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ArticlePediatric research2026

School based physical fitness testing: challenges and opportunities.

Scott Bowman, Dan M Cooper, Dawn Ericson Woods, Shlomit Radom-Aizik, Allyson Reeds, Joni Ricks-Oddie, Margaret Schneider, Hannah R Thompson, Gregory J Welk

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Article in Pediatric research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Scott BowmanUniversity of California at Irvine, Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Cener, Irvine, CA, USA.
Dan M CooperUniversity of California at Irvine, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Irvine, CA, USA. dcooper@hs.uci.edu.
Dawn Ericson WoodsBoston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Shlomit Radom-AizikUniversity of California at Irvine, Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center, Irvine, CA, USA.
Allyson ReedsOrange County Department of Education, Physical Education, Education Services Division, Costa Mesa, CA, USA.
Joni Ricks-OddieUniversity of California at Irvine, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Irvine, CA, USA.
Margaret SchneiderUniversity of California at Irvine, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Irvine, CA, USA.
Hannah R ThompsonDirector, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Oakland, CA, USA.
Gregory J WelkIowa State University, Kinesiology, Ames, IA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

impactThe key message of this Commentary is to highlight the potential value of school-based physical fitness testing (SB-PFT) as a useful and predictive biomarker of pediatric health. To achieve its potential as one of the most dynamic and inclusive pediatric real-world health data collections available, SB-PFT must incorporate advances in data analytics and quality procedures, human-centered design concepts, new technologies such as wearable monitors of physiological responses to exercise, and newer insights into developmental aspects of physical fitness. A re-imagined implementation of SB-PFT is consistent with recent NIH and national emphasis on the seemingly intractable rise of chronic diseases in children and adolescents.

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PMID42086941

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