Importance Studies of trends in excess weight among European children throughout the last
few decades have rendered mixed results. Additionally, some studies were outdated, were …

The increasing prevalence of paediatric obesity and related metabolic complications has
been mainly associated with lower aerobic fitness while less is known regarding potential …

Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Cronin, JB, Faigenbaum, AD, Haff, GG, Howard, R, Kraemer, WJ,
Micheli, LJ, Myer, GD, and Oliver, JL. National Strength and Conditioning Association …

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between physical fitness and
body mass index categories (obesity, OB; overweight, OW; normal-weight, NW; and …

Physical activity in children and youth is associated with physiological, physical, and mental
health benefits with research suggesting that the more physical activity one accumulates, the …

Purpose This study aimed at providing prevalence trend estimates of underweight among
children and adolescents in Europe from 2000 to 2017. Methods MEDLINE, Web of Science …

Body fat mass (FM) has advantages over body mass index (BMI) in terms of accuracy of
fitness assessment and health monitoring. However, the relationship between FM and …

This study aimed to describe absolute muscle strength and power in children and
adolescents with obesity, overweight and normal weight, and the assessment tests and tools …

Objective To examine the role of dietary intake and physical activity in muscle strength
among adolescents. Design Cross-sectional analysis. Setting The Malaysian Health and …