SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Active Commuting and Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Physical activity wishes of people with excess body weight - a qualitative systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour on the health of workers with different occupational physical activity demands: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- Correlates of active commuting to school across two generations: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Continuity of active commuting to school across two generations: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with perceived cognitive function and work ability among Finnish employed adults: a population-based study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between obesogenic environments and childhood overweight/obesity across the United States: Differences by rurality.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- New job, new habits? A multilevel interrupted time series analysis of changes in diet, physical activity and sleep among young adults starting work for the first time.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
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- Walking to work: The role of walkability around the workplace in a Dutch adult commuting population.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Active Commuting to School among Spanish Preschool Children: A Temporal Change Study between 2013 and 2017.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations between school-level environment and individual-level factors of walking and cycling to school in Canadian youth.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Active School Commuting in School Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Covid Pandemic Effects on the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: Results of the German EMOTIKON Project.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of domain-specific physical activity composition with health-related quality of life in childhood and adolescence in Australia.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Associations of active commuting to school in childhood and physical activity in adulthood.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Motivation and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Active Travel to Different Destinations: A Cluster Analysis with Adolescents Living in Germany.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Results from Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: A call to address inequities in health-promoting activities.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Testing the Mystic School Mobile Application to Promote Active Commuting to School in Spanish Adolescents: The PACO Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Physical fitness (PF) is considered an excellent biomarker of health. One possible strategy to improve PF levels is active commuting. This review, performed accordingly to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines includes scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to December 2019 that aim at examining the relationship between active travel/commuting and PF. The search was performed in three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science). Sixteen studies were included in this review. Findings from the 16 studies were unclear. From the eleven studies on children and adolescents screened, eight were cross-sectional, one prospective cohort, one quasi-experimental, and one experimental. From the five studies on adults, four were experimental and one cross-sectional. Body mass, waist circumference, skinfolds, fat mass, cardiorespiratory fitness, upper and lower strength tests were performed in children, adolescents, and adults. Agility and speed tests were performed only in the young age groups. Majority of the investigations on young ages and adults have shown positive effects or relationships between active commuting and several attributes of PF. However, to avoid misconceptions, there is a need for future robust investigation to identify potential mediators or confounders in this relationship. More robust investigations are essential to understand how and whether decision-makers and public health authorities can use active travel/commuting as a strategy to improve PF in all ages.
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