Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States

Anders Raustorp; Peter Pagels; Cecilia Boldemann; Nilda Cosco; Margareta Söderström; Fredrika Mårtensson

Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States

Anders Raustorp, Peter Pagels, Cecilia Boldemann, Nilda Cosco, Margareta Söderström, Fredrika Mårtensson

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Abstract

It is important to understand the correlates of physical activity (PA) to influence policy and create environments that promote PA among preschool children. We compared preschoolers' PA in Swedish and in US settings and objectively examined differences boys' and girls' indoor and outdoor PA regarding different intensity levels and sedentary behavior.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of physical activity & health
Volume	9
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	801-8
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1543-3080
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Accelerometry
Body Mass Index
Body Weights and Measures
Child, Preschool
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
North Carolina
Sex Factors
Sweden
Time Factors
United States

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Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States

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