Physical inactivity of students aged 14 to 15 with regard to place of living and school environment
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Gymnica - Acta Univ. Palacki |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Sport and leisure time activities |
| Keywords | sitting; adolescents; IPAQ; monitoring; environment |
| Description | The level of physical inactivity (further only PI) and lifestyle among adolescents living in different locations varies. The built environment in smaller communities supports people to be more physically active than in larger cities. Children spent the same amount of time or maybe even more at schools as adult people do at their job. Five workdays each week except holidays just promote the inactive and unhealthy lifestyle habits from the very early age. Schools should play an important role in establishing healthy lifestyle habits in adolescents, but what are we offering to children? Usually sitting during lessons and staying quiet during breaks and not every principal is inclined to adopt more active environment in their schools. Possible factor is the size of the community where students live in and go to school. Along with parental care, these are factors that develop the personality and the lifestyle habits in growing adolescents. |