Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific normative values for the nine Eurofit
tests in European children and adolescents aged 9–17 years. Methods A systematic review …

Background During a 24-h day, each given period is spent in either sedentary behaviour,
sleeping, light physical activity (LPA), or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In …

Importance Although the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health in
adults are well understood, to date, no systematic review has quantitatively examined the …

Background Although cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in childhood and adolescence may be
linked to future cardiovascular health, there is currently limited evidence for a longitudinal …

Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific international norms for the 20 m shuttle
run test (20mSRT) in children and youth (aged 9–17 years), and to estimate the prevalence …

Background The measurement of physical fitness has a history that dates back nearly 200
years. Recently, there has been an increase in international research and surveillance on …

Background Physical fitness is a powerful health marker in childhood and adolescence, and
it is reasonable to think that it might be just as important in younger children, ie preschoolers …

Background To know how moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary
time change across lifespan periods is needed for designing successful lifestyle …

Results: Our results show that boys performed better than girls in speed, lower-and upper-
limb strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, and girls performed better in balance and …

Enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) can lead to substantial health benefits.
Comparisons between high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity …