Objective: To prospectively examine potential benefits of active commuting to school on
measures of weight status and physical activity in a sample of youth. Research Methods and …

Abstract Background United States National Health Objectives include increasing the
proportion of trips made by walking to and from school for children who live within 1.6 km to …

Background: The recent decline in children's active commuting (walking or biking) to school
has become an important public health issue. Recent programs have promoted the positive …

Background: Walking or bicycling to school (ie, active commuting) has shown promise for
improving physical activity and preventing obesity in youth. Our objectives were to examine …

Walking and bicycling (active commuting) to school has been proposed as a strategy for
increasing youth physical activity and decreasing the prevalence of overweight. Citations for …

BACKGROUND: Rising rates of overweight children have focused attention on walking and
biking to school as a means to increase children's physical activity levels. Despite this …

BACKGROUND: The journey to school is an opportunity for increasing children's daily
physical activity. However, the contribution that active commuting to school makes to overall …

Purpose This study was conducted to determine if fifth-grade students who walked or
bicycled to school on a regular basis were more physically active than those that did not …

OBJECTIVES: Active school transport (AST) may be an important source of children's
physical activity (PA). Innovative solutions that increase PA time for children, without putting …

Background Walking and cycling to school provide a convenient opportunity to incorporate
physical activity into an adolescent's daily routine. School proximity to residential homes has …