There is increasing academic and policy interest in interventions aiming to promote young
people's health by ensuring that the school environment supports healthy behaviours. The …

Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …

Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what
this trend actually means? Everybody–including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs …

Purpose: This study examined the association between physical activity (PA), physical
fitness, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among school-aged children. Methods …

The health benefits of physical activity are well documented, and the important role that
schools and physical education (PE) can play in reducing sedentary behavior and …

Despite evidence for the utility of self-determination theory in physical education, few studies
used objective indicators of physical activity and mapped out between-class, relative to …

BACKGROUND: Our objective was to evaluate the effects of environmental, policy, and
social marketing interventions on physical activity and fat intake of middle school students …

The purpose of this study was to assess physical activity levels during high school physical
education lessons. The data were considered in relation to recommended levels of physical …

Background: During recess, children can be active on a daily basis, making it an important
school environmental factor for the promotion of health-related physical activity. The aim of …

The purpose of this study was to examine age-related physical activity patterns in youth with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Thirty youth, aged 10–19 years, were divided into three …