Background No previous systematic review has quantitatively examined the association
between muscular fitness during childhood and adolescence and health parameters later in …

Objective To estimate national and international temporal trends in handgrip strength for
children and adolescents, and to examine relationships between trends in handgrip strength …

Background Adolescence is a critical developmental stage. A key challenge is to
characterize how variation in adolescent brain organization relates to psychosocial and …

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between physical fitness and
body mass index categories (obesity, OB; overweight, OW; normal-weight, NW; and …

This study aimed at examining the effects of nine weeks of sand-based plyometric-jump
training (PJT) combined with endurance running on either outdoor or treadmill surface on …

Objective The present study aimed to examine the relationship between physical fitness and
academic performance, after controlling for potential confounds. Participants The sample …

Given the fact that physical exertion leads to blood glucose fluctuations, type one diabetes
mellitus (T1D) may potentially constitute a barrier for obtaining a sufficient amount of …

Background As part of efforts to prevent childhood overweight and obesity, we need to
understand the relationship between total fat intake and body fatness in generally healthy …

Physical activity in children and youth is associated with physiological, physical, and mental
health benefits with research suggesting that the more physical activity one accumulates, the …

Background Cardiovascular fitness is strongly linked with metabolic risk; however, research
is limited in preschool children. Although there is currently no simple validated measure of …