Background Toward stemming the rise in childhood obesity, researchers are increasingly targeting increased physical activity (PA) in very young children (i.e., 3-5 y). Interventions aimed at this age group are few but growing in number and have typically focused on evaluating changes in equipment, staff development, programs, and policies. ...
Background Large changes in physical activity (PA) can be observed among teenagers. The majority of 11 year olds in Denmark do meet the recommend level of PA; the majority of 15 year olds do not. The chances of not meeting the recommended level of PA as adults are strongly correlated with not ...
Background The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation suggests that what happens inside the classroom to help prepare children for success is of equal importance to what happens outside on the playground. Children between 1st and 6th grade, on average, spend more time per week in recess than PE or after school ...
Background Parks are an important attribute of the built environment and are known to be associated with psychological, social and physical health benefits, perhaps as a result of improved opportunities to engage in physical activity (PA). Parks may be more likely to influence PA if they are accessible and if ...