RT journal article
T1 Levels of Physical Activity during School Hours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
A1 Grao Cruces, Alberto
A1 Velázquez Romero, María J.
A1 Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 primary education
K1 secondary education
K1 school schedule
K1 recommendations
K1 students
AB Background: This systematic reviewdetermines the levels of physical activity (PA) during schoolhours in children and adolescents.Methods: Studies carried out fromJanuary 1987 toDecember 2019wereretrieved from four databases (Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus and SportDiscus). Results: Twenty-ninestudies were included in this systematic review. Most of them used accelerometers and showed that maleand female children accumulated a mean of between 14 and 68 min of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA)during school hours (3–22% of this daily segment), andmale and female adolescents accumulated ameanof between 13 and 28min ofMVPA during this daily segment (3–8% of the school hours). Less than aquarter of children and adolescents reached the recommended 30 min of MVPA during school hours,with notable differences between sexes. Conclusions: These results suggest that the levels of PA duringschool hours are not enough, and consequently, schools should develop strategies for helping childrenand adolescents reach the school PA recommendation.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2020
FD 2020-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23554
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23554
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026