Overweight and obesity in youth is a worldwide public health problem. Overweight and
obesity in childhood and adolescents have a substantial effect upon many systems, resulting …

The incidence of adolescent obesity is increasing dramatically in the United States with
associated risks of hypertension, adverse lipid profiles, and Type II diabetes. Unless …

Objective: The identification of populational levels of maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) is
an aid to studies that propose to relate physical fitness to cardiovascular risk, and also for …

Exergames aim to make exercise more enjoyable, especially for children and young adults
who are accustomed to digital technologies. Calory Battle augmented reality (AR) is a …

Throughout the last decade, there has been an alarming decrease in daily physical activity
among both children and adults. Medical experts agree that physical activity is critical to …

Throughout the last decade, there has been an alarming increase in obesity prevalence
among adults and teens throughout the world. Obesity has been found to increase the risk of …

Current guidelines recommend children accumulate 60 min of daily physical activity;
however, highly publicized sudden-death events among young athletes raise questions …

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of cardiometabolic risk factors, frequently detected in
obese children and adolescents. To date, few clinical studies have evaluated the …

Purpose: There is a lack of analysis on players' perceptions of mobile augmented reality
(MAR) games and their sustainable effect. This study analyses Pokémon Go players …

Rhoades DR, Al‐Oballi Kridli S, Penprase B. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011;
17: 562–570 Understanding overweight adolescents' beliefs using the theory of planned …