TY - CONF
T1 - Fact finding survey on the regional environment and the physical activity and exercise habits of Japanese children
AU - Omi, Satoko
AU - Ikaga, Toshiharu
AU - Hino, Kimihiro
AU - Ando, Shintaro
AU - Amemiya, Takako
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the City Board of Education, the teachers, children, and parents of the participating schools, and all the members of the Town Planning Association for their cooperation in this study. This study was carried out with assistance from Japan Science and Technology Agency Strategic Basic Research Program (Science and Technology for Society) “Housing and Healthy Aging (principal investigator: Toshiharu Ikaga)”.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - With the recent reduction in physical activity seen in Japanese children, reduced ability to exercise and increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity have become serious health concerns. Therefore, governmental agencies have promoted the improvement of the regional environment to encourage physical activity in children. This study shows, using a questionnaire survey and actual measurement of physical activity of children and parents, that the frequency at which children use community centers and gyms and participate in community activities affects frequency of exercise. The number of daily steps in children who did not receive sufficient daily exercise (<10,000 steps/day) increased by about 3,000 steps/day when they participated in community activities.
AB - With the recent reduction in physical activity seen in Japanese children, reduced ability to exercise and increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity have become serious health concerns. Therefore, governmental agencies have promoted the improvement of the regional environment to encourage physical activity in children. This study shows, using a questionnaire survey and actual measurement of physical activity of children and parents, that the frequency at which children use community centers and gyms and participate in community activities affects frequency of exercise. The number of daily steps in children who did not receive sufficient daily exercise (<10,000 steps/day) increased by about 3,000 steps/day when they participated in community activities.
KW - Accelerometer
KW - Community
KW - Logistic regression analysis
KW - Questionnaire survey
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M3 - Paper
AN - SCOPUS:85052432408
T2 - Healthy Buildings Europe 2015, HB 2015
Y2 - 18 May 2015 through 20 May 2015
ER -
