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 1 st , 3 rd , 5 th and 7 th grade participated in the st...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/23474 2023-05-15T14:25:17+02:00 Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions Danielsen, Karin Helene Vårnes, Thilde Kleppe Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik Heitmann, Kim Arne Mathisen, Gunnar 2021-11-21 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23474 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 eng eng Taylor and Francis International Journal of Circumpolar Health Danielsen K, Vårnes TH, Sagelv EH, Heitmann KA, Mathisen GEM. Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2021;80 FRIDAID 1957211 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23474 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Social science: 200 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 2021-12-22T23:55:52Z 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 1 st , 3 rd , 5 th and 7 th 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 Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive 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 1 st , 3 rd , 5 th and 7 th 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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Danielsen, Karin Helene Vårnes, Thilde Kleppe Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik Heitmann, Kim Arne Mathisen, Gunnar |
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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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seasonal variations in physical activity among norwegian elementary school children in arctic regions |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Danielsen K, Vårnes TH, Sagelv EH, Heitmann KA, Mathisen GEM. Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2021;80 FRIDAID 1957211 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.2004688 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23474 |
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