Background Information and communication technology solutions have the potential to
support active and healthy aging and improve monitoring and treatment outcomes. To make …

Understanding correlates of physical activity (PA) can help inform and improve programs
that promote PA among youth. We analyzed data from the 2010 National Youth Physical …

Traditional physical activities have numerous physiological and psychosocial benefits for
Indigenous youth around the world. Little is known about the positive health and wellness …

Objective: Regular physical activity (PA) is an important component of pediatric asthma
management. No studies have examined how in-school asthma management influences PA …

Background: After-school approaches offer a viable solution to the current challenge of
physical inactivity among many adolescents; however, availability, cost, transportation, and …

To better understand the barriers to implementing policy; systems; and environmental (PSE)
change initiatives within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) …

Decreasing physical activity levels, particularly among youth, continue to be a prominent
health concern in Canada, and youth living in rural areas may encounter unique facilitators …

Purpose This study described associations between selected walk indices (WI) and walking
and physical activity behaviors in rural and urban children. Findings WI were higher in urban …

Background Physical fitness has been proposed as a marker for health during adolescence.
Currently, little is known about physical fitness and its association with blood lipid profile in …

Purpose Research on youth physical activity has focused on urban areas. Rural adolescents
are more likely to be physically inactive than urban youth, contributing to higher risk of …