Background Despite the general belief that physical activity in childhood and youth is an
important prerequisite for the physical activity in adulthood, there is not much information …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate stability of physical activity from
childhood and adolescence to adulthood in multiple age cohorts, and analyze how well …

OBJECTIVE--The aim was to describe the sex and socioeconomic differences in patterns of
physical activity at work and in leisure time of men and women aged 36 years, and to …

As a part of the large project Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns, the purpose of the present
study was to examine how adult physical activity is influenced by early physical activity and …

ABSTRACT TELAMA, R., and X. YANG. Decline of physical activity from youth to young
adulthood in Finland. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 1617–1622, 2000. Purpose …

Purpose A major research priority is the influence of childhood and adolescent physical
activity patterns on adult physical activity. The research in this area is inconsistent …

The tracking of physical activity and its influence on selected coronary heart disease risk
factors were studied in a 6-year (original survey in 1980, with follow-ups in 1983 and 1986) …

The reproducibility and validity of a past year physical activity questionnaire was determined
in a sample of 100 adolescents aged 15–18 years, randomly selected from a population …

Regular physical activity has both short-and long-term health benefits in adults. No study
has investigated childhood determinants of adult physical activity patterns, however. In a …

OBJECTIVE. Few studies have examined the association of childhood physical activity and
physical fitness with cardiovascular disease risk factors in adulthood. Furthermore …