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Objectively measured and self-reported physical activity among Finnish secondary school students
According to the recommendations of Finnish health experts, all secondary school-aged students should be physically active for at least 60 minutes per day [4]. The review of recent studies [1, 3, 6], shows that a large part of Finnish adolescents (16−41 %) fail to achieve the recommendation. Although there are a plethora of research showing the number of physically active children and adolescents, there is a lack of studies analyzing objectively measured PA among secondary school students [9].
The specific aim of this study was to analyze associations of self-reported and objectively measured PA among secondary school students. Secondly, differences between boys and girls and between grades in self-reported and objective measurements were analyzed. It was also examined, how large part of secondary school girls and boys do not meet the recommendation of daily PA.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 6th Asian - South Pacific Association for Sports Psychology (ASPASP) International Congress 2011Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Asian - South Pacific Association for Sports PsychologyPlace of publication
TaiwanEvent title
The 6th Asian - South Pacific Association for Sports Psychology (ASPASP) International Congress 2011Event Venue
Taipei, TaiwanDate of Event (Start Date)
2011-11-11Date of Event (End Date)
2011-11-14Repository Status
- Restricted