Background Promoting cycling to school may benefit establishing a lifelong physical activity
routine. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on strategies and effects of …

The first objective was to review and analyze self-reported measures used for assessing
mode and frequency of commuting to and from school in youngsters (4–18.5 years old). The …

This study comprehensively describes travel behavior to various destinations among
adolescents from Germany aged 11–15 years and how this varies according to residential …

Background Inactivity in children and adolescents is a global issue requiring interventions
that target different domains of physical activity, such as active transport. The aim of this …

Background Physical activity (PA) as a precondition of child development is related with
social environmental correlates. However, domain-specific PA and gender issues have …

Background Scholarship on active transport to school has largely focused on
children,(large) urban areas, the umbrella term of “active transport” which considered …

Active commuting to and from school has several health implications. Self-reporting is the
most common assessment tool, but there is a high heterogeneity of questionnaires in the …

Introduction Despite the health benefits, a large proportion of girls and boys in Europe do not
travel to school actively. A better understanding of the correlates associated with this …

Introduction Active travel is an important source of physical activity and a primary contributor
to overall health among adolescents. To understand and promote active travel behaviour in …

Walking is a more common transport mode to school than cycling among adolescents in
many countries worldwide. Adolescents' and their parents' have different perceptions of …