Measurement issues in the assessment of physical activity in children

GJ Welk, CB Corbin, D Dale - Research quarterly for exercise and …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
… Therefore, we will first describe the unique aspects of children's movement patterns and …
assess physical activity. Next, we will review current physical activity guidelines for children and …

[PDF][PDF] A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents

JF Sallis, JJ Prochaska, WC Taylor - Medicine and science in …, 2000 - researchgate.net
… The 108 studies evaluated 40 variables for children and 48 … with physical activity were
statistically significant. Variables that were consistently associated with children’s physical activity

Physical activity in children and adolescents

BW Landry, SW Driscoll - PM&R, 2012 - Elsevier
… the need for specific physical activity guidelines for children and … on the development of the
Physical Activity Guidelines for … Children and adolescents should participate in moderate-to-…

Physical activity among children attending preschools

RR Pate, KA Pfeiffer, SG Trost, P Ziegler… - Pediatrics, 2004 - publications.aap.org
… on physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity levels of
children … with physical activity among those children, and to determine the extent to which …

Assessment of physical activity among children and adolescents: a review and synthesis

HW Kohl III, JE Fulton, CJ Caspersen - Preventive medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
… INTRODUCTION Accurate assessment of physical activity in childrenPhysical activity is
inversely associated with several have been used to assess physical activity among children

The health-related physical activity of children

CJ Riddoch, CAG Boreham - Sports medicine, 1995 - Springer
… The fitness and physical activity levels of children and youth … The amount and type of physical
activity undertaken during … absence of such criteria, activity levels known to confer health …

How active are we? Levels of routine physical activity in children and adults

MBE Livingstone, PJ Robson, JMW Wallace… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - cambridge.org
physical activity refers to all locomotor physical activity, which involves large muscle groups
to move the body around and to apply force to objects. For children this physical activity is …

The relationship between motor proficiency and physical activity in children

BH Wrotniak, LH Epstein, JM Dorn, KE Jones… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
… The Children's Self-Perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity scale
measured children's … of adequacy in performing and desire to participate in physical activities. …

Physical activity assessment in children and adolescents

JR Sirard, RR Pate - Sports medicine, 2001 - Springer
… of measures of physical activity in children and adolescents: … Figure 1 represents the 3 levels
of physical activity measures … for assessment of physical activity in children and adolescents…

Physical activity for children and youth

RP Pancrazi, CB Corbin, GJ Welk - Journal of Physical Education …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
… It is important to understand the basic concepts of children's physical activity and their …
During the recommended 30 to 60 minutes of accumulated physical activity, children will elevate …