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Accelerometry-assessed daily physical activity and compliance with recommendations in Spanish children: importance of physical education classes and vigorous intensity.

Juan Carlos Benavente-MarínFrancisco Javier Barón-LópezBegoña Gil BarcenillaGuadalupe Longo AbrilJosé M Rumbao AguirreNapoleón Pérez-FarinosJulia Wärnberg
Published in: PeerJ (2024)
On days with physical education class, more physical activity was accumulated at all intensities and greater adherence to the recommendations than on days without this class. VPA had a stronger correlation with the absence of obesity than lower-intensity activity. It was also observed that boys were physically more active and had higher adherence to the recommendations than girls.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • clinical practice
  • healthcare
  • body mass index
  • high intensity
  • metabolic syndrome
  • quality improvement
  • type diabetes
  • young adults
  • sleep quality
  • weight gain
  • adipose tissue