Background High physical fitness levels in childhood and adolescence are associated with
positive health-related outcomes later in life. Albeit many researchers investigated rural …

The main purpose of the study was to analyze secular trends of health-related physical
fitness in 7–14-year-old Croatian children and adolescents from 1999 and 2014. In this …

Lack of physical activity and/or physical fitness are some reasons epidemiologists suggest
for increase in childhood obesity in the last 20 years, with clear correlation between body …

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental factors on
physical fitness of rural and urban children. Methods: To reveal the differences between …

Background and methods There is a paucity of data on contemporary secular trends on the
different aspects of physical fitness in school-aged children and adolescents. This study …

Recent data revealed that adolescent obesity appeared to be a rising problem in Cyprus.
However, there is a scarcity of published data regarding fitness-related parameters, which …

Sažetak Information about the regional distribution of health-related physical fitness status is
necessary in order to tailor public health interventions, and due to a number of behavioral …

This study aimed to explore the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity,
and define predictive factors of their occurrence among pre-adolescents in the region of …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of demographic,
psychological, social and environmental factors with physical activity and to determine …

Background: We aimed to focus on a review of the literature on physical activity and physical
fitness for children and adolescents in Montenegro, to identify and evaluate the current …