A Review of Physical Activity Levels during Elementary School Physical Education (original) (raw)

2006, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Regular physical activity participation throughout childhood provides benefi ts to physical (Malina, Bouchard, & Bar-Or, 2004), physiological (Andersen, Wedderkopp, Hansen, Cooper, & Froberg, 2003), and psychological health (Mutrie & Parfi tt, 1998). In recognition of these benefi ts, guidelines have been published in the United States (Corbin & Pangrazi, 2003) and United Kingdom (Biddle, Sallis, & Cavill, 1998) recommending that children should accumulate at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Though there is evidence to suggest that this target is being attained (