Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health.

T Lobstein, L Baur, R Uauy - Obesity reviews, 2004 - search.ebscohost.com
Discusses the increase in the risk of school-aged children carrying excess body fat for
develo** chronic disease. Concerns over the problem of childhood obesity; Calls for …

Physical education's role in public health

JF Sallis, TL McKenzie - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
The public health community is becoming increasingly interested in the potential
contributions of school physical education to child health. School physical education is seen …

[BOOK][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

[BOOK][B] Physical activity and behavioral medicine

JF Sallis, N Owen - 1998 - books.google.com
What type, amount, and intensity of physical activity is good for your health? How much
exercise is too much? Can avoiding physical activity make you ill or lead to premature …

The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: a conceptual model

AL Bedimo-Rung, AJ Mowen, DA Cohen - American journal of preventive …, 2005 - Elsevier
Park-based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity
requirements. However, there is little research concerning what park environmental and …

[PDF][PDF] Changes in physical activity patterns in the United States, by sex and cross-sectional age

CJ Caspersen, MA Pereira… - Medicine & Science in …, 2000 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT CASPERSEN, CJ, MA PEREIRA, and KM CURRAN. Changes in physical
activity patterns in the United States, by sex and cross-sectional age. Med. Sci. Sports …

[BOOK][B] Human motor development: A lifespan approach

VG Payne, LD Isaacs - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This book provides an overview of human development and includes the relationship
between motor development and cognitive and social development. It explores factors …

Relationship of physical activity and television watching with body weight and level of fatness among children: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition …

RE Andersen, CJ Crespo, SJ Bartlett, LJ Cheskin… - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Physical inactivity contributes to weight gain in adults, but whether this
relationship is true for children of different ethnic groups is not well established. Objective …

[BOOK][B] Turning points 2000: Educating adolescents in the 21st century

AW Jackson, GA Andrews - 2000 - books.google.com
This seminal volume, written by the principal author of the original report (Anthony W.
Jackson) along with one of the main leaders in implementing its principles (Gayle A. Davis) …

A physical activity screening measure for use with adolescents in primary care

JJ Prochaska, JF Sallis, B Long - Archives of pediatrics & …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To develop a reliable and valid physical activity screening measure for use with
adolescents in primary care settings. Study Design We conducted 2 studies to evaluate the …