Cent Eur J Public Health 2015, 23(Supplement):S44-S49 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4186

Mental Load and Its Compensation by Physical Activity in Adolescents at Secondary Schools

Zbyněk Svozil1, Karel Frömel2, František Chmelík2, Lukáš Jakubec2, Dorota Groffik3, Michal Šafář1
1 Department of Social Sciences in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
3 Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Aim: Sedentary behaviour and increasing mental load in adolescents is one of the major health problems of the contemporary youth. The aim of the study is to analyze the associations between mental load and physical activity (PA) in adolescents in school-day segments.

Methods: 381 adolescents (120 boys, 261 girls) took part in the research which was conducted in 19 secondary schools in the Czech Republic. Participants throughout the whole day (1-3 days) wore an ActiTrainer accelerometer that monitors PA and heart rate (HR). The reports covered 727 school days. The participants were divided into two groups with lower and higher mental load.

Results: Boys and girls with higher mental load in lessons do not compensate this load in neither volume nor intensity of PA during recess in greater amount than those who had lower mental load. In the individual school-day segments (apart from the time before school) no significant differences between the groups were found.

Conclusion: When creating a habit of immediate compensation for mental load in lessons by PA, it is necessary to pay attention to boys and girls with higher mental load in lessons. The adoption of the habit should be supported by adequate physical literacy of both students and teachers and by changes in the school programme.

Keywords: school physical activity, physical education, recess, health education, recommendation

Received: November 14, 2014; Revised: August 14, 2015; Accepted: August 14, 2015; Published: November 1, 2015  Show citation

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Svozil Z, Frömel K, Chmelík F, Jakubec L, Groffik D, Šafář M. Mental Load and Its Compensation by Physical Activity in Adolescents at Secondary Schools. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2015;23(Supplement):S44-49. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4186. PubMed PMID: 26849543.
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