Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the amount of physical activity, lifestyle, and self-esteem of elementary school students living in Aomori Prefecture Japan. The subjects were ninety-one elementary school students in the 4th to 6th grades who live in A town. The subjects were asked to fill out a questionnaire about lifestyles and self-esteem and to wear the lifestyle-related recorder Life Coder GS® (Suzuken, Japan) for a total of four days, two weekdays and two holidays. The results showed the amount of exercise such as the number of steps taken was significantly higher on weekdays than on holidays. There was no difference by gender or classification of obesity. In addition, when they go to school on foot, the number of steps and fast walking time was significantly higher than when using the bus. Screen times of holidays were significantly longer than those of weekdays. The number of steps on holidays was negatively correlated with screen time, and positively correlated with the factor of “self-assertion/self-determination” of self-esteem scale. Health promotion is needed so that the entire community, including family and friends, can develop daily physical activities.
Highlights
This study aimed to clarify the amount of physical activity, lifestyle, and selfesteem of elementary school students living in Aomori Prefecture Japan
The results showed the amount of exercise such as the number of steps taken was significantly higher on weekdays than on holidays
Eleven children who did not have a pedometer record, those who took less than 1,500 steps on weekdays, and those who took less than 1,000 steps on holidays were excluded from the analysis because their activity may not have been measured accurately
Summary
Childhood obesity is a risk factor for lifestyle-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and non-alcoholic liver dysfunction [1], and it has been. In addition to the relatively stable period of height growth, multiple factors such as eating habits, exercise habits [3] [4], genetic factors, environmental factors, and psychological factors influence each other [5]. Obesity during this period is clearly at high risk of exacerbating severe obesity [6] [7]. Obesity of elementary school children must be prevented as much as possible
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