School based approach increase PA Flashcards
what does CHAMPS stand for? (PA lab)
Choices in Health, Action, Motivation, Pedagogy and Skills
(Choix en Habiletés, Action, Motivation, Pédagogie and Santé)
define physical and health education (PHE)
school subject designed to help children and youth develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for participating in active, healthy living. as such, Physical education programs are an integral components of total school experience for students
define kinesiology
study of human movement and all of its associated knowledge and professional practices
*works together with physical health and education!
define physical activity
+ how is it used in PE programs
+ analogy
a movement of the body that expends energy, such as participation in sports, dance and exercise –> not the same as physical education
- PA is used in PE programs as a medium for teaching curriculum content
- PA is the vehicle to become physically educated, just as a book is a vehicle to becoming a reader
rationale for school-based PA programs
- ability to what?
- what are 2 goals ish: to prevent and control (2) and increase what? ish
- (which set of rules) set goals for student at what level of PA for how long of class time?
- who also has guidelines for children and adolescents in classrooms?
OVERALL GOAL?
- ability to reach large amounts of children at once for very low cost
- prevent and control obesity and diabetes?
- increase cognition to curing a rainy day?
- healthy people 2020 set goals for student at MVPA for at least 50% of class time
- National association for sport and physical education (NASPE) have also set guidelines for children and adolescents in classrooms
- OVERALL GOAL = teach people to be physically active bc not enough time in PE class to reach guidelines
why is it important to increase school-based PA programs:
1) canadian perspective
2) low PA can be blamed on factors (3)
3) what drives these programs?
1) child and youth inactivity continues to be a growing concern in Canada
*first generation of children to live shorter lives than their parents
2) changes in lifestyles + school policies + communities in which we live
3) there’s increasing pressure on Canadian schools to maintain and/or improve child and youth inactivity
who developed PA guidelines in what year for 4 age categories (name)
- what are the most recent guidelines for 2 of the age categories?
canadian society of exercise physiology (CSEP) developed PA guidelines in 1995 for
- children (4-11)
- youth (12-17)
- adults (18-64)
- older adults (65+)
- most recent guidelines recommend 60+minutes of moderate to vigorous PA every day for children (5-11) and youth (12-17)
- most North American PHE curriculums aim to what?
- what are 4 challenges with school-based PA?
- aim to have children adopt healthy and active lifestyle
1. activity during physical education class is not enough to meet national guidelines for daily PA
2. no child left behind and other academic balancing/initiatives budget cuts/myths/stereotypes are taking time away from: physical and health education + free play/recess –> studies show that it’s not true though!
3. schools are no longer within walking distance of student’s homes –> can’t walk to and from school –> effects of built environment
4. parents fear for their children’s safety (sidewalks!) and limit within school PA participation (limits after school sports and “rough” play)
what are 3 ways to encourage youth to engage in PA at 3 moments
- before, DURING and after class!
1. active transportation… (ie active “schoolbuses”: group walking to school together) challenges with built environment
2. sports
3. leisure and recreational activities (super important! can’t always focus on increasing PA to increase PA)
what remains a key environment in which to promote PA to children and youth?
- how to target inactivity?
public school system!
- schools and educators can target inactivity through school-based curricular, intramural and interscholastic programs (ie whole school daily PA, teacher driven daily PA, student facilitated daily PA)
community guide recommendations fo PE programs –> need what 5 things
- adequate facilities
- properly trained educators
- appropriate class sizes
- include all students
- focus on an appropriate mix of motor skills
*developed using only studies of high quality physical education programs
school based PHE
- does NOT focus solely on what?
- what does it do/focus on (3)
- does NOT focus solely on health-related physical education as suggested
1. does teach how to move and become or maintain health
2. does promote health benefits of PA
3. focus on learning, not simplistic behaviour or solely physiological status
*also: how to get people involved!
what are the advantages/stuff they do well/positive outcomes of high quality PHE programs? (3)
WHY? ish
- amount of time spent in MVPA during PE class can be increased by an average of 50.3%
- increases in the percentage of time spent in MVPA in PE class can range from 3.3% to over 15% (avg increase of 10%)
- significant increases in aerobic capacity can be obtained with such programs as well
WHY: teachers are able to teach really well! and teach people how to move!
what is the SPARK program?
- promotes (2)
sports, play and active recreation for kids
- enjoyable activities
- teaching movement skills
compare minutes per week of PA for control, classroom teacher and PE specialist (graph)
control: 17min ish
classroom: 32min ish
PE specialist: 40min!
