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• Title:
  Effect of physical activity on body weight of elementary school children
• Creator:
  Aleksy, Patrycja;
  Grot, Martina;
  Nigowski, Maciej;
  Sobecko, Ewelina;
  Grajek, Mateusz;
  Krupa-Kotara, Karolina
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Physical activity is an extremely important part of diet and carries a number of health-promoting benefits towards health. A distinction is made between exercise-related physical activity and spontaneous physical activity. The diet of school-aged children is of particular importance, due to the development of the body. The consequence of low physical activity with an inadequate diet generates the development of various diseases. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of physical activity on the body weight of students of elementary schools 1 and 2 in Radzionków. Material and methods: The study included 260 students of grades I-VIII of Elementary Schools Nos. 1 and 2 in Radzionków. A proprietary questionnaire addressed to the parents of the students containing questions about the students' anthropometric measurements, physical activity and eating habits was used to conduct the study. Results: Physical activity is at a high level. Most children had a normal body weight. Among the students surveyed, 71% indicated that they mainly spend their free time in active form. Students participate in swimming classes in the greatest number. Several times a week (55%) children attend extra-curricular activities. Consumption of sweets and fast food is at a low level. Eating the recommended daily serving of fruits and vegetables affects only 43% of children. Among the most commonly consumed beverages, 84% of children choose water at 1-1.5 liters per day. Conclusions: A significant part of the study group has a normal body weight, so it can be assumed that physical activity combined with appropriate eating habits has a health-promoting effect on body weight.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2023 Patrycja Aleksy, Martina Grot, Maciej Nigowski, Ewelina Sobecko, Mateusz Grajek, Karolina Krupa-Kotara
• Date:
  2023.06.03
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Quality in Sport; Tom 14 (2023); 37-56;
  Quality in Sport; Vol. 14 (2023); 37-56;
  2450-3118
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  University Center for Sports Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/43883/35731
• Subject:
  children;
  physical activity;
  body weight;
  eating habits
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/43883
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text