Jones Michelle A
East Park Terrace, Southampton Solent University, Southampton SO14 OYN, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Sep 12;14(9):1052. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091052.
: Indoor soft play can provide a safe but exciting physical activity opportunity regardless of environmental conditions. Relatively little is known about the quality or quantity of physical activity engaged in by children during indoor free soft play. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution indoor free soft play can make in enabling children to meet physical activity guidelines and to evaluate the effects of sex and body mass index category. : Seventy-two boys and girls aged five to 10 years engaged in un-controlled indoor free soft play with a mean duration of 120.7 (27.1) min, during which physical activity was monitored using Actigraph accelerometers. : Children spent an average of 61.7 (24.2) min engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and 51.4% ( = 37) achieved the recommended 60 min of MVPA through the single visit to the indoor soft play center. Boys (68.3 (25.7) min) engaged in significantly ( < 0.05) more MVPA than girls (55.8 (21.4) min). Normal weight (65.7 (23.3) min) children engaged in significantly more MVPA than overweight children (48.0 (18.9) min). : Attendance at a soft play indoor center has the potential to support children to engage in sufficient MVPA and overcome environmental factors that can restrict physical activity opportunities.
室内软质游乐设施无论环境条件如何，都能提供安全但刺激的体育活动机会。对于儿童在室内自由软质游乐活动中进行的体育活动的质量或数量，人们了解相对较少。本研究的目的是评估室内自由软质游乐活动对帮助儿童达到体育活动指南要求的贡献，并评估性别和体重指数类别的影响。72名5至10岁的男孩和女孩参与了无控制的室内自由软质游乐活动，平均时长为120.7（27.1）分钟，在此期间使用活动记录仪加速度计监测体育活动。儿童平均花费61.7（24.2）分钟进行中等至剧烈强度的体育活动（MVPA），51.4%（ = 37）的儿童通过单次访问室内软质游乐中心达到了建议的60分钟MVPA。男孩（68.3（25.7）分钟）进行的MVPA显著多于女孩（55.8（21.4）分钟）（ < 0.05）。正常体重儿童（65.7（23.3）分钟）进行的MVPA显著多于超重儿童（48.0（18.9）分钟）。参与室内软质游乐中心活动有可能帮助儿童进行足够的MVPA，并克服可能限制体育活动机会的环境因素。
