Background Decreasing sedentary activities that involve prolonged sitting may be an
important strategy to reduce obesity and other physical and psychosocial health problems in …

A Physical activity is beneficial to children's health, yet academic pressures limit
opportunities for students throughout the school day. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Recess is an important component of a Comprehensive School Physical
Activity Program, providing approximately 1268 and 914 steps for boys and girls …

Background: Comparable data to examine the physical activity (PA) transition in African
countries such as Kenya are lacking. Methods: We assessed PA levels from urban (UKEN) …

BACKGROUND: Afterschool programs (3pm–6pm; ASPs) are positioned to play a vital role
in the improvement of children's daily physical activity. Recent guidelines specify that …

Little is known about the exact contribution of physical education (PE) to total daily physical
activity (PA) among children and adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of walking speed on the accuracy of
measurement of steps, distance, and energy expenditure of two commercially available …

BACKGROUND: Among children relationships between body image and body fat are well
documented but less attention has been given to relationships with physical activity and …

Participants were recruited from one elementary school in the southeastern United States. In
total, 186 students were enrolled in third-to-fifth grades at the time of baseline data …

BACKGROUND: Policies call on afterschool programs to improve the physical activity and
nutrition habits of youth attending. No tool exists to assess the extent to which the afterschool …