Physical activity patterns of kindergarten children in comparison to teenagers and young adults
Author(s) -
Erik Sigmund,
Mark De Ste Croix,
Ludmila Miklánková,
Karel Frömel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckm033
Subject(s) - physical activity , age groups , medicine , energy expenditure , leisure time , obesity , young adult , demography , pediatrics , developmental psychology , psychology , gerontology , physical therapy , sociology , endocrinology
Due to the increasing occurrence of obesity and low physical activity (PA) reported in school children there is a need to investigate PA patterns of preschool children. Our aim was to identify the PA of preschool children in comparison to the PA of teenagers and young adults.
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