EVALUATION OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF CHILDREN IN GRADES 1-3 ATTENDING THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE MYŚLENICE POVIAT AND IN THE CITY OF KRAKOW
Journal Title: Medicina Sportiva - Year 2013, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To assess the physical activity of children attending grades 1-3 of the primary schools in the region of southern-central Poland (the Małopolska Region).Methods: The study was conducted in selected primary schools in the years 2009-2012. These included 1,140 students aged 7-9 years, coming from rural areas (658), small towns (284), and one large city (198) - the regional capital: Krakow. The parents of the children completed questionnaires, which included questions pertaining to their children’s performance of physical activities at school and outside of school.Results: Among the 1,140 children studied were 560 (49.1%) boys and 580 (50.9%) girls. Both boys and girls living in Krakow spent the least time (less than one hour a day) in front of a TV or computer screen as compared with the other children. Children living in rural areas would spend 2-3 hours a day on those activities. The largest percentage of children who attended PE classes regularly was from Krakow (100% of the boys and 97.6% of the girls). The case was similar with extracurricular activities that required a lot of exercise - 84.7% of the boys and 85.7% of the girls attended those. Children living in smaller towns were significantly less likely to undertake additional physical activity (P < 0.05). Parents of boys were less likely to decide to excuse their children from participation in PE classes than parents of girls (P < 0.05).Conclusions: The place of residence and the gender of the child both have an effect on his or her participation in exercises and recreational activities.
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Jaśmina Żwirska, Paweł Jagielski, Wanda Jabłońska, Małgorzata Bajer, Adam Styczeń
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