이 연구는 서울시 상상어린이 공원이나 근린공원 등에 설치된 아동의 표준 체형에 맞도록 설계되어진 야외 아동용 운동기구들의 운동강도 수준을 비교 평가하고 에너지소비량을 파악하여 아동에게 효과적인 운동정보를 제공하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이를 위해 수도권에 위치한 초등학교에 재학 중인 2∼4학년생 중 본 연구를 수행하기 힘든 질환자나 고도 비만자를 제외한 아동을 대상으로 선별된 아동용 일반 운동기구 3종과 기능성 게임형 운동기구 2종의 운동기구를 각각 저강도, 중강도, 고강도로 구동하게 하고 운동 중 산소섭취량과 에너지소비량을 산출하여 운동기구의 운동강도 및 운동량을 비교 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 일반 운동기구 3종에 대한 운동량 평가는 남･여 아동 모두 사이클 운동이 가장 높은 에너지소비량을 보였으며 크로스컨트리와 롤링웨이스트 순으로 평가되었다. 일반 운동기구와 시나리오를 갖는 기능성 게임형 운동기구를 비교하였을 때 기능성 게임형 운동기구가 약 20% 이상 높은 에너지소비량을 보였으며, 기능성 게임형 운동기구들을 비교한 결과 레이싱형 운동기구가 타겟팅형 운동기구보다 평균 5.6%이상 높은 운동효과를 나타냈다. 운동기구들의 운동강도 수준은 남자 아동의 경우 53%∼79%, 여자 아동의 경우 54%∼77%로 평가되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 야외 아동용 운동기구는 분당 2.2∼5.9 kcal의 에너지 소비량을 가지며 일반 운동기구보다 기능성 게임형 운동기구가 운동이 부족한 아동들이 야외에서 재미있게 운동하면서 높은 운동효과를 볼 수 있다고 판단된다.

This study is to find momentum of children's outdoor exercise equipment installed in urban neighborhood parks like Seoul Sangsang Kids Parks by measuring energy consumption and exercise intensity according to the exercise stage of the equipment. This children's outdoor exercise equipment is designed to fit children's standard body type. 2nd~4th grade students in a elementary school located in capital area are selected as subjects and students who have trouble with involving in the research and very obese student were left out from the research. To test graded exercise intensity application of children's outdoor exercise equipment, exercise tolerance test is done by setting 3 standards; low, medium and high intensity. Oxygen uptake and energy consumption of the subjects are measured and estimated through using three kinds of usual exercise equipment and functional game-based children's outdoor exercise equipment. The results of this study are listed below. First, if students use three kinds of usual exercise equipment, stationary bikes consume energy the most and cross-country and rolling-waist are the secondary and thirdly energy-cousuming exercise equipment. Second, the functional game-based exercise equipments consume 20% more energy than usual exercise equipment. Third, a comparison on results of the functional game-based exercise equipments shows that racing-style exercise equipments consume 5.6% more energy than targeting-style exercise equipments. As for the results described above, the exercise using outdoor exercise equipment requires 2.2~5.9 kcal energy consumption per minute and the functional game-based exercise equipments can be used more effectively than usual exercise equipment. Children who are short of exercise can enjoy exercising outdoors and get high beneficial effects of exercise with functional game-based exercise equipments.

This study is to find momentum of children's outdoor exercise equipment installed in urban neighborhood parks like Seoul Sangsang Kids Parks by measuring energy consumption and exercise intensity according to the exercise stage of the equipment. This children's outdoor exercise equipment is designed to fit children's standard body type. 2nd~4th grade students in a elementary school located in capital area are selected as subjects and students who have trouble with involving in the research and very obese student were left out from the research. To test graded exercise intensity application of children's outdoor exercise equipment, exercise tolerance test is done by setting 3 standards; low, medium and high intensity. Oxygen uptake and energy consumption of the subjects are measured and estimated through using three kinds of usual exercise equipment and functional game-based children's outdoor exercise equipment. The results of this study are listed below. First, if students use three kinds of usual exercise equipment, stationary bikes consume energy the most and cross-country and rolling-waist are the secondary and thirdly energy-cousuming exercise equipment. Second, the functional game-based exercise equipments consume 20% more energy than usual exercise equipment. Third, a comparison on results of the functional game-based exercise equipments shows that racing-style exercise equipments consume 5.6% more energy than targeting-style exercise equipments. As for the results described above, the exercise using outdoor exercise equipment requires 2.2~5.9 kcal energy consumption per minute and the functional game-based exercise equipments can be used more effectively than usual exercise equipment. Children who are short of exercise can enjoy exercising outdoors and get high beneficial effects of exercise with functional game-based exercise equipments.

Outdoor, Children’s Exercise Equipment, Functional Contents, Energy consumption