Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims

Objectives. The study aimed to test an agile monitoring tool to correlate physical activity levels for the 2 target age groups of school education with energy consumption. Materials and methods. The sample consisted of 42 students, divided into two age-based groups: between 5 and 8 years of 24 and...

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Main Authors: Rosario Ceruso, Giuseppe Giardullo, Giuseppe Di Lascio, Pompilio Cusano, Italo Sannicandro
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author Rosario Ceruso
Giuseppe Giardullo
Giuseppe Di Lascio
Pompilio Cusano
Italo Sannicandro
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Giuseppe Di Lascio
Pompilio Cusano
Italo Sannicandro
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description Objectives. The study aimed to test an agile monitoring tool to correlate physical activity levels for the 2 target age groups of school education with energy consumption. Materials and methods. The sample consisted of 42 students, divided into two age-based groups: between 5 and 8 years of 24 and between 13 and 16 years of 18. Both were administered the adapted International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), comprising ten questions, the first of which distinguished active athletes from others participants. The remaining nine questions were divided into sections: “intense activities,” “moderate activities,” and “walking only.” The data on the amount of physical activity undertaken in the past seven days were converted to energy expenditure through the evaluative unit of Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET). Results. For subjects between 5-8 years who were active in sports, the weekly average was 3355.2 METs, with 1577 for intense activities, 1617 for moderate activities, and 159.7 for walking. Among subjects in the 13-16 years age group who were active in sports, the weekly average was 3799.5 METs, with 3376 for intense activities, 577.6 for moderate activities, and 529.9 for walking. For the same age group who were not engaged in sports activity, the weekly average was594.5 METs, with 20 for intense activities, 360 for moderate activities, and 214.5 for walking. Conclusions. The findings show that it is possible to use the physical activity monitoring tool proposed in the study, with the measurement of METs.
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spelling doaj-art-55348680d8a74590b2d77dca0b30c6342025-08-20T01:54:50ZengOVS LLCPhysical Education Theory and Methodology1993-79891993-79972024-12-0124690591110.17309/tmfv.2024.6.072927Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health ClaimsRosario Ceruso0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-7490Giuseppe Giardullo1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9319-4077Giuseppe Di Lascio2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3628-184XPompilio Cusano3https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1619-9969Italo Sannicandro4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1284-2136Pegaso Telematic UniversityPegaso Telematic UniversityPegaso Telematic UniversityPegaso Telematic UniversityUniversity of FoggiaObjectives. The study aimed to test an agile monitoring tool to correlate physical activity levels for the 2 target age groups of school education with energy consumption. Materials and methods. The sample consisted of 42 students, divided into two age-based groups: between 5 and 8 years of 24 and between 13 and 16 years of 18. Both were administered the adapted International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), comprising ten questions, the first of which distinguished active athletes from others participants. The remaining nine questions were divided into sections: “intense activities,” “moderate activities,” and “walking only.” The data on the amount of physical activity undertaken in the past seven days were converted to energy expenditure through the evaluative unit of Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET). Results. For subjects between 5-8 years who were active in sports, the weekly average was 3355.2 METs, with 1577 for intense activities, 1617 for moderate activities, and 159.7 for walking. Among subjects in the 13-16 years age group who were active in sports, the weekly average was 3799.5 METs, with 3376 for intense activities, 577.6 for moderate activities, and 529.9 for walking. For the same age group who were not engaged in sports activity, the weekly average was594.5 METs, with 20 for intense activities, 360 for moderate activities, and 214.5 for walking. Conclusions. The findings show that it is possible to use the physical activity monitoring tool proposed in the study, with the measurement of METs.https://tmfv.com.ua/journal/article/view/2905caloric consumptionmetabolic equivalent of taskquestionnaire
spellingShingle Rosario Ceruso
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Italo Sannicandro
Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
Physical Education Theory and Methodology
caloric consumption
metabolic equivalent of task
questionnaire
title Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
title_full Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
title_fullStr Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
title_full_unstemmed Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
title_short Physical Activity Monitoring Model to Measure the Appropriateness of Weekly Physical Activity for the World Health Organization’s Physical Well-Being and Health Claims
title_sort physical activity monitoring model to measure the appropriateness of weekly physical activity for the world health organization s physical well being and health claims
topic caloric consumption
metabolic equivalent of task
questionnaire
url https://tmfv.com.ua/journal/article/view/2905
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