Postgraduate Student, PESS Department, University of Limerick. Postgraduate work also involves supervising tutorials and labs within Sport and Exercise Science modules. Sport and Exercise Science. Physical Education in schools is an important part of the education process and should give increased emphasis to the development and maintenance of lifelong physical activity and physical fitness habits. Trends are consistent regardless of differences in levels of physical activity in different countries.
Males are more active than females, especially when vigorous activities are considered.
Females physical activity levels deteriorate more than males as they move from childhood through adolescence. It is important to assess whether this sample experience the intensity and duration of physical activity that are believed to stress the cardiopulmonary system appropriately. The schools will be put into categories based on the level of Physical Education Provision in the School. Heart Rate Monitoring A sub sample of the participants from the study will undergo continuous heart rate monitoring over 4 days while documenting their activity levels in a Physical Activity Diary. The effect of seasonal variation on activity levels will also be investigated, therefore participants will be monitored in both Summer and Winter months.