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This is an analysis of the journal article " 'Promoting children's physical activity in primary school: An intervention study using playground markings' " by Stratton (2000)

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The physical inactivity of children have been viewed as a modifiable risk factor that could potentially lead diseases later in life such as osteoporosis, coronary heart disease and diabetes to name a few. It has been recommended that moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 60 minutes per day as the ideal level, compared to that of 30 minutes physical activity as the minimum level for children from the ages 5 to 18 years old. Physical education lessons and playtime during a regular school day, represent the two main circumstances in which children have the opportunity to part take in physical activity. The advantage of school playtime allows each individual to part take in physical activity. To increase the amount of physical activity children partake in, there has been increasing amounts of research with the use of multi-coluored markings on the playgorund, aimed to stimulate children to do more physical activity.

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