Arvid Kuritz

University of Konstanz | Uni-Konstanz · Department of Sports Science

Physical activity (PA) in school physical education (PE) is a signature component of health promotion and health education. The study's aim was to explore PA levels and sedentary time in German elementary school PE lessons and relate them to selected personal and environmental PA determinants. Accelerometer measurements were collected from 328 stud...

Background: Regular physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary behavior (SB) are positively related to children's health and considered as pillars of a healthy lifestyle. Full-day schools with their afterschool programs (ASPs) have an impact on children's daily PA and SB. Studies investigating PA and SB in ASPs, which compare PA and SB between th...

Purpose: Schools and organized sports both offer great chances to promote physical activity among children. Full-day schools particularly allow for extensive participation in extra-curricular physical activities. However, due to time reasons, full-day schools may also prevent children from engagement in organized sports outside school. There is on...

Einleitung Der deutschlandweite Ausbau von Ganztagsschulen (GTS) ist in vollem Gange. Dieser Ausbau bringt massive Auswirkungen auf die Lebenswelt und Verhaltensweisen von SchülerInnen mit sich, da sie zum einen mehr Zeit an den Schulen verbringen und zum anderen neben dem Unterricht auch an außerunterrichtliche Aktivitäten teilnehmen (Neuber et al...

Background Motor performance is an important factor for health. Already in childhood, motor performance is associated with, e.g., obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. It is widely believed that the motor performance of children has declined over recent years. However, this belief is lacking clear evidence. The objective of this stu...

Results of the PISA survey in 2000 led to a rethinking of the German educational system. One of the consequences of this was, for example, the initiation of the investment program Zukunft, Bildung und Erziehung (IZBB; 2003–2009) by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which aims to accelerate the expansion of all-day schools nationwide....