Accurate appropriate assessment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is a
critical aspect of contemporary medical care. However, physicians and other health care …

We provide a wide-ranging review of health-related physical activity in children and
adolescents using a behavioural epidemiology framework. In contrast to many other …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Context Decreased physical activity plays a critical role in the increase in childhood obesity.
Although at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is …

The human body is designed for activity. For most of our history, physical activity was
required for survival, but technological advances have eliminated much of the need for hard …

This study examined whether contextual and personal motivational variables, taken from self-
determination theory, could predict student cognitive and affective experiences in school …

Evidence that most cardiovascular disease is preventable led to development of the
American Heart Association's initial “Guide to the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular …

Physically inactive lifestyles are a major public health challenge, and research in the
transportation field on influences on the choice to walk and bike may provide guidance …

BACKGROUND: Active commuting to school may be an important opportunity for children to
accumulate adequate physical activity for improved cardiovascular risk factors, enhanced …

The obesity epidemic is a global trend and is of particular concern in children. Recent
reports have highlighted the severity of obesity in children by suggesting:“today's generation …