Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(2):137-143 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4521

Physical activity of 15-17 years old adolescents in different educational settings: a Polish-Czech study

Karel Frömel1, Dorota Groffik2, František Chmelík1, Armando Cocca3, Krzysztof Skalik2
1 Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Academy of Physical Education, University of Katowice, Katowice, Poland
3 College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze adolescents' physical activity (PA) in two different educational settings, and to estimate the association between meeting PA recommendations and specific characteristics of adolescents' lifestyle.

Methods: The study was carried out in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic and in the Silesia-Opole region of Poland. In total, 1,846 participants completed the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-long) using the online Indares system.

Results: Results showed that the Polish sample was significantly more physically active than the Czech one concerning school PA (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.07). Comparing by gender, significant differences were found in vigorous PA (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.05) and moderate PA (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.08) in both samples. The recommendations for vigorous PA are met by 45.9% of Czech boys and 33.4% of girls; and by 64.5% of Polish boys and 51.3% of girls. Participation in organized PA was the main correlate to achieve the recommendations of vigorous PA in both Czech (p < 0.001; CI = 4.47-9.25) and Polish adolescents (p < 0.001; CI = 1.99-5.37).

Conclusions: The Polish educational model seems to be more effective for enhancing higher levels of PA among youth, as it provides pupils with a wider offer of organized PA. Girls were found to be less active than boys at high PA intensities in both countries, therefore, more effort must be put on involving them in organized PA.

Keywords: physical education, sports, secondary school, Internet, health

Received: August 7, 2015; Revised: March 15, 2018; Accepted: March 15, 2018; Published: June 30, 2018  Show citation

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Frömel K, Groffik D, Chmelík F, Cocca A, Skalik K. Physical activity of 15-17 years old adolescents in different educational settings: a Polish-Czech study. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2018;26(2):137-143. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4521. PubMed PMID: 30102503.
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