After obesity rates in youth reached alarming rates, public health officials recognized the
need for specific physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents. Numerous health …

The International Consensus Conference on Physical Activity Guidelines for Adolescents
convened to review the effects of physical activity on the health of adolescents, to establish …

The epidemic of childhood obesity is rising globally. Although the risk factors for obesity are
multifactorial, many are related to lifestyle and may be amenable to intervention. These …

Childhood obesity is a key public health issue in the United States and around the globe in
developed and developing countries. Obese children are at increased risk of acute medical …

Three national health objectives for 2010 (objectives no. 22-6, 22-7, and 22-11) aim to
increase levels of physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior among children and …

Numerous physical activity and physical fitness recommendations exist for youth. To date,
however, no investigator has systematically reviewed these public health and clinical …

This Policy Statement was retired April 2016. The current epidemic of inactivity and the
associated epidemic of obesity are being driven by multiple factors (societal, technologic …

Decreased physical activity in today's youth is a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic in
the United States. Obesity has a negative impact on physical health and quality of life in …

Objective To investigate associations of underweight and overweight with physical activity
among high school students in the United States. Methods A nationally representative …

BACKGROUND: Participation in physical activity brings health benefits for adolescents.
However, limited data are available on the percentage of US adolescents who engage in …