Background Structured settings, such as school, childcare, afterschool programs, summer
camps, and physical activity/sport programs are crucial to promoting physical activity (PA) …

The (pre) school environment is an important setting to improve children's health. Especially,
the (pre) school playground provides a major opportunity to intervene. This review presents …

Schoolyards are recognized as important settings for physical activity interventions during
recess. However, varying results have been reported. This pilot study was conducted to gain …

All people need to engage in routine physical activity and children require it daily.
Playgrounds are settings designed for children to be physically active, yet there has been …

Background Child care centers influence physical activity levels among children, yet little is
known about the specific aspects of the environment that support generous amounts of …

Physical activity (PA) in childhood is related to a multitude of short-and long-term health
consequences. School recess can contribute with up to 40% of the recommended 60 min of …

Children's physical activity (PA) is increasingly restricted by the fast pace of modern life.
Schools are the opportune setting in which to increase PA during daily recess. The purpose …

Aim Being outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of physical activity in children.
Playgrounds are spaces especially designed to enable and foster physical activity in …

The problem of childhood obesity can be addressed through study of how built environment
characteristics can foster physical activity (PA) among preschool children. A sample of 355 …

Facilitators and barriers to recess physical activity are not well understood. To date, research
on recess physical activity has predominantly focused on quantitative measures typically …