Correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents: A systematic review of reviews

E Sterdt, S Liersch, U Walter - Health Education Journal, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify promoting and inhibiting correlates
associated with the physical activity (PA) of children and adolescents (aged 3–18). The …

Do school-based interventions focusing on physical activity, fitness, or fundamental movement skill competency produce a sustained impact in these outcomes in …

SK Lai, SA Costigan, PJ Morgan, DR Lubans… - Sports Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background There is emerging evidence for positive associations between physical activity
(PA), fitness, and fundamental movement skill (FMS) competence, for both children and …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental movement skills and physical activity among children living in low-income communities: a cross-sectional study

KE Cohen, PJ Morgan, RC Plotnikoff, R Callister… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Although previous studies have demonstrated that children with high levels of
fundamental movement skill competency are more active throughout the day, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] Compensation of physical activity and sedentary time in primary school children

ND Ridgers, A Timperio, E Cerin… - Medicine and science in …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose There is considerable debate about the possibility of physical activity
compensation. This study examined whether increased levels in physical activity and/or …

[HTML][HTML] Do school-based physical activity interventions increase or reduce inequalities in health?

KA Vander Ploeg, K Maximova, J McGavock… - Social Science & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Little is known about the effectiveness of school-based health promotion on physical activity
inequalities among children from low-income areas. This study compared the two-year …

[HTML][HTML] Youth-Physical Activity Towards Health: evidence and background to the development of the Y-PATH physical activity intervention for adolescents

S Belton, W O'Brien, S Meegan, C Woods, J Issartel - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Despite known benefits of regular physical activity for health and well-being,
many studies suggest that levels of physical activity in young people are low, and decline …

The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity among young girls: a meta-analysis

SJH Biddle, R Braithwaite, N Pearson - Preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Context Pre-adolescent girls are an important target population for physical activity
behaviour change as it may enhance tracking into the crucial period of adolescence. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a school-based physical activity intervention on obesity in school children: a nonrandomized controlled trial

XH Li, S Lin, H Guo, Y Huang, L Wu, Z Zhang, J Ma… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity has been a serious public health problem. An effective
school-based physical activity (PA) intervention is still lacking in China. This study aimed to …

Promotion of autonomy for participation in physical activity: A study based on the trans-contextual model of motivation

D González-Cutre, R Ferriz… - Educational …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a school-based intervention to promote
physical activity, utilising the postulates of the trans-contextual model of motivation. The …

School-based health promotion and physical activity during and after school hours

KA Vander Ploeg, J McGavock, K Maximova… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Comprehensive school health (CSH) is a multifaceted approach to health
promotion. A key objective of CSH is to foster positive health behaviors outside of school …