ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2015
Physical activity and health in adolescence.
Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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98 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to structured, out-of-school physical activity participation among rural youth in the United States: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity contexts and adolescent mental health: a systematic review of structured and unstructured approaches, 2015-2025.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and quality of life among college students without comorbidities for cardiometabolic diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Correlations between Physical Activity Participation and the Environment in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Ecological Frameworks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- What do we know about physical activity interventions in vocational education and training? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Effects of combined high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training vs. moderate-intensity continuous training alone in male adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Recognition of 16-18-Year-Old Adolescents for Guiding Physical Activity Interventions: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Examining reach, dose, and fidelity of the "Girls on the Move" after-school physical activity club: a process evaluation.BMC public health · 2016Trial
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- Sport engagement and life satisfaction in late childhood: a population-based analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Cardiopulmonary Benefits of Exercise in Adolescents.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Extracurricular multilateral training incorporating cognitive-motor activities and its effects on motor proficiency, cognitive ability, and problematic internet use in adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A methodological study revisiting obesity and lifestyle behaviors of Jordanian adolescents in Amman after 14 years.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Impact of physical activity and BMI on health-related quality of life in overweight Indian adolescents: A randomized controlled study.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- Longitudinal changes in screen time, sleep, and sports/exercise activity in early adolescence.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Adolescence represents a critical period of development during which personal lifestyle choices and behaviour patterns establish, including the choice to be physically active. Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and low cardiorespiratory fitness are strong risk factors for the development of chronic diseases with resulting morbidity and mortality, as well as economic burden to wider society from health and social care provision, and reduced occupational productivity. Worrying trends in adverse physical activity behaviours necessitate urgent and concerted action. Healthcare professionals caring for adolescents and young adults are ideally placed and suited to deliver powerful messages promoting physical activity and behaviour change. Every encounter represents an opportunity to ask about physical activity, provide advice, or signpost to appropriate pathways or opportunities. Key initial targets include getting everyone to reduce their sedentary behaviour and be more active, with even a little being more beneficial than none at all.
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