Pediatric Exercise Science · 2007 · 110 citations · 23 references
EducationChild HealthKinesiologyChild DevelopmentMovement AnalysisPhysical ActivityMovement BehaviorPhysical Activity AssessmentPhysical Activity EpidemiologyPhysical Activity For ChildrenPhysical FitnessPhysical Fitness AssessmentAccelerometer MonitoringAccelerometer SensorsChild Physical ActivityChildhood Physical ActivityPhysical Activity MonitoringPhysical Activity QuestionnairesPhysical Activity TrackingStep Counting
In this study, daily step counts were recorded for 4 consecutive days in 129 four- and five-year-old children. To compare daily Yamax Digiwalker step counts with minutes of engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), concurrent accelerometer data were collected in a random subsample (n = 76). The average daily step count was 9,980 (+/- 2,605). Step counts and MVPA minutes were strongly correlated (r = .73, p < .001). The daily step count of 13,874, equating to 1-hr MVPA engagement, was reached by 8% of the children. Daily step counts in preschool children give valid information on physical activity levels-daily step counts in preschoolers are low.
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Total energy expenditure and physical activity in young Scottish children: mixed longitudinal study
J.J. Reilly, DM Jackson, Colette Montgomery et al. · The Lancet · 2004 · 439 citations
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