Background Due to the myriad of benefits of children's outdoor play and time, there is
increasing concern over its decline. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the …

Outdoor playtime has been highly correlated with moderate-to vigorous–intensity physical
activity (MVPA), while also being associated with decreased sedentary time. This systematic …

Background Children's unstructured outdoor free-play (or active free-play) has the potential
to make an important contribution to children's overall physical activity levels. Limited …

Outdoor play is one major source of physical activity (PA) in children. In particular, parents
act as gatekeepers, because they can enable their children's outdoor play. This systematic …

BACKGROUND: Outdoor play is a cheap and natural way for children to be physically
active. PURPOSE: This study aims to identify physical as well as social correlates of outdoor …

Outdoor play and independent, neighborhood activity, both linked with healthy childhood
development, have declined dramatically among Western children in recent decades. This …

Background Given the importance of physical activity for health and age-related declines in
physical activity, understanding influences on related behaviours, such as time outdoors, is …

Objectives To determine the amount of time children play outdoors and examine
associations with weekday, weekend and after-school physical activity (PA), sedentary …

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the hours of outdoor play
and objective measures of physical activity and identify the correlates of outdoor playing …

Background Although environmental characteristics as perceived by parents are known to
be related to children's outdoor play behavior, less is known about the relation between …