Goh Tan Leng, Leong Chee Hoi, Brusseau Timothy A, Hannon James
Department of Physical Education and Human Performance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 06053, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Children (Basel). 2019 Jun 3;6(6):76. doi: 10.3390/children6060076.
A classroom-based physical activity curriculum offers an opportunity for students to be active during the school day to combat declining physical activity levels among this population. The effects of classroom-based physical activity curriculum on children of different weight categories is relatively unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the differences in physical activity levels between male and female students, and between students of different weight categories following participation in a classroom-based physical activity curriculum intervention. A total of 210 3rd to 5th grade (age = 9.1 ± 0.1) students from one U.S. elementary school participated in a 4-week intervention. Students' physical activity levels were measured using pedometers, quantified by step counts pre- and post-intervention. Results from the study indicated that students' physical activity levels increased after participation in the intervention; male students' physical activity levels were higher than female students. Additionally, there was an increase in physical activity levels regardless of weight categories, with students of healthy weight exhibiting the most increase following participation in the intervention. In view of the improvement of children's physical activity levels following their participation in a classroom-based physical activity curriculum, it is recommended that training and resources be provided for teachers to easily implement the curriculum during the school day.
以课堂为基础的体育活动课程为学生提供了在学校期间保持活跃的机会，以应对这一群体中身体活动水平下降的问题。以课堂为基础的体育活动课程对不同体重类别的儿童的影响相对未知。因此，本研究的目的是调查参与以课堂为基础的体育活动课程干预后，男女生之间以及不同体重类别的学生之间身体活动水平的差异。来自美国一所小学的210名三至五年级（年龄 = 9.1 ± 0.1）学生参加了为期4周的干预。使用计步器测量学生的身体活动水平，通过干预前后的步数进行量化。研究结果表明，参与干预后学生的身体活动水平有所提高；男生的身体活动水平高于女生。此外，无论体重类别如何，身体活动水平都有所增加，健康体重的学生在参与干预后增加最多。鉴于儿童参与以课堂为基础的体育活动课程后身体活动水平有所提高，建议为教师提供培训和资源，以便在学校期间轻松实施该课程。
