Gender differences in heart rate responses to different types of physical activity in physical education classes
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in children�s physical activity levels during\nphysical education (PE) classes. Specific attention was paid to differences between genders in the heart\nrate responses to different types of activities in PE classes. Activity levels were assessed by monitoring\ncontinuous heart rates, with results indicating that girls were significantly more active during PE than\nboys. Team sports in both sexes, and tennis in the case of the girls, fulfil the recommendations to occupy\nat least 50% of PE class time doing moderate and vigorous physical activities (MVPA). The results suggest\nthat structured PE classes may provide different amounts of physical activity for both genders.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2171746870