Are Spanish adolescents who actively commute to and from school more active in other domains? A spatiotemporal investigation

P Campos-Garzón; T Stewart; X Palma-Leal; J Molina-García; M Herrador-Colmenero; J Schipperijn; P Chillón; Y Barranco-Ruiz

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103211

Are Spanish adolescents who actively commute to and from school more active in other domains? A spatiotemporal investigation

Health Place. 2024 Mar:86:103211. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103211. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Authors

P Campos-Garzón¹, T Stewart², X Palma-Leal³, J Molina-García⁴, M Herrador-Colmenero⁵, J Schipperijn⁶, P Chillón¹, Y Barranco-Ruiz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
² Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
³ Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; IRyS Group, School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Viña Del Mar, Chile.
⁴ AFIPS Research Group, Department of Teaching of Physical Education, Arts and Music, University of Valencia, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-UJI-UV, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain; La Inmaculada Teacher Training Centre, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁶ Active Living, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark.

PMID: 38428065
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103211

Abstract

We examined the association between mode of commuting to/from school (i.e., walking, multimodal, and motorized-vehicle) and movement behaviours in several space-time domains (i.e., total day, home, school, transport, and other locations). Walking to and/or from school was associated with higher MVPA in all space-time domains except home, where no associations were found. After subtracting commuting time to/from school from total day domain, the associations in favour of walking to/from school were maintained compared to those using other commuting modes, and in transport domain these associations dissipated. The study suggests the importance of promoting walking to/from school for increasing MVPA levels.

Keywords: Accelerometer; Active transport; Exercise; GPS; Public health; Youth.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bicycling
Humans
Schools*
Transportation
Walking*