Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Ph...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f 2023-05-15T14:42:00+02:00 Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions Karin H. Danielsen Thilde K. Vårnes Edvard H. Sagelv Kim A. Heitmann Gunnar E. Mathisen 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 https://doaj.org/article/e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 https://doaj.org/article/e78bcf6d506a4d3c91365f89ec31153f International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 80, Iss 1 (2021) accelerometer seasonal variation schoolchildren arctic region polar night polar day Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 2022-12-31T15:14:00Z The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Physical activity was measured for seven consecutive days with an ActiGraph GT3X-BT accelerometer and is expressed as total PA incounts per minute (cpm) and moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) (min∙day−1). During PN, 51% of boys and 33% of girls met the PA recommendations, whereas 36% of boys and 34% of girls met the recommendations during PD. Time spent doing MVPA did not differ between the two seasons (all p ≥ 0.073). Overall, the children accumulated 613 ±154 cpm during PN, which was lower than during PD 704 ± 269 cpm, p < 0.001). A larger proportion of boys than girls met the PA recommendations during PN compared with PD. Our findings did not show any clear seasonal variation for MVPA or total PA among children,except for some differences within sexes in different grades. This study indicates that interventions aimed at increasing PA should be implemented throughout the year in the Arctic regions. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health polar night Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 |
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The aim of this study was to measure seasonal variations in physical activity (PA) during Polar Nights (PN) and Polar Days (PD) among elementary school children in the Arctic regions of Norway. One hundred and seventy-eight schoolchildren from 1st, 3rd, 5thand 7th grade participated in the study. Physical activity was measured for seven consecutive days with an ActiGraph GT3X-BT accelerometer and is expressed as total PA incounts per minute (cpm) and moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) (min∙day−1). During PN, 51% of boys and 33% of girls met the PA recommendations, whereas 36% of boys and 34% of girls met the recommendations during PD. Time spent doing MVPA did not differ between the two seasons (all p ≥ 0.073). Overall, the children accumulated 613 ±154 cpm during PN, which was lower than during PD 704 ± 269 cpm, p < 0.001). A larger proportion of boys than girls met the PA recommendations during PN compared with PD. Our findings did not show any clear seasonal variation for MVPA or total PA among children,except for some differences within sexes in different grades. This study indicates that interventions aimed at increasing PA should be implemented throughout the year in the Arctic regions. . |
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Karin H. Danielsen Thilde K. Vårnes Edvard H. Sagelv Kim A. Heitmann Gunnar E. Mathisen |
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Karin H. Danielsen Thilde K. Vårnes Edvard H. Sagelv Kim A. Heitmann Gunnar E. Mathisen |
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions |
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions |
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions |
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions |
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seasonal variations in physical activity among norwegian elementary school children in arctic regions |
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