Worldwide, public health physical activity guidelines include special emphasis on
populations of children (typically 6-11 years) and adolescents (typically 12-19 years) …

Background: Pedometers are increasingly being used to measure physical activity in
children and adolescents. This review provides an overview of common measurement …

Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements
can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (ie, physical activity …

CONTEXT: Insufficient physical activity among young people aged 5–18 years is a global
public health issue, with considerable disparities among countries. A systematic review was …

Background Participation in higher intensity activity (ie vigorous physical activity [VPA])
appears more consistently associated with lower adiposity, unfortunately little is known …

This review assembles pedometry literature focused on youth, with particular attention to
expected values for habitual, school day, physical education class, recess, lunch break, out …

ObjectiveTo investigate the dietary intake and physical activity of boys and girls aged 9–13
years, and the influence of peers on these behaviours. DesignCross-sectional study …

Background Data on longitudinal monitoring of daily physical activity (PA) patterns in youth
over successive years is scarce but may provide valuable information for intervention …

Objective: To compare dietary intake and physical activity (PA) between days of the week in
a large sample of the Danish population; furthermore, to investigate the influence of gender …

This study investigates whether more physically active parents bring up more physically
active children and whether parents' level of physical activity helps children achieve step …