The National Physical Activity Plan states that all children should achieve at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily to meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines. While almost all primary and post primary children achieved at least 60 minutes of MVPA once a week, 76 percent and 64 percent, respectively, did so on four days a week while 17 percent and 10 percent respectively achieved it seven
day a week.
Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage
The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2018 (CSPPA 2018) was a follow up to CSPPA 2010 looking at participation in sport, physical activity and Physical Education among children aged 10 to 18 on the island of Ireland. CSPPA 2018 was the first study to look at these issues in an all-island context.
For the Republic of Ireland, the 114 schools which participated in 2010 and were eligible were invited to participate. 74 of these agreed to take part, with 12 new schools being included for a total of 86 schools. This allowed 4,697 primary and post primary students to provide input. In Northern Ireland 29 schools and 1,954 primary and post primary students were involved. In total, 6,651 children aged 10 – 18 took part in the study. In addition, a small number of school administrators were interviewed about participation in sport in schools, school facilities and resources available for sport.
Physical activity is defined within the National Physical Activity Plan as ‘any bodily movement produced by the skeletal muscle which causes energy expenditure greater than at rest and which is health enhancing’.
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Sport Ireland. (November 9, 2019). Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
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Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage [Graph], Sport Ireland, November 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
