In industrialized nations like the United States and Sweden, the vast majority of adults do not
meet the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes per week. 1 Inactive lifestyles put most …

Background The purpose was to: 1) perform a systematic review of studies examining the
relation between physical activity, fitness, and health in school-aged children and youth, and …

Background Increasing active travel (primarily walking and cycling) has been widely
advocated for reducing obesity levels and achieving other population health benefits …

Health benefits from children's independent mobility and active travel beyond school travel
are largely unexplored. OBJECTIVES: This review synthesized the evidence for associations …

OBJECTIVES: Active school transport (AST) may be an important source of children's
physical activity (PA). Innovative solutions that increase PA time for children, without putting …

BACKGROUND: Rising rates of overweight children have focused attention on walking and
biking to school as a means to increase children's physical activity levels. Despite this …

Background Active travel to school (ATS) has been identified as an important source of
physical activity for youth. However, the relationship between ATS and health-related fitness …

Methods Literature on children's active commuting to school published before June 2007
was compiled by searching PubMed, PsycINFO, and the National Transportation Library …

The potential environmental and health benefits of active transportation modes (eg walking
and cycling) have led to considerable research on the influence of the built environment on …

Background Active transportation to school is an important contributor to the total physical
activity of children and adolescents. However, active school travel has declined over time …