ReviewFrontiers in sports and active living2020
What Is Physical Activity? A Holistic Definition for Teachers, Researchers and Policy Makers.
Review in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of different types of leisure-time physical activity on positive mental health among adolescents: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of family-centered intervention programs on objectively measured physical activity in children aged under 13: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative outcomes of preoperative exercise training in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Holistically Conceptualised School-Based Interventions on Children's Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity of children and adolescents who use a wheelchair: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Physical Activity Participation among Midlife Immigrant Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Integrated neuromuscular training intervention applied in schools induces a higher increase in salivary high molecular weight adiponectin and a more favorable body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength in children as compared to the traditional physical education classes.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Development and Further Content Validation of the Motivation Assessment Tool for Physical Activity (MATPA) Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Moving beyond treatment: pulmonary function, autonomous motivation, and physical activity enjoyment in adults with cystic fibrosis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Trends of Physical Activity Among Baltic Adolescents Through an Intersectional Lens: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence Synthesis and Position Statement From the ISBD Nutrition and Exercise Task Force (NExT).Bipolar disorders · 2026Review
- Co-designing policy, practice, and research directions for whole-school physical activity: towards sustainable culture change.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Comparison of pain, depression, quality of life, grip strength, and balance according to physical activity levels in office workers.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2026Article
- Socio-Emotional Skills and Physical Activity in Primary and Secondary Education Students.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Physical activity for public health in the 21st century.Nature medicine · 2026Review
- Fitness in CLL.Cancers · 2026Review
- Expert perspectives on exposure-response functions for urban health policy: Lessons from a UBDPolicy workshop.Environmental research · 2026Review
- A systematic umbrella review on the impact of elite sport on participation in physical activity and sport.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definition of physical activity is examined and critiqued. Third, the case for change to the dominant definition is made. Fourth, a new, broader definition for physical activity is offered and justified. The new, broader definition of physical activity is proposed as involving "people moving, acting and performing within culturally specific spaces and contexts, and influenced by a unique array of interests, emotions, ideas, instructions and relationships."
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