The majority of US youth are of healthy weight, but the majority of US adults are overweight
or obese. Therefore, a major health challenge for most American children and adolescents …

Regular physical activity is important for health benefits among youth, but disparities exist.
This paper describes disparities in physical activity participation and sedentary behaviors …

Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global authorities have imposed rules of
social distancing that directly influence overall physical activity in populations. The aim of …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women. In fact, CVD is
responsible for a third of all deaths of women worldwide and half of all deaths of women …

Research shows a decline in physical activity levels during adolescence, particularly among
girls. This study explored perceived barriers to participation in moderate and vigorous …

Background A sedentary lifestyle remains a major threat to health in contemporary societies.
To get more insight in the relative contribution of genetic and environmental influences on …

This study explored male adolescents' reasons for participating in moderate and vigorous
physical activity, perceived barriers to moderate and vigorous physical activity, and …

PURPOSE: The first purpose was to identify barriers to physical activity that students in
grade seven through first-year university experienced. A second purpose was to classify …

Abstract Weakley, JJS, Wilson, KM, Till, K, Read, DB, Darrall-Jones, J, Roe, GAB, Phibbs,
PJ, and Jones, B. Visual feedback attenuates mean concentric barbell velocity loss and …

Objective. To highlight the perceived personal, social, and environmental barriers to healthy
eating and physical activity among Arab adolescents. Method. A multistage stratified …