Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Background: Sport has been identified as one of the 7 best investments for increasing
physical activity levels across the life span. Several questions remain on how to effectively …

School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children
and adolescents aged 6-18 Page 1 School-based physical activity programs for promoting …

Objective It is unknown how much previous reviews on promoting physical activity (PA) for
children and adolescents (aged 6–18 years) take into account studies from low-and middle …

Background School-based interventions are thought to be the most universally applicable
and effective way to counteract low physical activity (PA) and fitness although there is …

Background. To prevent obesity, the physical activity of youth should be increased. Since
time for school physical education has declined and curricular interventions have had …

This review included studies evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to promote
physical activity in children aged 4 to 10 years. The authors found that a variety of …

Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their
health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation …

Introduction: A vast majority of children and adolescents are physically inactive. As a result,
high obesity rates and related diseases have made physical activity promotion a politically …