Longitudinal changes and tracking of in-school physical activity in primary school children: four-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is little evidence on the tracking of physical activity during school hours. In addition, tracking physical activity in schools provides important evidence for understanding children's physical activity and conducting intervention studies. Therefore, this study examined longitudinal changes and tracking of in-school physical activity in primary school children.

Methods

In this study, physical activity was investigated longitudinally in primary school children for 4 years. The baseline participants consisted of 103 second-grade students (7-8 years old) who participated. Step counts and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school and during first recess and lunch/second recess were examined using an accelerometer (Kenz Lifecorder GS 4-second versio

SUBMITTER: Sasayama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11917022 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature