TY - JOUR
T1 - Results from the Japan's 2018 report card on physical activity for children and youth
AU - Tanaka, Chiaki
AU - Tanaka, Shigeho
AU - Inoue, Shigeru
AU - Miyachi, Motohiko
AU - Suzuki, Koya
AU - Abe, Takafumi
AU - Reilly, John J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank members of the Stakeholder Group for their varied and substantial contributions to the 2018 Japan Report Card. This work was supported by a funding from the project research of Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine in 2015 (2015–2017), and a research support from the J. F. Oberlin University .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Background: The momentum to promote physical activity (PA) by various government agencies such as the Japan Sports Agency established in 2015, academic organizations, and companies is increasing towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The goal of the 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is to assess and track levels of health behaviors related to PA in Japanese children and youth, facilitators and barriers for PA, and related health outcomes. Methods: Nationally representative data were used to score the indicators. Results: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth consists of health behaviors and outcomes (7 indicators), and influences on health behaviors (4 indicators). The key four health behaviors and outcomes (Organized Sport Participation: B[sbnd]; Active Transportation: A-; Physical fitness: A, Weight status: A) were favorable. Sedentary Behavior received C– grade, while 2 indicators (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play) could not be graded. In the Influences domain, Family Influence and Community were graded as C–, while School (B+), Community and Environment (B–), and Government Strategies and Investments (B) were favorable. Conclusions: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth shows that Japanese children and youth have favorable levels of organized sport participation, active transportation to and from school, and physical fitness and weight status. Future nationally representative surveys on overall PA and active play are needed.
AB - Background: The momentum to promote physical activity (PA) by various government agencies such as the Japan Sports Agency established in 2015, academic organizations, and companies is increasing towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The goal of the 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is to assess and track levels of health behaviors related to PA in Japanese children and youth, facilitators and barriers for PA, and related health outcomes. Methods: Nationally representative data were used to score the indicators. Results: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth consists of health behaviors and outcomes (7 indicators), and influences on health behaviors (4 indicators). The key four health behaviors and outcomes (Organized Sport Participation: B[sbnd]; Active Transportation: A-; Physical fitness: A, Weight status: A) were favorable. Sedentary Behavior received C– grade, while 2 indicators (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play) could not be graded. In the Influences domain, Family Influence and Community were graded as C–, while School (B+), Community and Environment (B–), and Government Strategies and Investments (B) were favorable. Conclusions: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth shows that Japanese children and youth have favorable levels of organized sport participation, active transportation to and from school, and physical fitness and weight status. Future nationally representative surveys on overall PA and active play are needed.
KW - Environment
KW - Physical fitness
KW - Policy
KW - Sedentary behavior
KW - Sports
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jesf.2018.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jesf.2018.10.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057134805
SN - 1728-869X
VL - 17
SP - 20
EP - 25
JO - Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness
JF - Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness
IS - 1
ER -