Inclusive indoor play: Play and playthings

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abir Mullick ◽  
R. L. Grubbs
Keyword(s):  
Play And Playthings ◽  
Indoor Play

Children as research subjects: Methodologies for collecting data in inclusive indoor play

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Topping ◽  
Abir Mullick ◽  
Sarah Endicott ◽  
Wooyoung Sung ◽  
Gourab Kar
Keyword(s):  
Research Subjects ◽  
Indoor Play

Prepubescent Heart Rate Response to Indoor Play

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Whitehurst ◽  
Denise R. Groo ◽  
Lee E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Heart Rate Response ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Maximal Heart Rate ◽  
Average Heart Rate ◽  
Treadmill Test ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Indoor Play ◽  
Large Muscle

Indoor play for pay centers (PPCs) have become very popular over the last decade. Due to the group format and physical design, the PPC promotes fastpaced large muscle activity that appears to increase the heart rate of prepubescent participants. The purpose of this study was to measure children’s heart rate response to self-directed play at a PPC. Fourteen boys and girls (age = 7.8 ± 1.8 years) participated in a treadmill test to determine their maximal heart rate (MHR). On a separate day these same children played freely for 20 min over a 5,000 square foot multilevel PPC while their heart rate was monitored. The average MHR obtained in the laboratory was 204 ± 1.3 bpm, while the average heart rate during free play was 158 ± 38.5 or 77% of the MHR observed in the laboratory. These results suggest that the PPC promotes an increase in heart rate among self-directed prepubescent subjects.

scholarly journals The influence of indoor play equipment on the qualitative transformation of fundamental movements among young children

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (85) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Toshiaki Shinohara ◽  
Rie Takenaga ◽  
Kouhei Nagano ◽  
Kazuhiko Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Indoor Play

scholarly journals Indoor play during a global pandemic: commonalities and diversities during a unique snapshot in time

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Carol Barron ◽  
Mary Jane Emmett ◽  
Michael M. Patte ◽  
Sue Higham ◽  
Daniela Bulgarelli
Keyword(s):  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Indoor Play

Inclusive indoor play: Children at play

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Endicott ◽  
Gourab Kar ◽  
Abir Mullick
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Play

scholarly journals Prospective Associations Between Play Environments and Pediatric Obesity

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-548
Author(s):  
Caroline Fitzpatrick ◽  
Stephanie Alexander ◽  
Melanie Henderson ◽  
Tracie A. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
School Based ◽  
Estimation Equations ◽  
Fat Composition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Indoor Play ◽  
Youth Study ◽  
History Of Obesity

Purpose: To identify school typologies based on the availability of play equipment and installations. We also examined the associations between availability of play items and child adiposity. Design: Secondary analysis of longitudinal data. Setting: Elementary schools in Montreal, Canada. Participants: We used data from the Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth study (QUALITY), an ongoing investigation of the natural history of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Quebec children of Caucasian descent. Measures: The presence of play items was assessed in each child’s school. A trained nurse directly assessed child anthropometric measurements to derive body mass index and waist circumference. Body fat composition was measured using DEXA Prodigy Bone Densitometer System. Analyses: The final analytic sample comprised 512 students clustered in 296 schools (81% response). We used K-cluster analyses to identify school typologies based on the variety of play items on school grounds. Generalized estimation equations were used to estimate associations between school clusters and outcomes. Results: We identified 4 distinct school typologies. Children in schools with the most varied indoor play environments had lower overall body fat, B = −1.26 cm (95% confidence interval [CI], −2.28 to −0.24 cm), and smaller waist circumference, B = −4.42 cm (95% CI, −7.88 to −0.96 cm), compared to children with the least varied indoor play environment. Conclusion: Our results suggest that policies regulating the availability of play items in schools may enrich comprehensive school-based obesity prevention strategies. Extending research in this area to diverse populations is warranted.

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