Background Although cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in childhood and adolescence may be
linked to future cardiovascular health, there is currently limited evidence for a longitudinal …

Importance Although the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health in
adults are well understood, to date, no systematic review has quantitatively examined the …

Obesity is a global epidemic and children are affected in increasing numbers. Overweight
children are at increased risk of becoming overweight adults with associated chronic …

Objectives To test how different developmental pathways of health-related physical fitness
and motor competence tests relate to weight status (overweight and obesity) at the end of …

Objective: To examine the longitudinal associations between different physical activity (PA)
intensities and cardiometabolic risk factors among a sample of Canadian youth. Methods …

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) in children
and examine the demographic, adiposity, and lifestyle predictors of MHO status …

Objective To determine the association between physical activity (PA) intensities and
cardiometabolic risk factors in youth. Design Cross-sectional study using data from the 2008 …

Background Obesity, sedentary lifestyle and poor cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood may
increase the risk of health problems later in life. Purpose The authors studied the association …

Objective To determine whether time spent outdoors was associated with increased
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and related health benefits in youth. Study …

Purpose Information about factors related to overweight development in early stages of life is
needed for designing useful strategies to prevent overweight and related diseases …