scholarly journals Physical Activity During Early Childhood: The Importance of Parental Modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Christine A. Crumbley ◽  
Tracey A. Ledoux ◽  
Craig A. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Parental Modeling ◽  
The Family ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

Increasing physical activity (PA) is a critical issue in improving overall health. Prior attempts by public health campaigns to promote PA through health-focused messaging have faced challenges. As PA and sedentary behaviors are developed during the early childhood period (ages 0 to 5 years), this stage represents a unique opportunity for clinicians to encourage activity at the family level. Clinicians should discuss the holistic benefits of PA, including the development of social skills and relationships, motor skills that could be applicable to sports later in life, and cognitive skills that could translate to academic achievements in school. For PA to occur in children, parents should also be engaged in and model the PA behaviors, increasing the likelihood of young children learning to be physically active.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program on Provider Health in Early Childhood Education Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie N. Powers ◽  
Charlotte V. Farewell ◽  
Emily Maiurro ◽  
Jini Puma
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Workplace Wellness ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Childhood Education

Background: Early childhood education (ECE) working environments often contribute to poor health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe healthy eating–related and physical activity–related awareness and adoption of behavior change of ECE providers after participating in a workplace wellness (WW) program and to explore facilitators and barriers to ECE provider participation in WW program. Methods: The WW program offered healthy eating and physical activity challenges to promote ECE provider health and well-being. Approximately 1,000 ECE providers in Colorado from 35 ECE settings were invited to participate. After the intervention, ECE providers completed two surveys: (a) a provider postsurvey and (b) a WW challenge survey. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to examine factors associated with percent agreement that participation in the WW program increased awareness and adoption of health behaviors. Findings: A total of 250 (25%) ECE providers participated in WW program from 2015 to 2017. After participation, approximately 84% of respondents agreed they were more aware of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables and of being physically active, while 81% reported eating more fruits and vegetables, and 80% reported being more physically active in the workplace. Logistic regression models found that the length of time teaching in ECE settings was positively and significantly associated (odds ratio [OR] = 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.00, 1.21]) with the odds of providers agreeing that participation in the WW program increased their awareness of health behaviors. Conclusion/Application to Practice: The design and implementation of WW programs that emphasize facilitators, such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as reduce barriers, such as time constraints and unachievable goal setting, may increase the awareness and adoptions of healthy eating–related and physical activity–related behaviors among ECE work settings.

Readiness to change level of physical activity in leisure time among physically inactive Danish adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 785-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia V. Pedersen ◽  
Mette Kjøller ◽  
Ola Ekholm ◽  
Morten Grønbæk ◽  
Tine Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Danish Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Physically Inactive

Aims: The study examined readiness to change the level of physical activity in leisure time among physically inactive adults, the sociodemographic, lifestyle-related and social factors associated with readiness to change, and finally the various kinds of help to become more physically active required by people who are ready to change and by those not ready to change. Materials and methods: Data were derived from the national representative Danish Health Interview Survey 2005 and included 9,160 physically inactive persons between 16 and 79 years of age. Data were analysed using multiple logistic regression and multiple correspondence analysis. Results: In all, 52 % of the physically inactive respondents stated they were ready to change their level of physical activity. Men had higher odds of being ready to change than women. Readiness to change decreased with age and increased with increasing levels of education. Those ready to change led an active and social lifestyle characterized by considerable health-oriented engagement, while the opposite characterised those not ready to change. Those ready to change wanted help to become more physically active in the form of e.g. opportunities for physical activity at work or help and support from the family. Those not ready to change wanted help from a general practitioner or did not want help at all. Conclusions: Those ready to change and those not ready to change were characterized by very different sociodemographic, lifestyle-related and social factors. This knowledge will benefit prevention initiatives and elucidates the necessity of targeting the initiatives.

Early childhood physical activity, sedentary behaviors and psychosocial well-being: A systematic review

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 182-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trina Hinkley ◽  
Megan Teychenne ◽  
Katherine L. Downing ◽  
Kylie Ball ◽  
Jo Salmon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Childhood Physical Activity

Can Conceptual Physical Education Promote Physically Active Lifestyles?

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Dale ◽  
Charles B. Corbin ◽  
Thomas F. Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Active Lifestyles

This study examined the physical activity participation of students in a large southwestern high school 1–3 years after they had been exposed to a 9th-grade conceptual physical education program. Comparisons were made to students exposed to traditional physical education. Students were assessed using physical activity questions from the 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Students from the conceptual program met adolescent guidelines for physical activity, especially those who participated in the program in its first year of operation. Females were significantly less likely to report sedentary behaviors if they had been exposed to the conceptual, rather than traditional, high school physical education program.

scholarly journals Assessment of Household Work as Compensation for Physical Activity Deficit Amongst Older Adults in a Nigerian Urban Setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eucharia O. Ejechi ◽  
◽  
May O. Esiri
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Household Chores ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

Urban older adults tend to be physically inactive and often remain indoors. Household work of a sample of 300 urban-dwelling adults (50-65 years) from a Nigerian state capital was therefore investigated for physical activity (PA) levels. Questionnaire on participation in household tasks, time and days/week for the tasks, awareness of health benefits of PA and household work as exercise was used. Greater participation occurred in household chores than outdoor/yard work (70.0 vs 44.0%) while participation varied with specific chores (55.0-70.0%) and yard work (28.7-34.0%). Gender, education, age and living with spouse or children/helper were associated with performance of household chores (P<0.05) as well as with yard work except living with spouse. Prevalence of low-intensity household PA was high with only 0.9-13.8% attaining moderate-intensity level and no vigorous-intensity. Low prevalence of awareness of PA health benefits (32.3%) and household work as exercise (14.4%) was observed, but were related to good performance of household work (OR, 1.50-1.55; CL, 0.55-3.54). The finding that 13% of the respondents attained moderate-intensity PA indicated the potential of household work to compensate for the absence of other physical activities. Thus public health campaigns based on household work as exercise in a gender sensitive African society becomes necessary.

scholarly journals Social Status and Adolescent Physical Activity: Expanding the Insurance Hypothesis to Incorporate Energy Expenditure

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra M. Lee ◽  
Michelle I. Cardel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Insurance Hypothesis ◽  
Adolescent Physical Activity ◽  
Infrastructure Policy ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Public Health Campaigns ◽  
The Relationship

Low social status (SS) is a determinant of poor health status and is associated with increased disease burden. Obesity affects 20.6% of American adolescents, most of whom are from low-SS families. Contributors to the development of obesity among adolescents include sedentary behavior and low levels of physical activity. Environmental determinants—infrastructure, policy, and social relationships—influence engagement in physical activity and are affected by SS. Significant declines in physical activity have been documented during adolescence, and adolescents of low SS engage in significantly less physical activity per week than those with high SS. This article briefly reviews the literature on the relationship between SS and physical activity in adolescents and introduces a proposed biological mechanism that may explain that relationship. Characterizing the effects that SS can have on physical activity may help tailor clinical interventions and public health campaigns seeking to improve adolescent physical activity and weight management, thus increasing their effectiveness. This may be particularly beneficial for underserved populations.

scholarly journals Bi-Directional, Day-to-Day Associations between Objectively-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep among Office Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7999
Author(s):  
Emerald G. Heiland ◽  
Örjan Ekblom ◽  
Emil Bojsen-Møller ◽  
Lisa-Marie Larisch ◽  
Victoria Blom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

The bi-directional, day-to-day associations between daytime physical activity and sedentary behavior, and nocturnal sleep, in office workers are unknown. This study investigated these associations and whether they varied by weekday or weekend day. Among 324 Swedish office workers (mean age 42.4 years; 33.3% men), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and sedentary behaviors and sleep (total sleep time (TST) and sleep efficiency (SE)) were ascertained by using accelerometers (Actigraph GT3X) over 8 days. Multilevel linear mixed models were used to assess the bi-directional, day-to-day, within-person associations. Additional analyses stratified by weekend/weekday were performed. On average, participants spent 6% (57 min) of their day in MVPA and 59% (9.5 h) sedentary, and during the night, TST was 7 hours, and SE was 91%. More daytime sedentary behavior was associated with less TST that night, and reciprocally, more TST at night was associated with less sedentary behavior on the following weekday. Greater TST during the night was also associated with less MVPA the next day, only on weekdays. However, daytime MVPA was not associated with TST that night. Higher nighttime SE was associated with greater time spent sedentary and in MVPA on the following day, regardless if weekday or weekend day. Sleep may be more crucial for being physically active the following day than vice versa, especially on weekdays. Nevertheless, sedentary behavior’s relation with sleep time may be bi-directional. Office workers may struggle with balancing sleep and physical activity time.

scholarly journals Veterinary-Prescribed Physical Activity: Feasibility and Acceptability among Veterinary Staff and Dog Owners

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2339
Author(s):  
Katrina Oselinsky ◽  
Colleen G. Duncan ◽  
Heather E. Martinez ◽  
Dan J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Veterinary Clinic ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

Physical inactivity remains a global epidemic leading to an estimated 5 million preventable deaths per year. Although there exist numerous public-health campaigns aimed at increasing physical activity (PA), a potentially fruitful but underexplored avenue to promote both human and animal health is veterinary-prescribed PA programs. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating veterinary-prescribed PA programming into a diverse array of clinic settings. Participants (n = 722 veterinary-clinic staff (VS); n = 1028 dog owners (DOs)) completed an online survey assessing: (a) the perceived importance of PA for promoting health and preventing disease, (b) willingness to participate in a veterinary-prescribed PA program, and (c) potential benefits and barriers of such a program. Both groups of participants indicated that PA is important for both human and animal health (97% and 98% of VS and 92% and 93% of DOs said PA is very or extremely important for animal and human health, respectively). Additionally, most participants in both groups expressed an interest in participating in a veterinary-prescribed PA program in the future, with only 11% of DOs and 10% of VS saying they were not interested. Benefits and barriers of this type of intervention for both practitioners and patients were also identified. Incorporating veterinary-prescribed PA programming into veterinary clinics seems to be acceptable to both DOs and VS. Additionally, many VS believe such programming would be feasible at their clinics; thus, pursuing such programs appears to be a promising avenue for promoting human and animal health.

scholarly journals NTC sistem učenja i njegova primena u fizičkom vaspitanju predškolskog deteta

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Luča Radmanić ◽  
Sandra Vujkov
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Intellectual Level ◽  
The Brain

The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of early physical activity, because, apart from the health aspect, has consequences on the intellectual level. It was emphasized that the potential legacy formed in this way can not be overcome, and in the lack of early stimulation may not be reached. With movements and dance creativity and learning should be improved. Movement helps children develop not only the body but also their brains, learning ability and social skills. Exercise not only affects the physical development, but also cognitive, emotional and social development of the child. In the years of early childhood, it is important to create, with movement and play, solid connection between the brain, body and senses which significantly stimulate cognitive skills of the child.

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