Influence of Physical Education on Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity of Urban Public School Children in St. Louis, Missouri, 2011–2014

We quantified the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, heart rate ≥140 bpm) of urban public elementary school children on school days with and school days without physical education (PE) class by using continuous heart rate monitoring. The heart rate of 81 students (93.8% black) in grades 3...

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Main Authors: Racette, Susan B., Dill, Tiffany C., White, M. Leanne, Castillo, Jacqueline C., Uhrich, Mary L., Inman, Cindi L., DuPont, Nicholas C., Clark, B. Ruth
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4362389/