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Contribution of free play towards physical activity guidelines for New Zealand primary school children aged 7–9 years

McGall, S E, McGuigan, M R, Nottle, C·2011·British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI 10.1136/bjsm.2009.065318
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Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate children's physical activity patterns to gain comparisons between home and school and to determine whether the current physical activity guidelines of 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily were being met. Methods: Participants were recruited from two New Zealand primary schools (60 children, mean age (SD) 8.3 (0.7) years). Physical activity was measured for seven consecutive days using Actigraph accelerometers. Total activity and average counts were determined for school playtime, after school and weekends. Differences between average counts for these intervals were compared using the t statistic. Time and percentage of time spent were categorised into the activity thresholds: sedentary (<100), light (101–299), moderate (3000–5200) and vigorous (>5200). Total activity for each day was also determined. Results: No child met the recommended 60 min of MVPA daily during the investigation. Compared to school playtime, activity counts were lower by 36% (CI 25% to 45.5%, p<0.001, effect size (ES)=−1.29) after school, 50.1% (CI 37% to 60.5%, p<0.001, ES=−2.01) on Saturday and 57.4% (CI 46.3% to 66.3%, p<0.001, ES=−2.47) on Sunday. Mean results showed children spent 91–96% of their time engaged in light or sedentary activities. Even during school playtime, where the children were most active, only 8 of 80 min were spent engaged in MVPA. Conclusions: This study found activity levels were considerably lower than the recommended guidelines, and children were more active during school playtime compared to after school and weekends.

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Authors
McGall, S. E., McGuigan, M. R., & Nottle, C.
Affiliations
  • Waikato Institute of Technology (NZ)
  • Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Corresponding author
Nottle, C
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Venue
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2009-08-19
Volume
45
Issue
2
Pages
120-124
ISSN
  • 0306-3674 (ISSN-L)
  • 1473-0480
DOI
10.1136/bjsm.2009.065318
OpenAlex
W2154934396
Cited by
32
References
31
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
Keywords
free play, physical activity, elementary school students, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, physical activity guidelines, weekend activities, sedentary behavior, light physical activity, accelerometer-measured activity, New Zealand children
MeSH terms
Child, Female, Humans, Male, New Zealand, Play and Playthings, School Health Services, Schools, Time Factors, Exercise, Guidelines as Topic, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Guideline Adherence

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