Globally, obesity is affecting an increasing proportion of children. Physical activity plays an
important role in the prevention of becoming overweight and obese in childhood and …

Learned scholars have associated ''sedentary living''with reduced longevity and impaired
health for many centuries. Hippocrates wrote extensively about the benefits of exercise for a …

Active travel to school has declined during the last 50 years in North America. During the last
decade, the children's active school transportation (AST) literature has grown. This …

Background Whilst there is increasing interest in the efficacy of high-intensity interval
training in children and adolescents as a time-effective method of eliciting health benefits …

During the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has risen greatly
worldwide. Obesity in childhood causes a wide range of serious complications, and …

Aims This study aims to model multiple health outcomes and behaviors in terms of the
updated, refined, and validated county compactness/sprawl measures. Methods Multiple …

Background Many youth today are physically inactive. Recent attention linking the physical
or built environment to physical activity in adults suggests an investigation into the …

OBJECTIVES. Youth with better motor abilities may find it easier to be physically active and
may be more likely to engage in physical activity compared with peers with poorer motor …

Background Physical activity provides many health benefits, yet few children meet the
physical activity recommendations. In school-age children, low proficiency in fundamental …

Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …