Background Walking and cycling to school provide a convenient opportunity to incorporate
physical activity into an adolescent's daily routine. School proximity to residential homes has …

BACKGROUND: Walking to school may be an important source of daily physical activity in
children's lives, and government agencies are supporting programs to encourage walking to …

Physical activity (PA) participation levels among youth remain well below national
recommendations. Thus, a variety of strategies to promote youth PA have been advocated …

Walking and bicycling (active commuting) to school has been proposed as a strategy for
increasing youth physical activity and decreasing the prevalence of overweight. Citations for …

Active commuting (non-motorized transport) to school can be an important source of
physical activity for children and adolescents. This research examined sociodemographic …

Outdoor school environments are sites for play and physical activity for many children, and
shortcomings within these environments are considered significant factors that contribute to …

Objective: To prospectively examine potential benefits of active commuting to school on
measures of weight status and physical activity in a sample of youth. Research Methods and …

An estimated 32% of American children are overweight, and physical inactivity contributes to
this high prevalence of overweight. This policy statement highlights how the built …

Aims: The purpose was to describe the patterns of commuting to school in young people and
to examine its associations with physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a “walking school bus” program on children's rates of
active commuting to school and physical activity. METHODS: We conducted a pilot cluster …