{"id":842,"date":"2017-11-08T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibion.com\/en\/blog\/?p=842"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:04:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:04:39","slug":"passive-lifestyle-caught-children-case-study-super-active-5-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibion.com\/en\/blog\/passive-lifestyle-caught-children-case-study-super-active-5-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Has passive lifestyle caught children? A case study of super active 5-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only a few decades ago people walked or biked to work and school. Children played outside and climbed trees rather than spending their evenings in front of the screen.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this sounds like a romanticized story to you – and that\u2019s what it is these days. Few of us have realized how quick and dramatic the change has been. Our environment and entertainment\u00a0have\u00a0become digital, virtual, and busy in just a blink of an eye. Unfortunately, it has also become passive.<\/p>\n

Here are some facts to support these statements. Children and adolescents are sitting during different stages of their lives (per day):<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kindergarteners: 6 hours and 40 minutes<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Elementary school children: 8 hours and 0 minutes<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0High school students: 8 hours and 54 minutes<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adults: 9 hours and 7 minutes<\/p>\n

Are children really that passive?<\/h2>\n

While the\u00a0above-mentioned\u00a0numbers may hold true on an average level, it is not uncommon to see children running in a yard and parks full of energy, incapable of sitting down. Therefore, we wanted to run a case study in one active youngster to prove this. We hope\u00a0this\u00a0report gives a possible example of how an active lifestyle may be possible regardless of the passive environment and our changing lifestyle.<\/p>\n

The report is from\u00a0Nooa, 5 years old. Samuli M\u00e4enp\u00e4\u00e4, the proud dad of\u00a0Nooa, has been using Fibion in his personal trainer work.<\/p>\n

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Fibion report shows that Nooa, 5, was super active!<\/p><\/div>\n

As you can see from\u00a0Nooa\u2019s\u00a0report, the days were super active. While\u00a0Nooa\u00a0was sitting only 6 hours (excellent level), he was active for a staggering 8 hours 54 minutes per day, from which 300 minutes was at moderate-to-vigorous intensity! That is ten times more than the basic physical activity recommendation for adults! Moreover, he had zero long sitting or standing periods per day. In other words,\u00a0Nooa\u00a0wasn\u2019t staying still even for a moment.<\/p>\n

That is ten times more than the basic physical activity recommendation for adults!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fibion is used more and more to measure children. This is a good\u00a0approach\u00a0because physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle\u00a0behavior\u00a0and not as sensitive issue as, for example, body composition (see more from her<\/a>e).<\/p>\n

Fibion can be used to set goals for children, parents and the whole family alike. Results such as\u00a0Nooa\u2019s\u00a0is not an easy achievement. It requires active genes, parenting which encourages physical activity,\u00a0probably\u00a0some limits for screen time (although, if the active time is engaging enough, there are no need for limiting passive time), and a good example from parents. Maybe this kind of results can show a good example for us adults as well? Both children and adults need support and encouragement for the small active choices throughout the days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fibion can be used to set goals for children, parents and the whole family alike. Results such as Nooa\u2019s is not an easy achievement. It requires active genes, parenting which encourages physical activity, probably some limits for screen time (although, if the active time is engaging enough, there are no need for limiting passive time), and a good example from parents. Maybe this kind of results can show a good example for us adults as well?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-childrens-physical-activity"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n