Life on holidays: differences in activity composition between school and holiday periods in Australian children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, a small number of studies have suggested that gains in fitness and reductions in body fat achieved during the school term are reversed or stagnate during the holiday period. This may be associated with changed activity patterns. The aim of this study was to compare 24-h activity compositions between school and holiday periods in Australian children.

Methods

The participants in this study were 366 children (53% female, 13.4 ± 2.3 years) who were a subgroup of the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. Each child recalled use of time on at least one school day, one weekend day and one holiday using the Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adults. Composite "in-term" and "holiday" use-of-time profiles were generat

SUBMITTER: Olds T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546614 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature