Walking to School: Effect on Daily Physical Activity Level

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School Health| March 01 2006 Walking to School: Effect on Daily Physical Activity Level AAP Grand Rounds (2006) 15 (3): 33. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.15-3-33 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Walking to School: Effect on Daily Physical Activity Level. AAP Grand Rounds March 2006; 15 (3): 33. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.15-3-33 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: physical activity Source: Alexander LM, Inchley J, Todd J, et al. The broader impact of walking to school among adolescents: seven day accelerometry based study. BMJ. 2005;331:1061–1062. Investigators at the University of Edinburgh and Bristol University, United Kingdom, explored the relationship between walking to school and participating in other physical activity during the school day. They recruited 13- and 14-year-old subjects from 4 schools in Edinburgh and measured their activity level from waking to bedtime by using accelerometers. Mode of travel to school was determined through questionnaires. Three cohorts were compared: those who walked one way to school, those who walked both ways, and those who took a motorized vehicle both ways (there were too few cyclists to include in the analysis). An accelerometer continuously measured vertical motion that created a chronological record indicating intensity and duration of movement during the day, which was divided into... You do not currently have access to this content.