Background: The impact of active school transport (AST) on daily physical activity (PA)
levels, body composition and cardiovascular fitness remains unclear. Methods: A systematic …

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

Where has the concept of 'active travel'come from and where is it taking us? In this paper, we
explore these questions, firstly, through a systematic review that summarises the growth of …

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 …

Objectives To determine what interventions are effective in promoting cycling, the size of the
effects of interventions, and evidence of any associated benefits on overall physical activity …

Purpose. To assess the relationship among objectively measured urban form variables, age,
and walking in youth. Design. Cross-sectional analyses of travel diary data mapped against …