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• Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers 

  Toivo, Kerttu; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Kannus, Pekka; Tokola, Kari; Alanko, Lauri; Heinonen, Olli. J.; Korpelainen, Raija; Parkkari, Jari; Savonen, Kai; Selänne, Harri; Kokko, Sami; Kujala, Urho M.; Villberg, Jari; Vasankari,Tommi (Informa UK Limited, 2023)

  The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study is to describe the amount and intensity of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in organized sports (SCP) and age-matched ...

• Participation in organized and unorganized sports in adolescence: associations with physical activity levels in adulthood 

  Suominen, Tuuli; Pahkala, Katja; Rovio, Suvi; Young, Xiaolin; Kulmala, Janne; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Raitakari, Olli; Tammelin, Tuija; Salin, Kasper (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023)

  Purpose Participation in organized youth sports (OYS) has been linked to higher levels of physical activity (PA) in adulthood. However, the longitudinal associations of OYS and PA compared to unorganized sports and ...

• The influence of organized sport participation on health-related fitness development during adolescence 

  Kolunsarka, Iiris; Stodden, David; Gråstèn, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023)

  Purpose Organized sport participation plays particularly big role in promoting adolescents’ physical activity and health-related fitness. However, it remains to be understood how current, past, or complete non-participation ...

• Predicting change in middle school students’ leisure-time physical activity participation : A prospective test of the trans-contextual model 

  Polet, Juho; Lintunen, Taru; Schneider, Jekaterina; Hagger, Martin S. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)

  We applied the trans-contextual model (TCM) to examine the effects of middle school students’ perceived autonomy support from their physical education (PE) teachers on autonomous motivation toward PE in school and, critically, ...

• Does organized sport participation during youth predict healthy habits in adulthood? : A 28-year longitudinal study 

  Palomäki, Sanna; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Smith, Kylie; Raitakari, Olli; Männistö, Satu; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Tammelin, Tuija (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2018)

  Health behaviors in youth can predict the same behaviors later in life, but the role of sport participation in predicting healthy lifestyle habits is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between ...