Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria.
School of Sports Organization, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Mexico.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 7;17(13):4883. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134883.
Promotion of healthy active behaviors should start from early ages, as behaviors learned in youth are more likely to endure. A fundamental body of research in this field focuses on the implementation of programs within physical education (PE), thanks to its favorable characteristics. However, traditional PE based on exercise training and controlling styles seems to have weaker association with students' health benefits. For this reason, the aim of this study was to assess the effects of a game-based PE program on physical fitness and psychological health in schoolchildren aged 10 to 12 years old. A total of 252 students were distributed in experimental (EG, games-centered activities) and control (CG, traditional exercise training activities) groups. The program lasted 6 months. Health-related physical fitness components, psychological wellbeing, self-esteem, stress, and anxiety were assessed before and after the treatment. Both groups increased physical fitness at post-test; however, cardiorespiratory fitness did not improve. No differences were found between the groups at post-test. Our results show that games may be as effective as traditional training methods; yet, they suggest that PE alone may be insufficient for obtaining substantive benefits in cardiorespiratory fitness, regardless of the type of task presented.
促进健康的积极行为应该从早期开始，因为在年轻时养成的行为更有可能持久。这个领域的一个重要研究领域集中在体育教育（PE）中实施计划，这要归功于其有利的特点。然而，基于运动训练和控制风格的传统体育教育似乎与学生的健康益处的关联较弱。出于这个原因，本研究旨在评估基于游戏的体育教育计划对 10 至 12 岁学童的身体健康和心理健康的影响。共有 252 名学生被分配到实验组（EG，以游戏为中心的活动）和对照组（CG，传统运动训练活动）。该计划持续了 6 个月。在治疗前后评估了与健康相关的身体素质成分、心理健康、自尊、压力和焦虑。两组在测试后都提高了身体素质；然而，心肺适能没有改善。组间在测试后没有发现差异。我们的结果表明，游戏可能与传统训练方法一样有效；然而，它们表明，仅通过体育教育可能不足以获得实质性的心肺适能益处，无论呈现的任务类型如何。
