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Healthy fitness zone prevalence and age‐specific fitness profile of young peopl...
Marques, Adilson; Demetriou, Yolanda; Popovic, Stevo; Gardasevic, Jovan; Masanovic, Bojan; Martins, João; Gouveia, Elvio; Tsiatsos, ThrasyvoulosBackground: Physical fitness is a health marker in youth and is associated with current and future health. Objective: Present the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) prevalence and age-specific fitness profile of young people from seven European countries. Methods: This study used data from the European Fitness Monitoring System project. The sample comprised 4965 (51.4% boys) youths aged 9 to 18 years. Fitness data were...
DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt) : modifiable determinants of physical ac...
Khudair, Mohammed; Marcuzzi, Anna; Ng, Kwok; Tempest, Gavin; Bartos, Frantisek; Peric, Ratko; Cardon, Greet; Carlin, Angela; Castagna, CarolinaIntroduction: Physical activity among children and adolescents remains insufficient, despite the substantial efforts made by researchers and policymakers. Identifying and furthering our understanding of potential modifiable determinants of physical activity behaviour (PAB) and sedentary behaviour (SB) is crucial for the development of interventions that promote a shift from SB to PAB. The current protocol detai...
Field-based health-related physical fitness tests in children and adolescents :...
Marques, Adilson; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Peralta, Miguel; Martins, João; Gomes, Fernando; Popovic, Stevo; Masanovic, Bojan; Demetriou, YolandaPhysical fitness (PF) is a multi-component construct and a biomarker of health. Worse PF is related to vulnerability and predicts worse academic achievements. Thus, assessing PF is important to monitor health in youth. This systematic review aimed to identify and inform physical education, health professionals and entities about existing PF batteries and field-tests that can be used in school settings. A compre...