Background In many parts of the world policy and research interventions to modify sedentary
behavior of children and adolescents are now being developed. However, the evidence to …

Objectives Physical activity (PA) participation is prone to decline during adolescence. An
understanding of the domains of PA that are susceptible to decline may support a more …

Background Understanding the relationships between physical fitness attributes and sport-
specific technical skills may assist with the establishment of beneficial training interventions …

Background Between-person differences in sedentary patterns should be considered to
understand the role of sedentary behavior (SB) in the development of childhood obesity …

Background: It is now well-established that sedentarity has a negative impact on the
physiological functioning and health of humans, whereas very little is known about the …

Background An increase of sedentary behaviors far from the Mediterranean lifestyle is
happening in spite of the impact on health. The aims of this study were to describe sedentary …

Purpose: Globally, public health policies are targeting modifiable lifestyle behaviors. We
explore the independent association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and …

Purpose This study aims to compare adolescents' cardiometabolic risk score through an
integrative classification of physical activity (PA), which involves the combination of …

The aim of this study was to examine and quantify the cross-sectional associations of body
composition (BC), physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) with physical fitness (PF) in …

Background: Sedentary time (ST) has been reported to have a range of negative health
effects in adults, however, the evidence for such effects among children and adolescents is …