Authors
Melody Oliver, Grant Schofield, Erin McEvoy
Publication date
2006/2
Journal
Journal of School Health
Volume
76
Issue
2
Pages
74-79
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Description
A relatively new concept is that of “integrating” physical activity throughout the school curriculum, thereby teaching children about lifestyle physical activity in a variety of contexts. One method by which this may be achieved is by utilizing pedometers as a motivational and educational tool for measuring accumulated physical activity. No research is available that shows in‐depth integration of physical activity into the curriculum or that investigates the efficacy of pedometer use for this purpose. The purposes of this study were to (1) design and implement a 4‐week elementary school curriculum unit, based around pedometer walking and (2) quantify, using pedometry, the physical activity levels of children (N = 78) prior to, and during, the unit implementation. Results showed that more than one half of the participants were achieving >15,000 steps daily, and children were significantly more active on weekdays than …
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M Oliver, G Schofield, E McEvoy - Journal of School Health, 2006