标题：Assessing physical activity and sedentary lifestyle behaviours for children and adolescents living in a district of Poland. What are the key determinants for improving health?
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：3
页码：606-612
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1120611
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Adequate levels of physical activity throughout an individual’s life ensure an optimal state of health. Only30% of adolescents and 10% of adults perform sufficient physical activity to facilitate proper physical, psychological/mentaland emotional development.Objective. Determining physical activity behaviour in children and adolescents through surveying the opinions of schoolpupils and parents, in order to lend support for optimised educational programmes designed to promote healthy lifestylebehaviour, as well as establishing consistent answers.Materials and Methods. A randomised survey was conducted on two groups of n=1100 pupil subjects, each attendingelementary or secondary school, with the former in Classes 5 and 6, whereas the latter were aged between 16–19 yearsold; in both instances parents were also included in the survey. All subjects came from the Kalisz District in western-centralPoland, and were divided into those living in the city of Kalisz and those in the surrounding rural areas.Results. It was found that 87%, 96% and 89% of elementary, middle and secondary school pupils, respectively, participatedin Physical Education (PE) lessons. The numbers of pupils who daily, or almost daily, spent time on a computer, were 52%,60% and 70%, respectively, for elementary, middle and secondary schools, and likewise 70%, 62% and 48% for watching TV.Conclusions; It is vital that education programmes with a focus on a healthy lifestyle are introduced and targeted atteenagers in order to promote physical activity during the crucial time of the body’s development. The period of maturinginto adulthood is particularly crucial for acquiring the right knowledge, convictions, skills and attitudes that help shape apro-healthy lifestyle in later years
关键词：physical activity; sedentary behaviour; youth; school
