Trends in Physical Activity Flashcards
Physical Activity:
any body movement produced by the skeletal muscles and resulting in substantial increase over the resting energy expenditure (>1.5 metabolic equivalents METS)
FITT Principle:
- frequency: number of sessions, bouts, days
- intensity: METs (light, moderate, vigorous)
- time
- type: context or reason for the activity
MVPA:
- moderate to vigorous physical activity
- PA that results in sweat and being out of breath
Exercise:
- a subset of PA
- planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movements
- to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness
Why isn’t exercise often considered in children?
children play for fun
Sedentary behaviour:
- any waking behaviour with low energy expenditure (< 1.5 METS)
- involves a sitting or reclined posture
What are the 4 ways of measuring PA?
- observation
- self report
- parental-proxy report
- objective measures
What are the pros and cons of using observation to measure PA?
- can be very accurate
- very expensive
- can’t measure children throughout the whole day
What are the pros and cons of self report?
- easy to collect info
- kids under 10 can’t do this
- bias
- hard for child to remember
- unmotivated people
What are the pros and cons of parental-proxy report?
- easy to collect info
- bias
- unmotivated people
- social desirability bias (people want to look good)
What are the 2 objective measures most used?
- accelerometers
- pedometers
What are the pros and cons of objective measures?
- person doesn’t have to remember much
- ex. running up stairs, pedometers would not be able to tell it uses more energy
Infants:
less than 1 year
Toddlers:
1-2 years
Preschoolers:
3-4 years
Children:
5-11 years
Adolescents/youth:
12-17 years
Who is participACTION?
- national non profit organization
- help Canadians sit less and move more
- partner with rec organizations, government, corporate sponsors
In the 5-17 year age range, PA is associated with:
- higher fitness
- motor competence
- weight status
- metabolic health
- arterial characteristics
- bone health
- academic achievement
- health-related quality of life
- brain and mental health
What type of PA is most consistently linked to health?
MVPA
For brain health, PA in childhood and adolescence is associated with:
- better cognition
- brain function
- mental health
How is PA in childhood and adolescence associated with better cognition?
- thinking
- learning
- creativity
- problem solving
- attention
- focus
- concentration
How is PA in childhood and adolescence associated with brain function?
- bigger brain in areas of memory, higher level thinking, emotion
- BDNF: miracle gro for brain, helps brain grow, create new cells, make new connections
How is PA in childhood and adolescence associated with mental health?
- decreased depression, anxiety
- promotes positive emotions, self esteem, self concept, self worth
- feel good chemicals released
- lower stress
- better resilience
According to the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines, PA recommendations for under 1 year:
- physically active several time daily
- interactive floor-based play (more is better)
- not mobile yet = 30 minutes of tummy time spread throughout the day while awake
According to the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines, PA recommendations for 1-2 years:
- at least 180 min
- variety of PA at any intensity
- includes energetic play
- more is better
According to the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines, PA recommendations for 3-4 years:
- at least 180 min.
- variety of PA
- at least 60 min. energetic play
- more is better
According to the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines, PA recommendations for 5-17 years:
- accumulation of at least 60 min/day of MVPA
- involving a variety of aerobic activities
- VPA and muscle and bone strengthening at least 3 days per week
60 min of MVPA = ____ steps/day
12,000
What % of 24 hours should sleep occupy?
40%