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    Tracking the commute home from school utilizing GPS and heart rate monitoring: Establishing the contribution to free-living physical activity

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    2015-02-01
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    Collins, Peter
    Al-Nakeeb, Yahya
    Lyons, Mark
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    Background: Active school commuting is widely regarded as a key opportunity for youth to participate in physical activity (PA). However, the accurate measurement of the commute home from school and its contribution to total free-living moderateto- vigorous PA (MVPA) is relatively unexplored. Methods: Seventy-five adolescents (38 males, 37 females) wore an integrated GPS and heart rate device during after-school hours for 4 consecutive weekdays. Results: Active commuters were significantly more active (11.72 minutes MVPA) than passive commuters (3.5 minutes MVPA) during their commute home from school (P = .001). The commute home of walkers and cyclists on average contributed 35% of their total free-living PA. However, there was no significant difference in the overall free-living PA levels of passive and active commuters (P > .05). A total 92.7% of the youth living within 1.5 miles of the school actively commuted, compared with 16.7% of the youth who lived further away. Socioeconomic differences in commuting patterns were also evident. Conclusions: The findings highlighted the significant proportion of total free-living PA that was attributed to active commuting home from school. The study demonstrates the usefulness of utilizing GPS and heart rate data to accurately track young people's after-school PA. Demographic influences and implications for future research are discussed.
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    https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84926355790&origin=inward
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0048
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/46453
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