[HTML][HTML] Global matrix 4.0 physical activity report card grades for children and adolescents: results and analyses from 57 countries

S Aubert, JD Barnes, I Demchenko… - … of Physical Activity …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents
was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents

JJ Reilly, S Aubert, J Brazo-Sayavera… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that physical activity in childhood is
essential for healthy development, for short-and long-term physical and mental health, for …

Promoting physical activity among children and adolescents with disabilities: the translation of policy to practice internationally

C Sit, S Aubert, C Carty, DAS Silva… - … of Physical Activity …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Physical inactivity among children and adolescents with disabilities (CAWD) is
a global public health issue. Policy efforts to promote physical activity (PA) among CAWD …

Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective

J Brazo-Sayavera, DR Silva, JJ Lang, GR Tomkinson… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Surveillance of health-related physical fitness can improve decision-making and intervention
strategies promoting health for children and adolescents. However, no study has …

Economic freedom, climate culpability, and physical activity indicators among children and adolescents: report card grades from the Global Matrix 4.0

EY Lee, P Abi Nader, S Aubert… - … of Physical Activity …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Macrolevel factors such as economic and climate factors can be associated
with physical activity indicators. This study explored patterns and relationships between …

Heart rate variability to track autonomic nervous system health in young children: Effects of physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors

KE Speer, N Naumovski, AJ McKune - Physiology & Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Evidence for a key role of dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in
maladaptive stress response/recovery and non-communicable disease development is …

Association between physical activity indicators and Human Development Index at a national level: information from Global Matrix 4.0 physical activity report cards for …

DAS Silva, S Aubert, K Ng… - … of Physical Activity …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The aim of this study was to explore the associations between the 10 key
indicators of the Global Matrix 4.0 project and human development index (HDI) at a national …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity: a measurement-based analysis of 6–9-year-old school children from Montenegro

I Vasiljevic, J Petkovic - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study aimed to conduct a measurement-based analysis of overweight and
obesity prevalence among 6–9-year-old children in Montenegro. Methods The population of …

[HTML][HTML] Results from the Hong Kong's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents

WY Huang, SHS Wong, CHP Sit, MCS Wong… - Journal of Exercise …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objective This paper aimed to summarize the findings of the third
(2022) Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and …

[HTML][HTML] Indicators of physical activity and nutritional status among children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: Findings from three global matrix initiatives

T Manyanga, D Makaza, NE Munambah… - Journal of Exercise …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objectives Regular physical activity is associated with several benefits
among children and adolescents. Globally, only limited surveillance data, collected using …