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The types of physical activity should bemoderate to vigorous. Vigorous activity is activity that makes you breathe hard and sweat. During vigorous activity, it would be difficult to have a talk with someone. Some activities, such as bicycling, can be of moderate or vigorous intensity, depending ...
Background: It is argued that regular engagement in physical activity (PA) has the potential to mitigate the negative health and educational outcomes that disadvantaged children living in care frequently face. However, little is currently known about children in care's participation in PA. This scop...
The effects of physical activity and physical fitness on children's achievement and cognitive outcomes: a meta-analysis. It is common knowledge that physical activity leads to numerous health and psychological benefits. However, the relationship between children's physical ac... AL Fedewa,S Ahn - ...
Purpose. The aim of this study was to describe the physical activity levels of 5- and 7-year-old children with cerebral palsy (CP, n=97), to compare their physical activity levels with those of typically developing peers (TD, n=57) and the Dutch recommendation for physical activity, and...
Physical activity practice among children and adolescents with visual impairment--influence of parental support and perceived barriers. and between the PAQ-C results and the importance given by young people to physical activity, but only for those aged between 8 and 10 years old. The... Márcia,...
Measurement of physical fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents raise a lot of methodological issues, explaining the scarcity of surveys in European countries and in Switzerland. This article exposes the design and the methods used in a survey on physical fitness, physical activity ...
promoting physical activity and exercise among children promotingphysical activity exerciseamong children summerfieldintroduction physical inactivity has become seriousproblem unitedstates. more than half u.s.adults do meetrecommended levels moderatephysical activity, one-fourthengage leisuretime physical activity ...
BackgroundAlthough sleep and physical activity often are impaired among adult cancer patients, there is limited data among pediatric oncology populations. We conducted a prospective study to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) and sleep among children with cancer.ProcedureBetween 11...
The current paper provides an overview of studies that have examined such behavioral patterns, i.e., the clustering of dietary behaviors, physical activity, and/or sedentary behavior. The paper discusses the importance of examining energy balance-related behavioral patterns in children, outlines ...