Daily Phisical Activity of Saami Primary School Children in Northern Norway

Øyvind Bøthun; Herbert Zoglowek

Øyvind Bøthun UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Alta, School of Sport Science,
Herbert Zoglowek UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Alta, School of Sport Science

Keywords: WHO recommendation, activity measurement, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary lifestyle

Abstract

The primary aim of the study was to measure and compare daily physical activity among young people in the most northern part of Europe where the ethnic minority, the Saami people. The research population was 6-, 9- and 15-year old children in Saami majority municipalities (N=180). In this article, we present and discuss the results of a cross-sectional study of physical activity among children of primary school age. No significant differences were found when results were compared with the same age group throughout Norway, or in other European countries. The results in total indicate that global trends towards a comfortable, rather sluggish lifestyle will not stop, even when the local and regional conditions favour a different, more active and health-promoting lifestyle.

DOI: 10.18690/rei.11.4.341-356.2018
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Author Biographies

Øyvind Bøthun, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Alta, School of Sport Science,

Lecturer. Alta, Norway. E-mail: oyvind.bothun@uit.no.

Herbert Zoglowek, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Alta, School of Sport Science

Professor. Alta, Norway. E-mail: herbert.zoglowek@uit.no.