Tracking the commute home from school utilizing GPS and heart rate monitoring: Establishing the contribution to free-living physical activity

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-162

  Collins, Peter ^a,b   Al Nakeeb, Yahya ^c   Lyons, Mark ^d  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Global positioning system; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84926355790     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2013-0048     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Faulkner GEJ, Buliung RN, Flora PK, Fusco C. Active school transport, physical activity levels and body weight of children and youth: A systematic review. Prev Med. 2009;48(1):3-8. PubMed doi:10.1016/j. ypmed.2008.10.017
2. Davison KK, Werder JL, Lawson CT. Children's active commuting to school: Current knowledge and future directions. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008;5(3):A100. PubMed
3. Lubans DR, Boreham CA, Kelly P, Foster CE. The relationship between active travel to school and health-related fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011;8:5. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-5
4. Hamer M, Chida Y. Active commuting and cardiovascular risk: A metaanalytic review. Prev Med. 2008;46(1):9-13. PubMed doi:10.1016/j. ypmed.2007.03.006
5. Tudor-Locke C, Ainsworth BE, Popkin BM. Active commuting to school: An overlooked source of childrens' physical activity? Sports Med. 2001;31(5):309-313. PubMed doi:10.2165/00007256-200131050-00001
6. Heelan KA, Abbey BM, Donnelly JE, Mayo MS, Welk GJ. Evaluation of a walking school bus for promoting physical activity in youth. J Phys Act Health. 2009;6:560-567. PubMed
7. Boarnet MG, Day K, Anderson C, McMillan T, Alfonzo M. California's safe routes to school program: impacts on walking, bicycling, and pedestrian safety. J Am Plann Assoc. 2005;71(3):301-317. doi:10.1080/01944360508976700
8. Lee MC, Orenstein MR, Richardson MJ. Systematic review of active commuting to school and children's physical activity and weight. J Phys Act Health. 2008;5:930-949. PubMed
9. Stratton G, Fairclough SJ, Ridgers ND. Physical activity levels during the school day. In: Smith AL, Biddle SJH, eds. Youth physical activityand sedentary behaviour: Challenges and solutions. Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics; 2008.
10. Department for Transport. NTS9908-Trips to and from school by main mode-region and area type: Great Britain, 2009/2010. National Travel Survey Statistics; 2012.
11. Cooper AR, Page AS, Wheeler BW, et al. Mapping the walk to school using accelerometry combined with a global positioning system. Am J Prev Med. 2010;38(2):178-183. PubMed doi:10.1016/j. Amepre.2009.10.036
12. Fjortoft I, Lofman O, Thoren KH. Schoolyard physical activity in 14-year-old adolescents assessed by mobile GPS and heart rate monitoring analysed by GIS. Scand J Public Health. 2010;38:28-38. PubMed doi:10.1177/1403494810384909
13. Duncan JS, Badland HM, Schofield G. Combining GPS with heart rate monitoring to measure physical activity in children: A feasibility study. J Sci Med Sport. 2009;12:583-585. PubMed doi:10.1016/j. jsams.2008.09.010
14. Jones AP, Coombes EG, Griffin SJ, van Sluijs EMF. Environmental supportiveness for physical activity in English schoolchildren: a study using Global Positioning Systems. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009;6:42. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-42
15. Collins P, Al-Nakeeb Y, Nevill A, Lyons M. The impact of the built environment on young people's physical activity patterns: A suburban-rural comparison using GPS. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012;9:3030-3050. PubMed doi:10.3390/ijerph9093030
16. Heyward VH. Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription. 6th ed. Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics; 2010.
17. Greene JC, Caracelli VJ, Graham WF. Toward a conceptual framework for mixed-method evaluation designs. Educ Eval Policy Anal. 1989;11:255-274. doi:10.3102/01623737011003255
18. Maddison R, Jiang Y, Hoorn SV, Exeter D, Mhurchu CN, Dorey E. Describing patterns of physical activity in adolescents using global positioning systems and accelerometry. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2010;22:392-407. PubMed
19. Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing the standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000;320:1240-1243. PubMed doi:10.1136/ bmj.320.7244.1240
20. Maddison R, Mhurchu CN. Global positioning system: a new opportunity in physical activity measurement. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009;6:73. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-73
21. Cooper AR, Page AS, Wheeler BW, Griew P, Jago R. Patterns of GPS measured time outdoors after school and objective physical activity in English children: The PEACH project. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010;7:31. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-31
22. Sleap M, Do Tolfrey K. 9-to 12 yr-old children meet existing physical activity recommendations for health? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001;33(4):591-596. PubMed doi:10.1097/00005768-200104000-00013
23. Durant RH, Baranowski T, Davis H, et al. Reliability of indicators of heart rate monitoring in children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1993;25(3):389-395. PubMed
24. Little RJA, Rubin DB. Statistical Analysis with Missing Data. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Wiley Press; 2002.
25. Andersen LB, Lawlor DA, Cooper AR, Froberg K, Anderssen SA. Physical fitness in relation to transport to school in adolescents: the Danish youth and sports study. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009;19(3):406-411. PubMed doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00803.x
26. Department of Health. Physical Activity, Health Improvement and Protection. Start active, stay active: a report on physical activity from the four home countries' Chief Medical Officers. London: Department of Health; 2011.
27. Carver A, Timperio AF, Hesketh KD, Ridgers ND, Salmon JL, Crawford DA. How is active transport associated with children's and adolescents' physical activity over time? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011;8:126. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-126
28. Alexander LM, Inchley J, Todd J, Currie D, Cooper AR, Currie C. The broader impact of walking to school among adolescents: seven day accelerometry based study. BMJ. 2005;331:1061-1062. PubMed doi:10.1136/bmj.38567.382731.AE
29. Cooper AR, Page AS, Foster LJ, Qahwaji D. Commuting to school: are children who walk more physically active? Am J Prev Med. 2003;25:273-276. PubMed doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00205-8
30. Santos MP, Oliveira J, Ribeiro JC, Mota J. Active travel to school, BMI and participation in organised and non-organised physical activity among Portuguese adolescents. Prev Med. 2009;49:497-499. PubMed doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.09.021
31. Dale D, Corbin CB, Dale KS. Restricting opportunities to be active during school time: do children compensate by increasing physical activity levels after school? Res Q Exerc Sport. 2000;71:240-248. PubMed doi:10.1080/02701367.2000.10608904
32. Alderman BL, Benham-Deal T, Beighle A, Erwin HE, Olson RL. Physical education's contribution to daily physical activity among middle school youth. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2012;24:634-648. PubMed
33. McDonald NC. Active transportation to school: trends among U.S. schoolchildren, 1969-2001. Am J Prev Med. 2007;32:509-516. PubMed doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2007.02.022
34. Babey SH, Hastert TA, Huang W, Brown R. Sociodemographic, family, and environmental factors associated with active commuting to school among US adolescents. J Public Health Policy. 2009;30:S203-S220. PubMed doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.61
35. Nelson NM, Foley E, O'Gorman DJ, Moyna NM, Woods CB. Active commuting to school: How far is too far? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2008;5:1. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-1
36. Ham SA, Martin S, Kohl HW, III. Changes in the percentage of students who walk, or bike to school-United States, 1969-2001. J Phys Act Health. 2008;5:205-215. PubMed
37. Badland H, Schofield G. The built environment and transport-related physical activity: What we do and do not know. J Phys Act Health. 2005;2:435-444.
38. Dill J. Bicycling for transportation and health: The role of infrastructure. J Public Health Policy. 2009;30:S95-S110. PubMed doi:10.1057/ jphp.2008.56
39. Pucher J, Dijkstra L. Promoting safe walking and cycling to improve public health: Lessons from Netherlands and Germany. Am J Public Health. 2003;93:1509-1516. PubMed doi:10.2105/AJPH.93.9.1509
40. Nelson AC, Allen D. If you build them, commuters will use them: association between bicycle facilities and bicycle commuting. Transp Res Rec. 1997;1578:79-83. doi:10.3141/1578-10
41. Shephard RJ. Is active commuting the answer to population health? Sports Med. 2008;38(9):751-758. PubMed doi:10.2165/00007256-200838090-00004
42. Silva KS, Nahas MV, Borgatto AF, Oliveira ES, Del Duca GF, Lopes AS. Factors associated with active commuting to school and to work among Brazilian Adolescents. J Phys Act Health. 2011;8:926-933. PubMed
43. Van Dyck D, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Cardon G, Deforche B. Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010;7:87. PubMed doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-87
44. Mackett R, Brown B, Gong Y, Kitazawa K, Paskins J. Children's independent movement in the local environment. Built Environ. 2007;33(4):454-468. doi:10.2148/benv.33.4.45445.
45. McDonald NC. Critical factors for active transportation to school among low-income and minority students. Am J Prev Med. 2008;34(4):341-344. PubMed doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.01.004
46. Zhu X, Lee C. Walkability and safety around elementary school: Economic and ethnic disparities. Am J Prev Med. 2008;34(4):282-290. PubMed doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.01.024
47. Demetriou Y, Honer O. Physical activity interventions in the school setting: A systematic review. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2012;13:186-196. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.11.006
48. Tudor-Locke C, Lee SM, Morgan CF, Beighle A, Pangrazi R. Children's pedometer-determined physical activity during the segmented school day. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006;38(10):1732-1738. PubMed doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000230212.55119.98