The "Walk" Project: Physical Activity in Public Pre-school Day Centers

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Published: Mar 9, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/icw.18404
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Intervention programme Steps Pre-school age Pedometers
Δημήτρης Ιωάννης Αϊβαζίδης (Dimitris Aivazidis)
Τμήμα Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής & Αθλητισμού, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Φωτεινή Βενετσάνου (Venetsanou Fotini)
Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Νικόλαος Αγγελούσης (Aggelousis Nikolaos)
Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Αντώνης Καμπάς (Kampas Antonis)
Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Abstract

Abstract

The aim of this study is the inspection of the impact of the "Walk" Project in the augmentation of the pitching (ambulatory) physical activity in preschool day centers of the municipality of Kavala. The sample was consisted of 143 children aged 5 (61.51±1.85 months old). An intervention programme of a 45'-50' duration was applied four times per week for one year. The physical activity was measured with the OMRON HJ-720IT-E2 pedometer for five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) in three time periods. Six measurements were performed during the months of October, February and May, two per month, of which the first before and the second after the implementation of the programme. The results showed that the children of Experimental Group performed statistically many more steps compared to those of Control Group during the weeks of the implementation of the programme. This study which proves the effectiveness of the "Walk" Project concerning the pitching (ambulatory) physical activity of children, was accomplished by the collaboration of educators and Physical Education teachers.

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Φωτεινή Βενετσάνου (Venetsanou Fotini), Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών

Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, ΤΕΦΑΑ, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο
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Νικόλαος Αγγελούσης (Aggelousis Nikolaos), Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Καθηγητής, ΤΕΦΑΑ, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης,
Αντώνης Καμπάς (Kampas Antonis), Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Καθηγητής, ΤΕΦΑΑ, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
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