Physical activity and active commuting to elementary school
Physical activity and active commuting to elementary school
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DOI：
10.1249/01.mss.0000179102.17183.6b
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
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Pate, RR
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Sirard, JR;Riner, WF;Pate, RR
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine if fifth-grade students who walked or bicycled to school on a regular basis were more physically active than those that did not. Methods: The sample consists of 219 fifth-grade students (10.3 +/- 0.6 yr, 44% male, 58% minority) from eight randomly selected urban and suburban elementary schools. Students wore an ActiGraph physical activity monitor during the same week that they completed a daily survey to report their mode of transportation to and from school. Students were categorized on the number of reported active commuting trips, to and from school, per week (regular; : >= 5 (N = 11), irregular; 1-4 (N = 25), nonactive; 0 (N = 183)). Results: Compared with both other groups, regular active commuters accumulated 3% more minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; P = 0.04) during weekdays. This weekday difference was because of regular active commuters accumulating 8.5% more minutes of MVPA both before and after school (P
