ArticleJournal of science and medicine in sport2016
Associations between organized sports participation and objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and weight status in youth.
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription and Guidelines for Adolescents.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Beyond membership: how active sports club participation shapes happiness.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Sports participation and physical health outcomes: the mediating roles of educational attainment and health-related behaviors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators of sports participation among rural-dwelling, Hispanic girls in southwestern United States: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with device-based measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in a cross-sectional citizen science study of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- We need to know more, much more about sports participation in adolescents.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- The relationship between self-reported and device-based measurements of physical activity and mental distress among adolescents: results from the fit futures study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prospective Relations Between Self-Concept and Adolescent Physical Education Participation: A Sex Stratified Analysis.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Should organized sport characteristics be considered as a strategy for meeting physical activity guidelines in children?Global health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine whether participation in organized sports is related to achieving physical activity recommendations, body mass index (BMI), objectively measured PA intensity and time spent sedentary.
designCross-sectional study.
methodsThe sample comprised 973 children and adolescents (427 boys, 546 girls) aged 10-18 years (Mage=14.1±2.4). Organized sport was self-reported. Physical activity and time spent in moderate and vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) and sedentary time was assessed with accelerometers.
resultsMore boys (51.3%) than girls (28.3%) reported to be involved in organized sports participation (p<0.001). Those who were engaged in organized sports were more likely to achieve physical activity guidelines (OR=1.64, 95% CI: 1.14-2.35, p<0.01), spent more time in MPA (OR=1.01, 95% CI: 1.01-1.02, p<0.01), VPA (OR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.05-1.13, p<0.001), and MVPA (OR=1.01, 95% CI: 1.01-1.02, p<0.001) than those who did not participate in organized sports. No associations between organised sport participation and time spent sedentary or BMI was observed.
conclusionsEngagement in organized sports is related to higher levels of objectively measured MPA, VPA and achieving the recommended levels of MVPA in youth; however participation in sports appears unrelated to time spent sedentary and BMI. Our results suggest that promoting organised sport may increase physical activity of at least moderate intensity in young people.
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