O the places rural children will go…to get physical activity: a cross sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Youth living in rural areas have higher risk for overweight/obesity. It is important to understand where these children engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time to encourage or intervene on activity in specific locations. This study compared MVPA and sedentary time across locations among children with overweight/obesity in the rural Midwest of the U.S.

Methods

Participants wore an accelerometer and Global Positioning System tracker over 7-days to collect data on MVPA, sedentary time, and location. Locations were categorized as Home, Home Neighborhood, School, School Neighborhood, and 'Other'. Differences based on school and non-school days were examined.

Results

Participants (n = 44; 8.8 ± 0.8 years; 61.4% females) engaged in

SUBMITTER: Forseth B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954351 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature