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dc.contributor.authorRiiser, Kirsti
dc.contributor.authorHaugen, Anders Lund
dc.contributor.authorLund, Siv
dc.contributor.authorLøndal, Knut
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-14T14:33:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T13:21:07Z
dc.date.available2019-10-14T14:33:59Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T13:21:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-29
dc.identifier.citationRiiser K, Haugen AL, Lund S, Løndal K. Physical Activity in Young Schoolchildren inAfter School Programs. Journal of School Health. 2019;89:752-758en
dc.identifier.issn0022-4391
dc.identifier.issn0022-4391
dc.identifier.issn1746-1561
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/7677
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: After-school programs (ASP) provide opportunities to influence children’s physical activity (PA). However, little is known about the PA levels of the youngest schoolchildren. The aim of the study was to describe the level of PA intensity and sedentary time among first graders attending ASP in Norway, and to investigate factors that are associated with PA in the ASP. METHODS: First graders from 14 ASPs were invited to participate in the study and 426 children were included. The children wore an accelerometer for five consecutive days during their stay in the ASP. Light, moderate, and vigorous PA and sedentary time were registered and analyzed. RESULTS: On average, the children accumulated 25.8 minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during their ASP-stay. However, there was considerable variation within the sample. Sex, as well as body mass, were associated with MVPA. The activity level increased substantially when the children had to be outside. CONCLUSIONS: The findings show that on average, the children were quite physically active in the ASP. However, it seems critical to devote increased attention to the least active children and to include extensive outdoor play-time in the ASP schedule.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of School Health;Volume 89, Issue 9, September 2019
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Riiser K, Haugen AL, Lund S, Løndal K. Physical Activity in Young Schoolchildren in After School Programs. Journal of School Health. 2019;89:752-758, which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12815. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.en
dc.subjectAfter-school programsen
dc.subjectPhysical activitiesen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectPlaysen
dc.subjectSchool healthen
dc.titlePhysical Activity in Young Schoolchildren in After School Programsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2019-10-14T14:33:59Z
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12815
dc.identifier.cristin1723590
dc.source.journalJournal of School Health


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