Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries
Detailed knowledge about physical activity (PA) in both school and leisure time is of great importance in order to promote children’s health. This study investigated and compared the PA levels of sixth-grade pupils, 11–12 years of age, in two Nordic schools, during both school and leisure time by co...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1952 2023-08-20T04:07:24+02:00 Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries Samanburður á hreyfingu 11 til 12 ára nemenda í Noregi og á Íslandi byggður á skrefamæli og hreyfidagbók Hallås, Bjørg Oddrun Herfindal, Torunn Wergedahl, Hege 2015-09-14 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/1952 eng eng Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/1952/965 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/netla/article/view/1952 Copyright (c) 2015 Netla Netla - english edition; 2014: Netla - Ársrit Netla; 2014: Netla - Ársrit 1670-0244 physical activity Norway Iceland pedometer activity diary school time leisure time hreyfing Noregur Ísland skrefamælir hreyfidagbók skólatími tómstundir info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:16Z Detailed knowledge about physical activity (PA) in both school and leisure time is of great importance in order to promote children’s health. This study investigated and compared the PA levels of sixth-grade pupils, 11–12 years of age, in two Nordic schools, during both school and leisure time by combining pedometer measures with activity diary records. Pupils from Norway (n= 44) and Iceland (n=37) wore pedometers for seven consecutive days and kept an activity diary for the first two days. After pupils’ PA had been registered for one week using a pedometer, no significant differences in pedometer step counts were found. Nor were there significant differences in the pedometer step counts between weekdays and weekends. But when looking only at the group of pupils reporting to meet the standard of at least 60 minutes PA and 12,000 pedometer step counts per day for girls and 15,000 for boys, results revealed that there were a higher percentage of Norwegian pupils in this group. However, within this group the Icelandic pupils were active for a longer period and had higher pedometer step counts. The Norwegian pupils reported a significantly higher daily PA from walking or cycling to school than the Icelandic pupils. Among boys, there were no other significant differences. On the other hand, the Norwegian girls reported a significantly higher level of exercise in sports club and a significantly lower level of leisure time walks than the Icelandic girls. In conclusion, although the total amount of PA of Norwegian and Icelandic pupils was similar, a closer look at the various activities during school time and leisure time revealed significant differences between the case schools, including gender differences. Our study has contributed to the knowledge about PA among 11–12-year-old pupils in two Nordic countries. The results of our study have revealed a need for more research into different factors, in both school and leisure time that can contribute to increasing Nordic pupils PA levels. Nákvæm þekking á hreyfingu (e. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Norway |
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physical activity Norway Iceland pedometer activity diary school time leisure time hreyfing Noregur Ísland skrefamælir hreyfidagbók skólatími tómstundir Hallås, Bjørg Oddrun Herfindal, Torunn Wergedahl, Hege Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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Detailed knowledge about physical activity (PA) in both school and leisure time is of great importance in order to promote children’s health. This study investigated and compared the PA levels of sixth-grade pupils, 11–12 years of age, in two Nordic schools, during both school and leisure time by combining pedometer measures with activity diary records. Pupils from Norway (n= 44) and Iceland (n=37) wore pedometers for seven consecutive days and kept an activity diary for the first two days. After pupils’ PA had been registered for one week using a pedometer, no significant differences in pedometer step counts were found. Nor were there significant differences in the pedometer step counts between weekdays and weekends. But when looking only at the group of pupils reporting to meet the standard of at least 60 minutes PA and 12,000 pedometer step counts per day for girls and 15,000 for boys, results revealed that there were a higher percentage of Norwegian pupils in this group. However, within this group the Icelandic pupils were active for a longer period and had higher pedometer step counts. The Norwegian pupils reported a significantly higher daily PA from walking or cycling to school than the Icelandic pupils. Among boys, there were no other significant differences. On the other hand, the Norwegian girls reported a significantly higher level of exercise in sports club and a significantly lower level of leisure time walks than the Icelandic girls. In conclusion, although the total amount of PA of Norwegian and Icelandic pupils was similar, a closer look at the various activities during school time and leisure time revealed significant differences between the case schools, including gender differences. Our study has contributed to the knowledge about PA among 11–12-year-old pupils in two Nordic countries. The results of our study have revealed a need for more research into different factors, in both school and leisure time that can contribute to increasing Nordic pupils PA levels. Nákvæm þekking á hreyfingu (e. ... |
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Hallås, Bjørg Oddrun Herfindal, Torunn Wergedahl, Hege |
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Hallås, Bjørg Oddrun Herfindal, Torunn Wergedahl, Hege |
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Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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Comparison of the Physical Activity of 11–12 Year Old Pupils in Two Schools in Norway and Iceland, using Pedometer Registrations and Activity Diaries |
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comparison of the physical activity of 11–12 year old pupils in two schools in norway and iceland, using pedometer registrations and activity diaries |
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