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Physical play - how do we inspire and motivate young children to be physically active through play? : an international analysis of twelve countries’ national early years curriculum policies and practices for physical activity and physical play
Howells, Kristy; Jerebine, Alethea; Cools, Wouter; D'Hondt, Eva; De Martelaer, Kristine; Coppens, Eline; Sienaert, Helena; Hall, Nathan; Dong, Jinxia; Soini, Anne; O'Keefe, Christina; Coulter, Maura; McNally, Sinéad; McCaffrey, Patricia; Tortella, Patrizia; Costa, Aldo M.; Hernández-Martinez, Andrea; Sollerhed, Ann-Christin; Urtel, Mark; Vinci, Debra; Wirth, Christopher; Vidoni, Carla; Sääkslahti, Arja (Suomen varhaiskasvatus ry, 2023)Lifelong movement and physical activity (PA) patterns develop during early childhood. Therefore, educators (teachers and practitioners) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) should provide opportunities to support ... -
Transcriptional and Epigenetic Response to Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents : A Systematic Review
Plaza-Florido, Abel; Pérez-Prieto, Inmaculada; Molina-Garcia, Pablo; Radom-Aizik, Shlomit; Ortega, Francisco B.; Altmäe, Signe (Frontiers Media SA, 2022)Background: The links of sedentary behavior and physical activity with health outcomes in children and adolescents is well known. However, the molecular mechanisms involved are poorly understood. We aimed to synthesize the ... -
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (Elsevier BV, 2020)Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ... -
Physical fitness development in relation to changes in body composition and physical activity in adolescence
Joensuu, Laura; Kujala, Urho M.; Kankaanpää, Anna; Syväoja, Heidi; Kulmala, Janne; Hakonen, Harto; Oksanen, Hermanni; Kallio, Jouni; Tammelin, Tuija H. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021)The decline in adolescents’ physical fitness (PF) in recent decades has raised concerns about current population’s possible future challenges with health and physical functional capacity. This study explored the associations ... -
Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents : A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective
Brazo-Sayavera, Javier; Silva, Danilo, R.; Lang, Justin, J.; Tomkinson, Grant, R.; Agostinis-Sobrinho, Cesar; Andersen, Lars Bo; García-Hermoso, Antonio; Gaya, Anelise, R.; Jurak, Gregor; Lee, Eun-Young; Liu, Yang; Lubans, David, R.; Okely, Anthony, D.; Ortega, Francisco, B.; Ruiz, Jonatan, R.; Tremblay, Mark, S.; Dos Santos, Leandro (Springer, 2024)Surveillance of health-related physical fitness can improve decision-making and intervention strategies promoting health for children and adolescents. However, no study has comprehensively analyzed surveillance/monitoring ...