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

Background Poor cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with cardiovascular disease risk
factors. Aim To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between …

Importance Childhood obesity is a risk factor associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, and mental disorders later in life. Investigation of the parallel effects of a defined …

Background In the context of a public health physical fitness (PF) examination in
adolescence, a countermovement jump (CMJ) and a squat jump (SJ) are two vertical jump …

To analyze the effects of an intervention focused on increasing the time and intensity of
Physical Education (PE), on adolescents' cognitive performance and academic …

Objectives (1) To develop reference values for health-related fitness in European children
and adolescents aged 6–18 years that are the foundation for the web-based, open-access …

Even though positive relations between children's motor ability and their academic
achievement are frequently reported, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Executive …

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 …