The amount of children's physical activity is decreasing in the world and in Finland and their
physical capability is continuously getting weaker. In case of Vantaa this can be noticed as …

Background: Active transport is a very important factor for increasing the level of physical
activity in children, which is significant for both their health and positive physical behaviour …

The school and the opportunities for school mobility can fundamentally determine children's
transport habits. In our article, we briefly present the consequences of excessive car use …

Summary Background: The Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe
(CEHAPE) addresses the environmental risk factors that most affect the health of European …

BACKGROUND: School and school-related physical activity (PA) are important for the total
PA of children and youth. The total amount of PA is higher within school days compare to …

Background Previous studies indicate that the level of physical activity (PA) significantly
affects children's health. Active transport to school is PA on a daily basis that may contribute …

The aim of this project is to explore children's independent mobility, that is, the degree to
which children of different ages have the freedom to make trips to school, friends, shops and …

The results showed that only 2, 9% of the tested students manage to meet the WHO
recommendations for physical activity. The results also indicate that students are more …

Small children play only a minor role in mobility research. Hardly any statistical data on
mobility behaviour of children younger than six are available. Little is known about the …

Background: This study sought to determine the influence of individual factors on active
transportation to school among Danish seventh graders and whether school district factors …