Background: Increased screen time and change in the built environment have contributed to
a decline in physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents over the last several decades …

Background Primarily, this study aims to examine whether children attending sports schools
are more active than their counterpart attending normal schools. Secondary, the study aims …

Children's engagement in physical activity of a vigorous intensity or higher is more effective
at promoting cardiorespiratory fitness than moderate physical activity. It remains unclear how …

The study aimed to determine the effects of 6 months daily physical activity on physical
fitness in preschool children. A total of 72 children (36 boys) and 92 children (47 boys) …

Sports participation has potential to promote physical activity in youth. Unfortunately, sports
participation and physical activity may decline from childhood to adolescence and into …

Background: The World Health Organization recommends that children should participate in
sufficient PA by engaging in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 min daily …

Regular physical activity is one of the dominant elements among environmental factors,
which promotes young individuals' healthy somatic and motoric development. In the present …

Increasing the amount of regular physical education lessons in school is currently discussed
in many countries in order to increase physical activity in youth. The purpose of this study …

Many school-based physical activity (PA) interventions have been developed, but only a few
have assessed their long-term effects. A PA intervention taking place in the first four years of …

An important barrier for a nationwide implementation of a daily physical activity (PA) at
primary schools is the lack of spatial and human resources. Therefore, we developed a PA …