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Guinhouya, Comlavi B.; Hubert, Herve; Dupont, Gregory; Durocher, Alain – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2005
This study was designed to analyze the significance of the recess period and "the effect of its duration" on children's daily physical activity. Thirteen pupils attending school in a rural area were monitored with accelerometers during the study weeks. The intervention consisted of modifying regularly scheduled recess period for a month.…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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Beighle, Aaron; Morgan, Charles F.; Le Masurier, Guy; Pangrazi, Robert P. – Journal of School Health, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine children's physical activity during recess and outside of school. Third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students (N = 270; 121 boys, age = 9.5 plus or minus 0.9 years; 150 girls, age = 9.6 plus or minus 0.9 years) wore sealed pedometers during a 15-minute recess period and outside of school for 4 consecutive…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recess Breaks, Gender Differences, Elementary School Students