislav Pyšný ◽  
David Cihlář ◽  
Dominika Petrů ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Regular physical activity is a very important factor in the healthy development of an individual and an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. However, today's population still suffers from insufficient amount of exercise caused mainly by technical progress and often inappropriate conditions for practicing sports. In relation to this, we are grappling with a steady increase in obesity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, conditions for regular physical activity became even more unfavourable, with the declaration of a state of emergency and anti-pandemic measures leading to the closure of sports grounds and sporting competitions. In our research survey, we attempted to determine whether there would be changes in physical activity and BMI before and after the situation caused by the COVID-19 disease in upper primary school pupils in the Czech Republic. Using a questionnaire survey of a sample of children (n =1456), we found that already before the pandemic, 69% of the observed sample had not met the recommended amount of physical activity and only 67% of the sample was of normal weight. After the end of the anti-pandemic measures, the observed values deteriorated even more. There was a significant decrease in children with normal weight (by 7.5%) and an increase in children with Class 1 obesity. At the same time, we saw a significant decrease in children doing sports.

scholarly journals REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ARMY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Lašák ◽  
Vladimír Pavlík ◽  
Jana Fajfrová ◽  
Václav Šafka ◽  
Lucie Pravdová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Over-nutrition among primary school pupils in a semi-urban Local Government Area, South-western Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Tamra Iyabo Runsewe-Abiodun ◽  
Oluwafolahan Sholeye ◽  
Abiodun Alaje ◽  
Olatunbosun O Olawale ◽  
Olatunde Odusan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
University Education ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Background: Studies from the developing countries suggest that childhood obesity is more prevalent in the urban settings. The search for childhood overweight/obesity (over-nutrition) needs to go beyond the urban into the semi-urban and rural areas. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of over-nutrition and the associated factor among primary school pupils in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytic study of pupils of 15 schools (10 public and 5 private) using the multistage random sampling and the proportionate sampling techniques. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire, data on physical activity, household possessions, dietary practices and relevant physical findings were obtained. Results: A total of 422 pupils were studied; the age ranged between 18 and 192 months with a mean of 107.2 ± 36.4 months. The prevalence of Overweight/Obesity (Over-nutrition) was 6.4% with male predominance: 8.1% vs 4.4% without statistical significance (p = 0.19). Over-nutrition was significantly more prevalent among pupils aged <5 years and in the pupils of private schools (p = 0.000 and p = 0.007 respectively) and significantly related to the Dietary Diversity Score (p = 0.0001). Over-nutrition was more frequent among children whose parents had university education and were middle level civil servants without statistical significance. (p = 0.66, 0.19 respectively). Group physical activity was low in 96.3% and Food Frequency Score was poor in 87.5% of the overweight/obese pupils. Female gender, long duration of breastfeeding and delay in weaning significantly correlated with childhood over-nutrition. Conclusions: Over-nutrition is not uncommon in the semi-urban Nigerian setting. The early life feeding practices, quality of the child’s diet and physical activities appear to be important contributors to childhood over-nutrition in this setting.

Effects of Physical Education on Objectively Determined Physical Activity in Primary School Children—Which Proportioning Is Best?

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Kobel ◽  
Sarah Kettner ◽  
Nanette Erkelenz ◽  
Dorothea Kesztyüs ◽  
Jürgen M. Steinacker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Double Period

Physical Education (PE) can foster regular physical activity (PA) in children. However, children engage in insufficient moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) during PE. This study objectively investigated MVPA of children during a single, compared with double PE-period. In 294 children (7.1 ± 0.7 years) PA was objectively assessed. PE periods were determined and PA was individually calculated. Children spent 8.5 ± 7.3 minutes of each 45 minutes PE lesson in MVPA. Boys were significantly more active than girls (p ≤ .01). All children participated in 135 minutes PE/week, 32.7% were scheduled one double and one single PE-period. Children, with a double PE-period and one single lesson engaged in significantly less MVPA than children, who had three single periods of PE (6.7 ± 6.9 minutes/45 minutes vs. 9.4 ± 7.4 minutes/45 minutes, respectively; p ≤ .01) In conclusion, single periods of PE seem to be more effective in getting primary school children to engage in more MVPA than one double period per week.

scholarly journals Students free time and promoting healthy lifestyles:example of University of Oxford

2019 ◽  
pp. 101-116
Author(s):  
Marcin Gierczyk
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
The University

The issue of spending free time in an educational environment in the health perspective is an important subject of interest for many researchers, including educators, psychologists, sociologists and doctors. This topic is particularly timely and important due to socio-cultural changes and disturbing data on public health from a global perspective, which results show that as many as 70 percent of students do not participate in regular physical activity (Haase et al., 2004; Gordon-Larsen et al 2004, Roberts et al. 2015). The aim of this article is to show how students spend their free time in the perspective of promoting healthy lifestyle of the University of Oxford

scholarly journals Relationship between Primary School Children’s Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and their Parents’ Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (117) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Vainauskas ◽  
Laurynas Dilys ◽  
Saulius Šukys ◽  
Brigita Miežienė ◽  
Arūnas Emeljanovas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Parental Physical Activity ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Background. Healthy lifestyle skills instilled in childhood remain into adulthood. Parental physical activity skills are directly related to their children’s physical activity which strengthens their children’s physical fitness. The aim of the study was to determine and evaluate the relationship between parents’ and children’s physical activity and to evaluate the links between children’s physical activity and physical fitness.Methods. The study involved 486 primary school children aged 7 to 10 years (240 boys and 241 girls) and their parents from Kaunas district. The study was conducted in 2018 in Kaunas district schools. Parental physical activity was assessed using Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire-GLTEQ (Godin & Shephard, 1985). Physical activity of primary school children was assessed by submitting a questionnaire to parents developed by researchers Bacardi-Gascón, Reveles-Roy, Woodward-Lopez, Crawford, and Jiménez-Cruz (2012). Schoolchildren’s physical fitness was assessed by 9 physical fitness tests (Fjørtoft, Pedersen, Sigmundsson, & Vereijken, 2011).Results. Having assessed the physical activity of children according to WHO (2010) recommendations, we found that the vast majority of the surveyed children (93.6% of boys and 86.3 of girls) were physically active, i.e. they engaged in physical activity for more than 1 hour during the day. Comparing the schoolchildren’s physical fitness by gender we found that boys were more physically fit than girls when performing long jumps, two-legged jumps, throwing a tennis ball, and running for six minutes (p < .05). Comparing the results of schoolchildren’s physical fitness by grades (Table 3), we observed that the older children were, the more physically fit they were. Correlation analysis of the research results showed a statistically significant direct relationship between father’s and mother’s physical activity (r = .487, p = .0001). A significant relationship was found between the results of children’s physical activity and tennis ball throwing (r = .170, p = .018) and the results of 10 * 5m running tests (r = –.150, p = .019). Higher physical activity was directly associated with better scores on these tests.Conclusion. Schoolchildren’s and their parents’ physical activity has no relation with schoolchildren’s physical fitness.Keywords: healthy, lifestyle, physical activity, physical fitness.

scholarly journals Change in habits of workers participating in a Labor Gymnastics Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Carine Muniz dos Santos ◽  
Fernanda Oliveira Ulguim ◽  
Hildegard Hedwig Pohl ◽  
Miriam Beatrís Reckziegel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Administrative Area

Background: Demands as to productivity transform the work environment more and more stressful, and negatively impact on the motivation of workers and the performance of their work activities. Initiatives seek to consolidate advances in policies for comprehensive care for workers health, with actions to prevent injuries and promote health. Offering workers a Labor Gymnastics Program (PGL), which is not restricted to attention to musculoskeletal disorders, becomes a tool to encourage change in habits. Aim: To identify possible changes in workers habits after the implementation of a PGL. Method: 41 workers in the administrative area and support from a teaching hospital in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul answered the questionnaire. The questionnaire includes variables on eating habits, displacement and physical activity, applied before and after intervention. The sessions were held during the workday, with frequency of three times a week, on alternate days, for 4 months, composed of physical activities and information on dietary reeducation, postural education, body awareness and the importance of regular physical activity. Results: There is a predominance of females (61.0%), and age of 33.5±10.2 years. Changes in some habits were identified: increase in the number of workers who practice regular physical activity (p=0.01), increase in the duration and frequency of activity (p=0.04), and maintenance / reduction in the frequency of consumption of “Embedded” (p=0.03). Conclusion: It was possible to identify positive changes in workers habits after the implementation of the PGL, suggesting that it is an important strategy in the field of health promotion.

Mental Working Capability of Primary School Pupils at Different Management of Physical Activity Regime

2019 ◽  
pp. 140-153
Author(s):  
Igor Allerovich Krivolapchuk ◽  
Vladimir Vasilyevich Myshyakov ◽  
Anastasia Allerovna Gerasimova ◽  
Ivan Igorevich Krivolapchuk ◽  
Sergey Antonovich Kesel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Working Capability ◽  
Primary School Pupils

scholarly journals Environmental Factors Promoting Neural Plasticity: Insights from Animal and Human Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Mandolesi ◽  
Francesca Gelfo ◽  
Laura Serra ◽  
Simone Montuori ◽  
Arianna Polverino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Neural Plasticity ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Cognitive Reserve ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Interindividual Difference ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Made In

We do not all grow older in the same way. Some individuals have a cognitive decline earlier and faster than others who are older in years but cerebrally younger. This is particularly easy to verify in people who have maintained regular physical activity and healthy and cognitively stimulating lifestyle and even in the clinical field. There are patients with advanced neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), that, despite this, have mild cognitive impairment. What determines this interindividual difference? Certainly, it cannot be the result of only genetic factors. We are made in a certain manner and what we do acts on our brain. In fact, our genetic basis can be modulated, modified, and changed by our experiences such as education and life events; daily, by sleep schedules and habits; or also by dietary elements. And this can be seen as true even if our experiences are indirectly driven by our genetic basis. In this paper, we will review some current scientific research on how our experiences are able to modulate the structural organization of the brain and how a healthy lifestyle (regular physical activity, correct sleep hygiene, and healthy diet) appears to positively affect cognitive reserve.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document