Adolescents who actively commute to school show higher daily physical activity levels: preliminary results from two Spanish cities using objective devices.

Authors

  • Pablo Campos-Garzón Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Instituto Mixto Universitario Deporte y Salud (iMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Palma Chillón Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Instituto Mixto Universitario Deporte y Salud (iMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
  • Yaira Barranco-Ruiz Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Instituto Mixto Universitario Deporte y Salud (iMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5027/jmh-Vol22-Issue1(2025)art239

Keywords:

Accelerometer, GPS, Physical Activity, Sedentary time, Commuting, School

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the characteristics of the actual route from home to school (distance, time, speed, and slope) according to the mode of commuting to school (active or passive) in adolescents from two Spanish cities, and to analyze sedentary time and daily physical activity (PA) levels, as well as during the commuting to school, according to the mode of commuting to school (active or passive) in adolescents from two Spanish cities.

Methods: A total of 82 Spanish adolescents (14.5±0.7 years; 39.0% girls) self-reported their usual mode of commuting to school and were classified as active transportation (AT) or passive transportation (PT). The route characteristics (distance, time, speed, and slope), sedentary time, and PA levels (light PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA [MVPA]) were objectively measured both daily and during the commuting to school using accelerometry and global positioning systems.

Results: The AT group showed lower daily sedentary time (630.3 minutes±80.7 minutes vs. 667.3±76.9 minutes; p=0.023) and higher daily MVPA levels (69.3±24.1 minutes vs. 56.8±23.4 minutes; p=0.037) compared to the PT group. Similar results were obtained during the commuting to school between groups (sedentary time: AT: 6.7±7.6 minutes vs. PT: 19.4±9.7 minutes; p=0.031; MVPA: AT: 6.8±9.1 minutes vs. PT: 2.9±3.2 minutes; p=0.015).

Conclusion: Adolescents in the AT group showed lower sedentary time and higher MVPA levels both daily and during the commute to the EC compared to adolescents in the PT group.

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2024-12-10

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Campos-Garzón P, Chillón P, Barranco-Ruiz Y. Adolescents who actively commute to school show higher daily physical activity levels: preliminary results from two Spanish cities using objective devices. Journ. M. Health [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 10 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];22(1). Available from: https://jmh.cl/index.php/jmh/article/view/239

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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2025): Next issue

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