Background Promoting active commuting by walking or biking to and from school could
increase physical activity and reduce obesity among youth. However, exposure to the retail …

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 …

PURPOSE: It has been suggested that health benefits from physical activity may be accrued
through active commuting to school. Considering that active commuting is modifiable via …

Objective: To examine possible associations between active commuting (walking or cycling)
to school, parameters of adiposity and lifestyle factors in 14-year-old adolescents of the Kiel …

Background: Active commuting to school (ACS) increases students' daily physical activity,
but associations between student weight and ACS are inconsistent. Few studies examining …

Objectives Children who walk or bike to school engage in higher levels of physical activity
compared to non-active commuters. However, despite the established benefits of increased …

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 …

Background: Active commuting to school (ACS) can be an important source of physical
activity for children. Schools are an important setting for policy-related ACS promotion. The …

Purpose To examine the relationship between adolescent active commuting to school (ACS;
walking or biking to/from school) and parent walking activity. Design Cross-sectional Setting …