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Dyer1,*, Nora Constantino1, Li-Teng Chen2 , Ryan D. Burns3, & You Fu1  \n1School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, United States  \n2College of Education and Human Development, University of Nevada, Reno, United States  \n3Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States  \n*Corresponding author: [dyers2@unlv.nevada.edu](dyers2@unlv.nevada.edu)  \nAbstract The average daily amount of physical activity (PA) expended by children in summer camp is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trends in PA and sedentary behavior in school-aged summer campers during an outdoor adventure summer camp. Participants were a convenience sample of school-aged children (N= 183; 102 males and 81 females; mean age = 9.69 ± 1.47 years) who attended one week of an outdoor adventure summer camp. PA and sedentary behavior were assessed and collected via wrist-worn Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometers during camp hours, from 9am to 4pm daily. Outcome variables included percentage of time spent in sedentary behavior, percentage of time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), and average steps per day. Data were analyzed using a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) test. Results indicated a decreasing trend of PA across the eightweek summer camp period. Both boys and girls engaged in MVPA for about 9% of the total time during weeks one and two, which decreased to about 7% of the total time by weeks seven and eight. Sedentary behavior remained constant, with an increase during weeks 5 and 6 of camp. Average daily step count decreased by about 3,000 steps per day from the first to the final week of camp. There was a significant main effect for sex on PA (Wilk’s Λ = 0.000, F = 6.77, p \u003C 0.05) and a significant main effect for week on PA (Wilk’s Λ = 0.000, F = 3.05, p \u003C 0.05) . This indicates the influence of camper sex and week of attendance on PA variables. Overall, weekly PA decreased during the duration of the summer camp. Seasonal outdoor weather patterns and counselor teaching styles may have impacted PA levels of campers. It is recommended that camp staff implement strategies to encourage consistent levels of PA across the summer camp season.  \nKeywords: Outdoor adventure summer camp, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), accelerometer  \n1. Introduction  \nMany American children do not participate in enough physical activity (PA) (Child and Adolescent Health, 2016). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children and adolescents between the ages of 6–17 years should participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) per day (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2018). However, in the United States, only 24% of children in this age range participate in 60 minutes of MVPA daily (Child and Adolescent Health, 2016). Children who do not engage in sufficient PA are at a higher risk for chronic conditions, like overweight/obesity, hypertension, type II diabetes, heart disease, and other diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). One solution to increase the daily PA of children is to provide physical education classes in schools (Fu et al., 2017). However, this solution is ineffective when children are not attending school, such as during the summer or holiday breaks (Fu et al., 2017).  \nChildren are less active during the summer months, which may lead to fitness loss and weight gain (Brusseau et al., 2019; Fu et al., 2017). It is hypothesized that the loss in fitness occurs due to the lack of structured days, which includes a lack of participation in physical education classes (Brusseau et al., 2019; Fu et al., 2017). Without structured schedules, including regular class and mealtimes, children may experience more weight gain during the summer months than they do during the school year (Brusseau et al., 2019). To help com","cbCaibDBSg2IGefR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibDBSg2IGefR","pdf",563477,"English","# Abstract\n# 1. Introduction\n# 2. Methods\n## 2.1. 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