2024
Yes
The role of weather conditions on time spent outdoors and in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Norwegian preschoolers
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1976490
Ylvisåker, Einar
Europe
Observational
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Temperature
Humidity
Other
Weather
accelerometry
Kindergarten
outdoors
playground
preschoolers
In 1,201 Norwegian preschoolers, rainfall, wind, and wet or icy playgrounds reduced MVPA; temperature, snowfall, and dry conditions increased MVPA. Adjusting for outdoor time altered some associations. Both MVPA and outdoor time should be considered in weather-related interventions.
2022