The objective of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between outdoor
time and:(1) physical activity,(2) cardiorespiratory fitness,(3) musculoskeletal fitness,(4) …

There is empirical evidence suggesting a positive link between direct experiences in nature
and people's environmental attitudes (EA) and behaviors (EB). This has led researchers to …

Enacted measures to control the spread of COVID-19 disease such as compulsory
confinement may influence health behaviors. The present study investigated changes in …

Purpose Previously, studies examining correlates of sedentary behavior have been limited
by small sample size, restricted geographic area, and little socio-cultural variability. Further …

The reduction of child obesity continues to be a challenge worldwide. Research indicates
that playing outdoors, particularly in natural play spaces, boosts children's physical activity …

Background Movement behaviours performed over a finite period such as a 24 h day are
compositional data. Compositional data exist in a constrained simplex geometry that is …

Through development, a child's varied movement contexts provide different opportunities or
affordances for action that are fundamental to promoting motor competence. Although home …

Outdoor play is one major source of physical activity (PA) in children. In particular, parents
act as gatekeepers, because they can enable their children's outdoor play. This systematic …

Both spending time outdoors and participating in physical activity improve mental health.
Given that the outdoor environment provides an ideal location for physical activity, better …

Surfaces in outdoor playgrounds get hot in the sun and can cause serious skin burns in
children. In-situ measurements from 10 playgrounds in Sydney showed that the maximum …