Search results for "physical activity"
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Body mass index in the early years in relation to motor coordination at the age of 5–7 years
2017
Physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) are consistently associated with motor coordination (MC) in children. However, we know very little how BMI in early childhood associates with MC later in childhood. This study investigated associations between BMI in early childhood and BMI, PA, and MC in middle childhood. Children aged 5 to 7 years (n = 64, 32 girls) were measured for MC using Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) and for moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) using triaxial accelerometers. Prevailing body weight and height were measured, and information on weight and height in early years was based on parental report of child health care report cards. Age-adjusted BMIz scores we…
Daily physical activity and physical activity in soccer practice with children
2017
Päivittäisen fyysisen aktiivisuuden määrässä ja intensiteetissä on eroja ihmisten välillä. Suurin osa fyysisestä aktiivisuudesta tapahtuu vapaa-ajalla, lapsilla koulupäivän ulkopuolella. Liikuntasuositukset ohjeistavat riittävästä päivittäisen fyysisen aktiivisuuden määrästä ja laadusta. Yhä useammat lapset eivät saavuta näitä suosituksia ja jako aktiivisiin ja vähemmän aktiivisiin lapsiin on tullut entistä selkeämmäksi. Osallistumista ohjattuun liikuntaan on pidetty yhtenä ratkaisuna lisätä lasten päivittäisen fyysisen aktiivisuuden määrää. Tutkimukset kuitenkin ovat osoittaneet, ettei järjestettyyn liikuntaan osallistuminen kasvata lasten kokonaisaktiivisuutta. Saman päivän aikana tapahtu…
A family based tailored counselling to increase non-exercise physical activity in adults with a sedentary job and physical activity in their young ch…
2011
Background. Epidemiological evidence suggests that decrease in sedentary behaviour is beneficial for health. This family based randomized controlled trial examines whether face-to-face delivered counselling is effective in reducing sedentary time and improving health in adults and increasing moderate-to-vigorous activities in children. Methods. The families are randomized after balancing socioeconomic and environmental factors in the Jyväskylä region, Finland. Inclusion criteria are: healthy men and women with children 3-8 years old, and having an occupation where they self-reportedly sit more than 50% of their work time and children in all-day day-care in kindergarten or in the first grade…
Lasten ja nuorten kestävyyskunto
2018
Kestävyyskunto on yksi tutkituimmista terveyteen ja suorituskykyyn yhdistetyistä fyysisen kunnon osa-alueista lapsilla ja nuorilla. Kestävyyskunnon mittaamiseen, sitä koskevien mittaustulosten tulkintaan, kestävyyskunnon harjoitettavuuteen sekä kestävyyskunnon terveysvaikutusten tutkimiseen lapsilla ja nuorilla liittyy yhä haasteita. nonPeerReviewed
The Effects of a 2-year Individualized and Family-based Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Diet in Children
2016
Objective To investigate the effects of a long-term, individualized and family-based lifestyle intervention on physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet quality in children. Methods We carried out a 2-year intervention study in a population sample of 506 children aged 6–8 years in Finland in 2007–2012. We allocated the participants at baseline in the intervention and control group. We assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior by questionnaires and diet by food records. Results Total physical activity (+ 9 min/d in intervention group vs. − 5 min/d in control group, p = 0.001 for time*group interaction), unsupervised physical activity (+ 7 min/d vs. − 9 min/d, p < 0.001) and orga…
Longitudinal associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in children
2019
Background: There are few prospective studies on the associations of changes in objectively measured vigorous physical activity (VPA∆), moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA∆), light physical activity (LPA∆), and sedentary time (ST∆) with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors (∆) in children. We therefore investigated these relationships among children. Methods: The participants were a population sample of 258 children aged 6‐8 years followed for 2 years. We assessed PA and ST by a combined heart rate and movement sensor; computed continuous age‐ and sex‐adjusted z‐scores for waist circumference, blood pressure, and fasting insulin, glucose, triglycerides, and high‐density lipoprot…
Lasten liikkuminen kylmässä ja kuumassa : lämmönsäätelyn erityispiirteitä
2018
Lapset eroavat paitsi fysiologialtaan, myös käyttäytymiseltään aikuisista. Lasten lämmönsäätelyn erityispiirteet tulee huomioida, jotta he voivat nauttia liikkumisesta, harjoitella ja kilpailla eri lajeissa vaihtelevissa sääolosuhteissa turvallisesti ja toimintakykynsä säilyttäen. nonPeerReviewed
The Impact of Age on the Association Between Physical Activity and White Matter Integrity in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults
2020
Cognition emerges from coordinated processing among distributed cortical brain regions, enabled through interconnected white matter networks. Cortical disconnection caused by age-related decline in white matter integrity (WMI) is likely to contribute to age-related cognitive decline. Physical activity (PA) has been suggested to have beneficial effects on white matter structure. However, its potential to counteract age-related decline in WMI is not yet well established. The present explorative study analyzed if PA was associated with WMI in cognitively healthy older adults and if this association was modulated by age. Forty-four cognitively healthy older individuals (aged 60–88 years) with d…
Longitudinal associations of physical activity and pubertal development with academic achievement in adolescents.
2020
Highlights • Boys with higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity had better academic achievement than those with lower levels of physical activity at baseline. • Physical activity was not associated with academic achievement at follow-up in boys or girls. • Continuously inactive adolescents had poorer academic achievement over the follow-up period than their more active peers. • Girls with more advanced pubertal status had better academic achievement than other girls.
The effects of motor skill and physical activity interventions on preschoolers' cognitive and academic skills: A systematic review
2022
The present systematic review aimed to investigate the methodological quality and the effects of fundamental motor skills and physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic skills in typically developing 3 to 7-year-old children. The review was conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. A literature search was carried out in April 2020 using seven electronic databases. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed with the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) Quality Assessment Tool. Cohen's d effect size calculations and post hoc power analyses were conducted for the in…