Are Spanish adolescents who actively commute to and from school more active in other domains? A spatiotemporal investigation

Health Place. 2024 Mar:86:103211. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103211. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Abstract

We examined the association between mode of commuting to/from school (i.e., walking, multimodal, and motorized-vehicle) and movement behaviours in several space-time domains (i.e., total day, home, school, transport, and other locations). Walking to and/or from school was associated with higher MVPA in all space-time domains except home, where no associations were found. After subtracting commuting time to/from school from total day domain, the associations in favour of walking to/from school were maintained compared to those using other commuting modes, and in transport domain these associations dissipated. The study suggests the importance of promoting walking to/from school for increasing MVPA levels.

Keywords: Accelerometer; Active transport; Exercise; GPS; Public health; Youth.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bicycling
  • Humans
  • Schools*
  • Transportation
  • Walking*