CHILDHOOD OBESITY August 2016 j Volume 12, Number 4 ª Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/chi.2015.0223
Are We There Yet? Compliance with Physical Activity Standards in YMCA Afterschool Programs Michael W. Beets, MEd, MPH, PhD,1 Robert Glenn Weaver, PhD,1 Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD,1 Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS,2 Collin Webster, PhD,1 Keith Brazendale, MS,1 Jessica Chandler, MS,1 Mahmud Khan, PhD,1 Ruth Saunders, PhD,1 and Aaron Beighle, PhD3
Abstract Background: In 2011, the YMCA of the United States adopted physical activity standards for all their afterschool programs (ASPs), which call for children to accumulate 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) while attending YMCA ASPs. The extent to which youth attending YMCA ASPs achieve this standard is unknown. Methods: Using a cluster-stratified design, 20 ASPs were sampled from all YMCA-operated ASPs across South Carolina (N = 102). ASPs were visited on four unannounced, nonconsecutive weekdays. Accelerometer-derived minutes spent in MVPA were dichotomized to ‡30 min/d of MVPA and
Are We There Yet? Compliance with Physical Activity Standards in YMCA Afterschool Programs Michael W. Beets, MEd, MPH, PhD,1 Robert Glenn Weaver, PhD,1 Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD,1 Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS,2 Collin Webster, PhD,1 Keith Brazendale, MS,1 Jessica Chandler, MS,1 Mahmud Khan, PhD,1 Ruth Saunders, PhD,1 and Aaron Beighle, PhD3
Abstract Background: In 2011, the YMCA of the United States adopted physical activity standards for all their afterschool programs (ASPs), which call for children to accumulate 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) while attending YMCA ASPs. The extent to which youth attending YMCA ASPs achieve this standard is unknown. Methods: Using a cluster-stratified design, 20 ASPs were sampled from all YMCA-operated ASPs across South Carolina (N = 102). ASPs were visited on four unannounced, nonconsecutive weekdays. Accelerometer-derived minutes spent in MVPA were dichotomized to ‡30 min/d of MVPA and
