Author : Sandy M. Zimmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (587 download)
Book Synopsis Correlation of Step-count to Aerobic Capacity in Elementary School Children by : Sandy M. Zimmerman
Download or read book Correlation of Step-count to Aerobic Capacity in Elementary School Children written by Sandy M. Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between step count totals and step test heart rate in elementary school age children. A second goal was to evaluate if pedometers can be used to accurately measure daily physical activity and to see if children are regularly active throughout the week. The final goal was to see whether the 10,000 steps a day prescribed for adults is accurate for children. A fourth, fifth and sixth grade class were selected from an elementary school in the Pacific Northwest to participate in this study during the fall of 2004. Digiwalker pedometers were used to calculate total daily activity for six consecutive days, which included weekday and weekend days. The three-minute YMCA step test was used for the recovery heart rate scores during the participants' regular Physical Education class. Data analysis consisted of a Pearson Product-Moment Correlation of the entire population divided into high and low fitness based on recovery heart rate scores (HR 104, HR̲ 04). No significant differences were found between average step counts and recovery heart rate. There was a higher, though still not significant correlation between average step count and recovery heart rate in the sixth graders. Using the 23 students who completed all six days of step counts a Spearman's Rank Order Correlation found a significant correlation between total steps and recovery heart rate (rho= -.551, p = .012). The findings suggest there is some relationship between daily step counts and aerobic capacity in these children and that pedometers may be used as an assessment of activity levels in elementary age children. Even though the mean step count was just under 10,000 steps a day further research with a larger population is necessary to determine an accurate step count prescription for elementary school age children"--Document.