Directly Observed Physical Activity of Year 1 Children during School Class Time: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Providing physical activity opportunities to children throughout the school day may be beneficial for children's health and learning. Existing practices regarding the frequency, type and context of physical activity opportunities being provided to children in the early years of primary school remains largely unknown. The aim of this study was to observe Year 1 children's physical activity and its contexts during school class time and identify opportunities to incorporate additional activity. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 34 Year 1 children (20 boys, 14 girls; mean age = 6.36 ± 0.34 years) from one primary school in Queensland, Australia. A modified version of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Elementary School was used to assess children's ph

SUBMITTER: Macdonald K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8036768 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature