Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early
adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early …

Adolescence is a critical period, because major physical and psychologic changes occur
during a very short period of time. Changes in dietary habits may induce different types of …

Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific international norms for the 20 m shuttle
run test (20mSRT) in children and youth (aged 9–17 years), and to estimate the prevalence …

Objective To report sex-and age-specific physical fitness levels in European adolescents.
Methods A sample of 3428 adolescents (1845 girls) aged 12.5–17.49 years from 10 …

The authors' aim in this cross-sectional study was to characterize levels of objectively
measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents from 9 European countries …

Results: For the older age group, significant correlations between the instruments were
found for time spent walking, for moderate and vigorous activities as well as for total physical …

Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? What is the purpose of sport development
programmes? Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely …

Background We examined:(i) the usefulness of the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) to
correctly rank adolescents into physical fitness levels;(ii) the capacity of the IFIS for …

Artero EG, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, España‐Romero V, Vicente‐Rodríguez G, Molnar D,
Gottrand F, González‐Gross M, Breidenassel C, Moreno LA, Gutiérrez A; on behalf of the …

España-Romero, V, Ortega, FB, Vicente-Rodríguez, G, Artero, EG, Rey, JP, and Ruiz, JR.
Elbow position affects handgrip strength in adolescents: validity and reliability of Jamar …