In this paper, the focus is on examining children's extra-curricular activities in a high density
urban East Asian environment, specifically Hong Kong. The paper offers a framework to …

This study investigated the associations between the characteristics of the nearby physical
environment with the total and domain-specific leisure-time sedentary behaviour (SB) in …

In today's car-dominated cities, children (as well as other members of the public) have
limited freedom to use streets, unless they are driving their cars through them. Urbanization …

The PhD aimed to understand and advance measurement methods to investigate the
influence of the home physical environment on children's physical activity and sedentary …

This report involves numerous descriptive statistical analyses of the daily variability of time-
use diaries contained in the US Environmental Protection Agency's CHAD database. CHAD …

Over the last ten years, research has shown that adolescent activity has decreased in both
developed and developing countries. One way of meeting desirable physical activity levels …

In Kenya, pre-school playground safety has not been given much attention despite being a
critical area of concern in child growth and development. This state can be linked to lack of …

Background: Leisure can be defined as activities we choose to do in our free time for
enjoyment (Majnemer, 2009, p. 2). Leisure is recognised as a human right (United Nations …