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Physical activity among preschoolers during indoor and outdoor childcare play periods

Abstract

Preschoolers’ (n = 31) physical activity (PA) levels during indoor and outdoor childcare hours were explored using accelerometers. Participants engaged in 0.54 min/h (SD = 0.59) of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and 14.42 min/h (SD = 6.78) of total PA (TPA) indoors compared with 5.03 min/h (SD = 4.92) of MVPA and 31.68 min/h (SD = 0.83) of TPA outdoors. Boys and girls engaged in significantly more TPA outdoors; however, only boys demonstrated a significant increase in MVPA outdoors.

Authors: Vanderloo, L. M., Tucker, P., Johnson, A. M., & Holmes, J. D.

DOI:

10.1139/apnm-2013-0137

Journal: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

Year: 2013

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