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- Title
Niveles de actividad y condición física en escolares de Educación Primaria en la “nueva normalidad”.
- Authors
Jiménez-Loaisa, Alejandro; de los Reyes-Corcuera, Marcos; Martínez-Martínez, Jesús; Valenciano Valcárcel, Javier
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the physical activity levels and physical fitness of primary school students during the “new normal” stage. 293 schoolchildren (Mage = 10.51; SD = 0.97), whose physical activity was measured using accelerometers and the PAQ-C questionnaire, and the physical fitness through the 20-m shuttle run test, participated in the research. Additionally, their pre-pandemic and post-lockdown physical activity and physical fitness were compared with two larger samples of schoolchildren from the same region (pre-pandemic: n = 1338, Mage = 10.50, SD = 1.09; post-lockdown: n = 1314, Mage = 10.58, SD = 1.04). The results showed levels of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle clearly far from those recommended by public health institutions, and a physical condition below the 50th percentile (specifically, at the 30th percentile in both sexes). Moreover, the comparison of the “new normal” stage with respect to the pre-pandemic situation, showed a decrease in the physical activity and physical fitness of the schoolchildren. Our findings invite to continue investigating how the physical-sports habits of schoolchildren have been repositioned after confinement and during the “new normal” stage, as well as to intensify efforts to promote active lifestyles in these periods of intermittent restrictions and progressive recovery of normality.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL activity; PHYSICAL fitness; HEALTH facilities; SEDENTARY lifestyles; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; SCHOOL children; SPORTS participation; HABIT
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2023, Vol 47, p442
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article