Background Although school-based interventions to promote physical activity in adolescents have been suggested in several recent reviews, questions have been raised regarding the effects of the strategies and the methodology applied and for whom the interventions are effective. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects of a ...
Background Sedentary behavior is associated with increased risk of chronic disease and sedentary behavior is increasing among adolescents. Data on changes in sedentary behavior in developing countries are limited. Purpose To describe 5-year longitudinal changes in nonschool sedentary hours among urban adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, and to identify ...
Background Adolescence is an established period of physical activity decline. Multi-component school-based interventions have the potential to slow the decline in adolescents’ physical activity; however, few interventions have been conducted in schools located in low-income or disadvantaged communities. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a multi-component school-based intervention ...
Purpose To review recently published studies on the reproducibility, validity, and feasibility of motion sensors used to assess physical activity in healthy children and adolescents (2-l1 yr). Methods In October 2004, a systematic literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, and PsyclNFO was performed. This search has been updated in October 2007. In this ...
Background and Purpose Schools are an important setting for providing physical activity opportunities, but children's physical activity varies drastically across schools. Identifying specific school practices that are related to children's physical activity during school could inform policies and interventions. Objectives To investigate the relation of elementary school physical activity practices ...
Background and Purpose Youth across the United States are insufficiently active. Emerging literature has identified numerous perceived correlates of physical activity in youth but many studies rely on associations with self-reported physical activity. However, a recent review of studies utilizing perceived environmental correlates and objectively-measured physical activity in youth concluded ...
Background and Purpose A growing body of research has linked children‘s physical activity to neighborhood built environmental characteristics. in particular, neighborhood parks and open spaces have garnered much research attention for the opportunities they provide children to engage in physical activity. Studies in this area typically investigate the availability ...
Background and Purpose Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has a range of social and health benefits for adolescents. Based on survey data, adolescents with a low Socio Economic Status (SES), and/or belonging to an ethnic minority, typically engage in less organized sports than Danish adolescents. However little is ...
Background and Purpose Physical activity (PA) during childhood and adolescence is essential for good health, normal growth and development. Accurate measurement of PA in children has a great importance for assessing frequency, duration and intensity to examine the trends, dose response and effectiveness of interventions to reduce the attributable risk ...
Background School recess provides an important opportunity for children to engage in physical activity. Previous studies indicate that children and adults of South Asian origin are less active than other ethnic groups in the United Kingdom, but have not investigated whether activity differs within the shared school environment. The aim ...