Barriers to high school and university students' physical activity: A systematic review

RM Ferreira Silva, CR Mendonca, VD Azevedo… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Physical inactivity commonly occurs throughout one's life, particularly during adolescence
and young adulthood. Multiple factors can negatively influence participation in physical …

Promoting physical activity among university students: a systematic review of controlled trials

M Maselli, PB Ward, E Gobbi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: University study is often accompanied by a decline in physical activity (PA) levels
but can offer the opportunity to promote a lifelong active lifestyle. This review aims to …

Adolescents' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies

J Martins, A Marques, H Sarmento… - Health education …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This article examined qualitative studies of adolescents' perspectives about the facilitators
and barriers of physical activity, published from 2007 to 2014. A systematic review of 'Web of …

Using physical education to promote out-of school physical activity in lower secondary school students–a randomized controlled trial protocol

J Polet, M Hassandra, T Lintunen, A Laukkanen… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Given the documented decline in levels of physical activity in early
adolescence, promoting physical activity in young people is a priority for health promotion …

Young people and physical activity: a systematic review matching their views to effective interventions

R Rees, J Kavanagh, A Harden… - Health education …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
A systematic review was conducted to examine the barriers to, and facilitators of, physical
activity among young people (11–16 years). The review focused on the wider determinants …

Adolescents' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity: an updated systematic review of qualitative studies

J Martins, J Costa, H Sarmento, A Marques… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Listening to adolescents' voices has been important to promote meaningful physical activity
(PA) opportunities. Therefore, an updated systematic review of the available qualitative …

Physical education class participation is associated with physical activity among adolescents in 65 countries

R Uddin, J Salmon, SMS Islam, A Khan - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In this study we examined the associations of physical education class participation with
physical activity among adolescents. We analysed the Global School-based Student Health …

Physical activity and school engagement in youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KB Owen, PD Parker, B Van Zanden… - Educational …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits in youth; however, these
benefits could extend further than health, into education. Our aim was to systematically …

Promising school-based strategies and intervention guidelines to increase physical activity of adolescents

B Murillo Pardo, E García Bengoechea… - Health education …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This narrative review describes the available scientific evidence regarding promising school-
based strategies to increase physical activity of adolescents. We conducted a literature …

Determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions

T Deliens, B Deforche, I De Bourdeaudhuij, P Clarys - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background College or university is a critical period regarding unhealthy changes in energy
related behaviours in students. The first objective of this explorative study was to identify …