scholarly journals Is Participation in After-School Physical Activity Associated with Increased Total Physical Activity? A Study of High School Pupils in the Czech Republic

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2853-2865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Pelclová ◽  
Walid El Ansari ◽  
Jana Vašíčková
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Total Physical Activity ◽  
After School ◽  
The Czech Republic

A cross-cultural comparison of dietary intakes and physical activity between American and Czech school-aged children

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 986-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Humenikova Shriver ◽  
Gail Gates
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Usa ◽  
American Children

AbstractObjectiveThe prevalence of child overweight in the Czech Republic is substantially lower than that in the USA. The objective of the present pilot study was to explore dietary intakes, frequency of dining in fast-food establishments, and the amount and intensity of physical activity between a sample of American and Czech children.DesignA cross-sectional correlational pilot study.SettingFour public schools in the USA and four public schools in the Czech Republic.SubjectsNinety-five Czech and forty-four American 4–6th graders from urban public schools participated in the study. Dietary intake and number of fast-food visits were evaluated using two multiple-pass 24 h recalls. Physical activity was measured using the modified Self-Administered Physical Activity Checklist.ResultsAmerican children (mean age 10·8 (se 0·2) years) consumed more energy and fat, less fruits and vegetables, more soft drinks, and visited fast-food establishments more often than Czech children (mean age 11·0 (se 0·1) years). Although no differences were found in vigorous activity by nationality, Czech children spent significantly more time in moderate physical activities than American children.ConclusionsDespite the influx of some negative Western dietary trends into the country, Czech children had a healthier diet and were more physically active than American children. Further research is warranted to determine whether the same differences in dietary intakes, physical activity and fast-food visits exist between nationally representative samples of American and Czech children.

scholarly journals REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ARMY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Lašák ◽  
Vladimír Pavlík ◽  
Jana Fajfrová ◽  
Václav Šafka ◽  
Lucie Pravdová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals An analysis of university subjects from the field of adapted physical activity in the Czech Republic

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Baloun ◽  
Martin Kudláček ◽  
Ladislav Čepička
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Adapted Physical Activity ◽  
The Czech Republic

Fast and Attractive Chemical Education: A Chemical Competition for High School Students in the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 90 (10) ◽  
pp. 1259-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Řezanka ◽  
Ondřej Šimůnek ◽  
Markéta Zajícová ◽  
Luděk Míka ◽  
Jan Bartoň ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Chemical Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Parent-Child Physical Activity Association in Families with 4- to 16-Year-Old Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmar Sigmundová ◽  
Erik Sigmund ◽  
Petr Badura ◽  
Tomáš Hollein
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Child Physical Activity ◽  
Day Of The Week ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity ◽  
Parent Child

Background: The main aim of this study was to quantify the associations between parents’ and children’s physical activity by age, gender, and the day of the week on the basis of a pedometer-measured step count (SC). Methods: The sample comprised data from 4-to 16-year-old children and their parents from the Czech Republic (1102 mother-child dyads and 693 father-child dyads). The parents and their children wore the Yamax SW200 pedometer during seven days of monitoring. Results: The strongest SC association was found between mothers and daughters aged 4–7.9 years on weekdays (rp = 0.402; p < 0.01) and at weekends (rp = 0.577; p < 0.01). In children aged 8–16, the parent-child association is gender-specific, with the father-son relationship being dominant, especially at weekends (weekend SC: fathers-sons8–11.9 y rp = 0.416, p < 0.01; fathers-sons12–16 y rp = 0.443, p < 0.01). An increase of 1000 steps in the fathers (mothers) is associated with an increase of more than 400 (200) steps in their sons (daughters). Conclusions: This study confirms a strong parent-child SC relationship in children younger than eight years of age. In older children, the parent-child SC association is gender-specific and dominated by the father-son relationship, particularly on weekends. The SC associations that are revealed can be used for the development of physical activity programs for adolescents.

scholarly journals Ninth Graders’ Energy Balance Knowledge and Physical Activity Behavior: An Expectancy-Value Perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senlin Chen ◽  
Ang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Physical Activity Behavior ◽  
After School ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
School Students ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Activity Behavior

Expectancy beliefs and task values are two essential motivators in physical education. This study was designed to identify the relation between the expectancy-value constructs (Eccles & Wigfield, 1995) and high school students’ physical activity behavior as associated with their energy balance knowledge. High school students (N = 195) in two healthful-living programs (i.e., combination of physical and health education) responded to measures of expectancy-value motivation, energy balance knowledge, in-class physical activity, and after-school physical activity. The structural equation modeling confirmed positive impact from expectancy beliefs and interest value to in-class physical activity (Path coefficient range from .19 to .26, ps < .01). Cost perception was found exerting a negative impact on after-school physical activity but a positive one on lower level of understanding of energy balance (Path coefficient range from -.33 to -.39, ps < .01). The findings painted a complex but meaningful picture about the motivational impact of expectancy-value constructs on physical activity and energy balance knowledge. School healthful-living programs should create motivational environments that strengthen students’ expectancy beliefs and interest value and alleviate their negative perceptions and experiences.

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