ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Children's Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring the Effects of Lifestyle Disruptions on Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- A Community Guide Systematic Review: School Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Seasonal variation in BMI outcomes at 6 months: secondary analyses of a multidisciplinary healthy lifestyle programme for children and adolescents with obesity.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Trial
- Changes in fitness and fatness in Australian schoolchildren during the summer holidays: fitness lost, fatness regained? A cohort study.BMC public health · 2023Trial
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- Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among U.S. Adolescents Before and During COVID-19: Findings From a Large Cohort Study.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Children's Health, Wellbeing and Academic Outcomes over the Summer Holidays: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of Year-Round and Traditional School Schedules on Summer Weight Gain and Fitness Loss.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2019Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of summer breaks on the body composition and cardiovascular fitness of elementary school children who participated in a multi-year school-based physical activity intervention. Participants were 404 children who had their height and weight measured and completed the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) during physical education classes at the beginning and end of the school year for three consecutive years. To examine the effects of time on health-related fitness data, general linear mixed effects models were employed. The results indicate that there was a trend toward an increase in body mass index (BMI) after the summer of 2015 (
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