School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 May 19;20(10):5880. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105880.
Despite documented evidence of the benefits of leading a physically active life, it is reported that less than half of young people in Europe meet the physical activity recommendations. Schools, and in particular physical education (PE), are viewed to be at the forefront of addressing inactive lifestyles and educating young people about physical activity. Nonetheless, given advancements in technology, young people are increasingly exposed to physical activity information "beyond the school gates". Consequently, if PE teachers are to support young people to understand the information they receive surrounding physical activity online, then they need to be able to address any misconceptions about health they may have.
In this study, fourteen young people (7 boys and 7 girls) in year 9 (13-14 years old) from two secondary schools in England participated in a digitally-based activity and semi-structured interviews which aimed to explore their conceptions of physical activity for health.
It was found that the young people had limited and narrow conceptions of what it means to be physically active.
It was suggested the findings could be partly attributed to limitations in students' learning and experiences with respect to physical activity and health in the PE curriculum.
尽管有文献证明积极生活的益处，但据报道，欧洲只有不到一半的年轻人符合身体活动建议。学校，特别是体育教育（PE），被认为是解决不活跃生活方式和教育年轻人关于身体活动的前沿阵地。尽管如此，考虑到技术的进步，年轻人越来越多地接触到“校门之外”的身体活动信息。因此，如果体育教师要支持年轻人理解他们在线上收到的关于身体活动的信息，那么他们就需要能够解决他们可能存在的任何关于健康的误解。
在这项研究中，来自英格兰两所中学的 14 名 9 年级（13-14 岁）的年轻人（7 名男孩和 7 名女孩）参与了一项基于数字的活动和半结构化访谈，旨在探讨他们对健康身体活动的概念。
研究发现，年轻人对积极运动的含义的理解有限且狭隘。
研究结果可能部分归因于学生在体育课程中对身体活动和健康的学习和经验有限。
