ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
The mediating role of perceived physical literacy in the relationship between physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness among Spanish adolescents: the ENERGYCO Study.
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Background: Physical literacy (PL) may help explain the variability in health benefits associated with physical activity (PA) during adolescence. However, evidence examining the mediating role of perceived PL in the relationship between PA and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adolescents is scarce. Objective: To examine whether perceived PL mediates the association between PA and indirectly estimated CRF based on a field test in adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using baseline data from the ENERGY expenditure of COmmuting to school study (ENERGYCO), which included 273 Spanish adolescents (median: 14.3 years; IQR: 2.1; 46.9% girls in the full sample [ Results: Mediation analyses showed a significant indirect effect of PA on VO Conclusion: Perceived PL mediated the association between PA and CRF in adolescents. These findings support an indirect pathway linking PA to aerobic fitness through perceived PL, although causal inferences cannot be drawn because of the cross-sectional design.
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