School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

SE Neil-Sztramko, H Caldwell… - Cochrane database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Effectiveness of exercise intervention on improving fundamental movement skills and motor coordination in overweight/obese children and adolescents: A systematic …

A Han, A Fu, S Cobley, RH Sanders - Journal of science and medicine in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Childhood obesity is negatively associated with fundamental movement skill and
motor coordination, which in turn constrains physical activity participation and adherence …

Temporal trends and correlates of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and physical fitness among school-aged children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

SK Muthuri, LJM Wachira, AG Leblanc… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Recent physical activity (PA) and fitness transitions, identified as behavioural shifts from
traditionally active lifestyles to more industralised and sedentary lifestyles, have been …

Muscle strength and fitness in pediatric obesity: a systematic review from the European Childhood Obesity Group

D Thivel, S Ring-Dimitriou, D Weghuber, ML Frelut… - Obesity Facts, 2016 - karger.com
The increasing prevalence of paediatric obesity and related metabolic complications has
been mainly associated with lower aerobic fitness while less is known regarding potential …

Effects of an online supervised exercise training in children with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Vandoni, V Carnevale Pellino, A Gatti… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 restrictions have dramatically reduced the active lifestyle and physical activity
(PA) levels in the whole population, a situation that can contribute to weight gain and to …

Promoting physical activity for children and adolescents in low-and middle-income countries: An umbrella systematic review: A review on promoting physical activity in …

VC Barbosa Filho, G Minatto, J Mota, KS Silva… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective It is unknown how much previous reviews on promoting physical activity (PA) for
children and adolescents (aged 6–18 years) take into account studies from low-and middle …

Exergames to limit weight gain and to fight sedentarism in children and adolescents with obesity

V Calcaterra, M Vandoni, L Marin, V Carnevale Pellino… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exergames are defined as digital games that require bodily movements to play, stimulating
an active gaming experience to function as a form of physical activity (PA). The players …

A school-family blended multi-component physical activity program for Fundamental Motor Skills Promotion Program for Obese Children (FMSPPOC): protocol for a …

L Zhou, W Liang, Y He, Y Duan, RE Rhodes… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Fundamental motor skills (FMSs) are crucial for children's health and
comprehensive development. Obese children often encounter a considerable challenge in …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and sedentary behavior in an ethnically diverse group of South African school children

J McVeigh, R Meiring - Journal of sports science & medicine, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Few studies have examined physical activity and inactivity levels in an urban South African
setting across 12 years of formal schooling. This information is important for implementing …

Health-promotion intervention increases self-reported physical activity in sub-Saharan African University students: a randomized controlled pilot study

GA Heeren, JB Jemmott III, CS Marange… - Behavioral …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
To evaluate the efficacy of a health-promotion intervention in increasing self-reported
physical activity among university students in Sub-Saharan Africa. Randomly selected …