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. 2017 Jul 19;19(7):e250. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6360

Table 3.

Description of structured activity visits.

Visit 1 Visit 2
1. Sita: quiet sitting 1. Sit: quiet sitting
2. Catchb: Stood and played catch, minimal movement (research staff retrieved ball) 2. Cards: sit at table and play cards
3. Self-Paced Walk

  • Instructed to walk at a comfortable pace;

  • Reminded child that there would be a slower and faster walk;

  • Always preceded the Slow- and Moderate-paced walks;

  • Research staff walked with and paced the participant to obtain a constant intensity of effort.

 3. Slow Walk: 0.5 miles/hr (0.22 meters/sec) slower than Self-Paced Walk
4. Moderate and Vigorous Activities (Balanced Order)

  • Moderate Walk: 0.5 miles/hr (0.22 meters/sec) faster than Self-Paced Walk

  • Self-Paced Jog:

    Jog at comfortable pace participant could maintain for 7 min;

    Research staff jogged with and paced the participant to obtain a constant intensity.

 4. Moderate and Vigorous Activities (Balanced Order)

  • Modified Tag: A tag game that involved one researcher playing tag with the participant with a goal to take ribbons off of the belt of the participant-researcher.

  • Modified Relay:

    20 meter distance marked on the floor with cones;

    Researcher demonstrated various calisthenics and movement patterns that involved moving from one cone to the other and back;

    Participant copied movements;

    Researcher and participant took turns for duration of activity.

aSit lasted 5 min; all other activities lasted 7 min.

bCatch was subsequently classified as moderate intensity due to children frequently not catching the ball and having to walk/jog to retrieve it.