（School of Physical Education，Central China Normal University，Wuhan 430079，China) Abstract: The authors compared the contents of children and adolescent physical activity guides of China, the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, and revealed the following findings: 1) in the guides of these countries, the definitions of the ages of children and adolescents are slightly different, coupled with school age divisions of the basic education systems; 2) the establishment subjects of the guides of these countries are different; 3) the specific operable objectives of the guides of these countries have respective features; 4) in the guides of the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, the important functions of such 3 battlefields as school, family and community are highlighted; 5) as recommended by the guides of these countries, the physical activity types and events are some-what different, the requirements for physical activity times and intensities are different too, and not involving weight management suggestions, only in the guides of the United States, Canada and Australia, it is pointed out that physi-cal activities have risks. Inspirations to guide establishment in China in the future: 1) uplift guide objectives to the height of preventing diseases and seeking for human welfare; 2) specify physical activity fields, perfect the sports work planning system guided by the government, collaborated by the departments and participated by the whole so-ciety, and clarify and optimize physical activity events; 3) according to the physical conditions and different health level requirements of Chinese children and adolescents, recommend physical activity times and intensities, as well as physical activity events that can stimulate children’s and adolescents’ sports interest and have “living elements”; 4) add the contents of physical activity risks and risk management.
Key words: children and adolescents；physical activity guide；China；the United States；Britain；Canada；Australia |
