Context: Being physically active during the early years (age 0-6 years) is vital for healthy development. Identifying correlates and determinants of physical activity (PA) is crucial to guide effective interventions. This systematic review synthesized studies investigating potential correlates and ...
Adequate participation in physical activity during early childhood is considered essential for normal growth and development.1,2 Physical activity is also an important contributing factor in the prevention of overweight and obesity in young children.1,2 In recognition of the importance ...
The findings suggest regular moderate and intense physical activity may have a small protective influence on mental health inearly adolescence, researchers say. Dr. Josie Booth, of the University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education and Sport, said, "This study adds to the increasing ev...
The early years represent a critical period for promoting physical activity. However, the amount of physical activity needed for healthy growth and develop... BW Timmons,LeBlanc, Allana G.,V Carson,... - 《Bmc Public Health》 被引量: 378发表: 2012年 Systematic review of physical activity and...
Youth leisure-time physical activity participation benefits physical activity habits and health outcomes later in life. However, it is unknown if certain types of leisure-time physical activity contribute to these benefits in different ways; this knowled
The aims of this study were to evaluate: 1) independent and combined cross-sectional associations of objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time with body composition outcomes at 30 years, and 2) prospective associations of changes in self-reported physical activity from 23 to 30 years...
In Portugal, there are several physical activity (PA) programmes for elderly people developed by the local government. The importance of these programmes has been increasing since the evidence has shown that this type of health promotion interventions may reduce the deleterious effects of the ageing...
Simple comparisons of men in different occupations provided the first empirical evidence that physical activity was associated with health: the coronary heart disease death rates of physically acti...
years reported engaging in moderate to higher intensity physical activities throughout the year. Similar to activity patterns with adults, girls tend to be less active than boys and declines with age are more striking for girls compared to boys [24]. African-American girls, in particular, appear...
To assess the prospective associations of physical activity behaviors and screen time with early sexual intercourse initiation (i.e., before 15 years) in a large sample of adolescents. We used two waves of data from the Rotterdam Youth Monitor, a longitudinal study conducted in the Netherlands. ...