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. 2011 Dec 8;27(2):307–318. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr107

Table II.

Durations of PE activities

Median Mean SD Range
IAs 5.0 5.5 3.5 0–18
HRPAs 7.0 8.0 6.4 0–46
SD or GPAs 17.0 19.6 12.0 0–60
Total HEALTHY activity timea 29.0 33.1 15.6 0–82
Other class timeb 20.0 21.1 8.4 0–51
Total PE class timec 48.0 54.3 15.5 26–90

All values are in minutes.

a

Total HEALTHY activity time is the sum of the IAs, HRPAs and SD or GPAs.

b

Other class time was non-active time spent listening to instructions, transitioning between activities, sitting, resting and getting water.

c

Total class time observed was the time between the beginning and end of class, not necessarily the scheduled PE class time.