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'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: 12 month (mid-intervention) report on a cluster randomised trial

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

12 month changes in dietary intake of adolescent girls attending schools in low-income communities following the NEAT Girls cluster randomized controlled trial.

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12-month outcomes and process evaluation of the SHED-IT RCT: an internet-based weight loss program targeting men.

scientific article published on 3 June 2010

A Reverse Pathway? Actual and Perceived Skill Proficiency and Physical Activity

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Multiple Chronic Disease Risk Factors Among Adolescents: Co-Design and User Testing of the Health4Life School-Based Program

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Multiple Chronic Disease Risk Factors Among Adolescents: Co-Design and User Testing of the Health4Life School-Based Program (Preprint)

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

A cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: study protocol for the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' trial

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A cluster randomized controlled trial of strategies to increase adolescents' physical activity and motivation in physical education: results of the Motivating Active Learning in Physical Education (MALP) trial

scientific article published on 13 September 2013

A cluster-randomized controlled trial of strategies to increase adolescents’ physical activity and motivation during physical education lessons: the Motivating Active Learning in Physical Education (MALP) trial

scientific article published on October 1, 2012

A hitchhiker's guide to assessing sedentary behaviour among young people: deciding what method to use.

scientific article published on 29 June 2012

A review of mediators of behavior in interventions to promote physical activity among children and adolescents

scientific article published on 29 July 2008

A school-based intervention incorporating smartphone technology to improve health-related fitness among adolescents: rationale and study protocol for the NEAT and ATLAS 2.0 cluster randomised controlled trial and dissemination study

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A school-based rope skipping intervention for adolescents in Hong Kong: protocol of a matched-pair cluster randomized controlled trial.

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A school-based rope skipping program for adolescents: Results of a randomized trial

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep health in adults without sleep disorders.

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in school physical education lessons

scientific article published on December 14, 2012

A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in elementary school physical education lessons

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in secondary school physical education lessons

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of social cognitive theory-based physical activity and/or nutrition behavior change interventions for cancer survivors.

scientific article published on 29 November 2014

A systematic review of cognitive assessment in physical activity research involving children and adolescents

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

A systematic review of strength and conditioning programmes designed to improve fitness characteristics in golfers

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

A systematic review of the validity and reliability of sedentary behaviour measures used with children and adolescents.

scientific article published on 16 June 2011

A test of the theory of planned behavior to explain physical activity in a large population sample of adolescents from Alberta, Canada

scientific article published on 11 June 2011

A test of the theory of planned behavior to predict physical activity in an overweight/obese population sample of adolescents from Alberta, Canada

scientific article published on 14 September 2012

Acute Responses to Resistance and High-Intensity Interval Training in Early Adolescents

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Adolescent pedometer protocols: examining reactivity, tampering and participants' perceptions

scientific article published on 9 September 2013

An Internet-supported Physical Activity Intervention Delivered in Secondary Schools Located in Low Socio-economic Status Communities: Study Protocol for the Activity and Motivation in Physical Education (AMPED) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

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An RCT to Facilitate Implementation of School Practices Known to Increase Physical Activity.

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

An internet-supported school physical activity intervention in low socioeconomic status communities: results from the Activity and Motivation in Physical Education (AMPED) cluster randomised controlled trial

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Assessing the sustained impact of a school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent boys: the ATLAS cluster randomized controlled trial

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Associations between fundamental movement skill competence, physical activity and psycho-social determinants in Hong Kong Chinese children

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Associations of object control motor skill proficiency, game play competence, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness among primary school children

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Australian children lack the basic movement skills to be active and healthy.

scientific article published in August 2013

Behavioral mediators of weight loss in the SHED-IT community randomized controlled trial for overweight and obese men.

scientific article published on April 2015

Children's intake of fruit and selected energy-dense nutrient-poor foods is associated with fathers' intake

scientific article published in July 2011

Community-based physical activity interventions for treatment of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 January 2013

Comparability and feasibility of wrist- and hip-worn accelerometers in free-living adolescents

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Comparison of resistance training progression models on maximal strength in sub-elite adolescent rugby union players

scientific article published on 03 February 2015

Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Cost effectiveness of a multi-component school-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescents: the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' cluster randomized trial

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

Description and evaluation of a social cognitive model of physical activity behaviour tailored for adolescent girls

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Development and evaluation of the Motivation to Limit Screen-time Questionnaire (MLSQ) for adolescents.

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Development and implementation of a smartphone application to promote physical activity and reduce screen-time in adolescent boys

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Development of Foundational Movement Skills: A Conceptual Model for Physical Activity Across the Lifespan

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Development, Test-Retest Reliability, and Construct Validity of the Resistance Training Skills Battery

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Development, content validity and test-retest reliability of the Lifelong Physical Activity Skills Battery in adolescents

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Dietary outcomes of the healthy dads healthy kids randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Do school-based interventions focusing on physical activity, fitness, or fundamental movement skill competency produce a sustained impact in these outcomes in children and adolescents? A systematic review of follow-up studies

scientific article published on January 2014

Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Domain-specific physical activity and affective wellbeing among adolescents: an observational study of the moderating roles of autonomous and controlled motivation

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Effects of 12-weeks resistance training on sprint and jump performance in competitive adolescent rugby union players.

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Effects of Variety Support on Exercise-Related Well-Being

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Effects of a 'school-based' physical activity intervention on adiposity in adolescents from economically disadvantaged communities: secondary outcomes of the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' RCT.

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Effects of different types of classroom physical activity breaks on children's on-task behaviour, academic achievement and cognition

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

Effects of integrating pedometers, parental materials, and E-mail support within an extracurricular school sport intervention

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Efficacy and feasibility of HIIT training for university students: The Uni-HIIT RCT

scientific article published on 24 November 2018

Engaging Fathers to Increase Physical Activity in Girls: The "Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered" (DADEE) Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 10 April 2018

Engaging men in weight loss: Experiences of men who participated in the male only SHED-IT pilot study

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Evaluation of an extra-curricular school sport programme promoting lifestyle and lifetime activity for adolescents

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Evaluation of the health promotion model to predict physical activity in Iranian adolescent boys

scientific article published in February 2010

Examining mediators of intervention efficacy in a randomised controlled m-health trial to improve physical activity and sleep health in adults

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Exercise adherence and intervention effects of two school-based resistance training programs for adolescents

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

Exercise and nutrition routine improving cancer health (ENRICH): the protocol for a randomized efficacy trial of a nutrition and physical activity program for adult cancer survivors and carers.

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Explaining dietary intake in adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools. A test of Social Cognitive Theory

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

Exploring changes in physical activity, sedentary behaviors and hypothesized mediators in the NEAT girls group randomized controlled trial

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Exploring the impact of high intensity interval training on adolescents' objectively measured physical activity: Findings from a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Exploring the mechanisms of physical activity and dietary behavior change in the program x intervention for adolescents

scientific article published on 11 February 2010

Exploring the mechanisms of weight loss in the SHED-IT intervention for overweight men: a mediation analysis.

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Factors associated with participation in resistance training: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

Feasibility and efficacy of the Great Leaders Active StudentS (GLASS) program on children's physical activity and object control skill competency: A non-randomised trial

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Findings From the EASY Minds Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Evaluation of a Physical Activity Integration Program for Mathematics in Primary Schools

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

Framework for the design and delivery of organized physical activity sessions for children and adolescents: rationale and description of the 'SAAFE' teaching principles

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

Fundamental movement skill interventions in youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Fundamental movement skills and physical activity among children living in low-income communities: a cross-sectional study

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Fundamental movement skills in children and adolescents: review of associated health benefits

scientific article published on December 2010

Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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High-Intensity Interval Training for Cognitive and Mental Health in Adolescents.

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

High-intensity interval training for improving health-related fitness in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescents

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Impact of a nutrition and physical activity intervention (ENRICH: Exercise and Nutrition Routine Improving Cancer Health) on health behaviors of cancer survivors and carers: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 October 2015

Impact of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' lifestyle programme on the activity- and diet-related parenting practices of fathers and mothers

scientific article published in July 2014

Implementing Resistance Training in Secondary Schools: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published in January 2018

Improvements in fundamental movement skill competency mediate the effect of the SCORES intervention on physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in children

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Improving health-related fitness in adolescents: the CrossFit Teens™ randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Improving health-related fitness in children: the fit-4-Fun randomized controlled trial study protocol

scientific article published on December 5, 2011

Improving physical self-perception in adolescent boys from disadvantaged schools: psychological outcomes from the Physical Activity Leaders randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 10 April 2012

Improving the fitness and physical activity levels of primary school children: results of the Fit-4-Fun group randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 26 October 2012

Increasing students' physical activity during school physical education: rationale and protocol for the SELF-FIT cluster randomized controlled trial

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Integrating smartphone technology, social support and the outdoor physical environment to improve fitness among adults at risk of, or diagnosed with, Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the 'eCoFit' randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Intervention to reduce recreational screen-time in adolescents: Outcomes and mediators from the 'Switch-Off 4 Healthy Minds' (S4HM) cluster randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

Investigating the Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Technology-Delivered Personalized Feedback on Dietary Patterns in Young Australian Adults in the Advice, Ideas, and Motivation for My Eating (Aim4Me) Study: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Tr

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Maintenance of Lifestyle Changes at 12-month Follow-up in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Trial for Cancer Survivors

scientific article published in November 2017

Maternal and paternal parenting practices and their influence on children's adiposity, screen-time, diet and physical activity

scientific article published on 18 April 2014

Mediating effects of resistance training skill competency on health-related fitness and physical activity: the ATLAS cluster randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Mediators of Psychological Well-being in Adolescent Boys

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Mediators of change following a senior school physical activity intervention

scientific article published on 20 February 2008

Mediators of change in screen-time in a school-based intervention for adolescent boys: findings from the ATLAS cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 November 2016

Men participating in a weight-loss intervention are able to implement key dietary messages, but not those relating to vegetables or alcohol: the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Internet Technology (SHED-IT) study

scientific article published on 6 July 2010

Methodological considerations and impact of school-based interventions on objectively measured physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Muscular fitness, body composition and physical self-perception in adolescents

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Obesity in men: are professional football clubs onside?

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Outcomes and process evaluation of a programme integrating physical activity into the primary school mathematics curriculum: The EASY Minds pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 21 September 2014

Paternal Lifestyle-Related Parenting Practices Mediate Changes in Children's Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors: Findings From the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids Community Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 19 December 2014

Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms

scientific article published on 19 August 2016

Physical Inactivity and Mental Health in Late Adolescence

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Physical activity and physical self-concept in youth: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Physical activity and skills intervention: SCORES cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in April 2015

Physical education in secondary schools located in low-income communities: Physical activity levels, lesson context and teacher interaction

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

Physical education teachers’ perceptions about the effectiveness and acceptability of strategies used to increase relevance and choice for students in physical education classes

Potential moderators and mediators of intervention effects in an obesity prevention program for adolescent boys from disadvantaged schools

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

Potential moderators of day-to-day variability in children's physical activity patterns.

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Preliminary efficacy and feasibility of embedding high intensity interval training into the school day: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 14 November 2015

Prevalence and correlates of resistance training skill competence in adolescents

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Preventing Obesity Among Adolescent Girls: One-Year Outcomes of the Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT Girls) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on September 2012

Preventing obesity among Brazilian adolescent girls: Six-month outcomes of the Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls-Brazil school-based randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 2 February 2016

Process Evaluation of a School-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Program for Older Adolescents: The Burn 2 Learn Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 16 December 2020

Promoting physical activity among adolescent girls: the Girls in Sport group randomized trial

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Randomized controlled trial of the Physical Activity Leaders (PALs) program for adolescent boys from disadvantaged secondary schools

scientific article published on 27 January 2011

Rater agreement of a test battery designed to assess adolescents' resistance training skill competency

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Rationale and study protocol for 'Switch-off 4 Healthy Minds' (S4HM): a cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce recreational screen time in adolescents.

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Rationale and study protocol for the 'active teen leaders avoiding screen-time' (ATLAS) group randomized controlled trial: an obesity prevention intervention for adolescent boys from schools in low-income communities

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Rationale and study protocol for the 'eCoFit' randomized controlled trial: Integrating smartphone technology, social support and the outdoor physical environment to improve health-related fitness among adults at risk of, or diagnosed with, Type 2 Di

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Rationale and study protocol of the EASY Minds (Encouraging Activity to Stimulate Young Minds) program: cluster randomized controlled trial of a primary school-based physical activity integration program for mathematics

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Reliability and validity of a single-item physical activity measure for adolescents

scientific article published on 03 February 2015

Resistance training to improve power and sports performance in adolescent athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Results From Australia's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published on November 2016

Results from Australia's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

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Results from Australia's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Results from Australia’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

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Review of Australian childhood obesity research funding 2010-2013.

scientific article published in August 2013

Scale-up of the Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1) intervention in secondary schools: 12-month implementation outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 08 August 2020

Scaling-up an efficacious school-based physical activity intervention: Study protocol for the 'Internet-based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) cluster randomized controlled trial and scale-up implementation e

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School Physical Activity Intervention Effect on Adolescents' Performance in Mathematics

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

School-based obesity prevention interventions: practicalities and considerations

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

Self-determined motivation and physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Self-efficacy, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in adolescent girls: testing mediating effects of the perceived school and home environment

scientific article published on 11 April 2014

Smart-phone obesity prevention trial for adolescent boys in low-income communities: the ATLAS RCT.

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Social cognitive mediators of dietary behavior change in adolescent girls

scientific article published in January 2015

Social cognitive theories used to explain physical activity behavior in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 28 January 2013

Social cognitive theory mediators of physical activity in a lifestyle program for cancer survivors and carers: findings from the ENRICH randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

Social support from teachers mediates physical activity behavior change in children participating in the Fit-4-Fun intervention

scientific article published on May 28, 2013

Social, psychological and behavioural correlates of pedometer step counts in a sample of Australian adolescents

scientific article published on 19 September 2007

Study protocol of the Health4Life initiative: a cluster randomised controlled trial of an eHealth school-based program targeting multiple lifestyle risk behaviours among young Australians

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Supporting public health priorities: recommendations for physical education and physical activity promotion in schools.

scientific article published on 28 September 2014

Systematic review and meta-analysis of linear and undulating periodized resistance training programs on muscular strength

scientific article published on April 2015

Targeted Health Behavior Interventions Promoting Physical Activity: A Conceptual Model

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

Temporal and bidirectional associations between physical activity and sleep in primary school-aged children

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Test-retest reliability of a battery of field-based health-related fitness measures for adolescents

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Testing mediator variables in a resistance training intervention for obese adults with type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 06 September 2011

Testing social-cognitive mediators for objective estimates of physical activity from the Healthy Eating and Active Living for Diabetes in Primary Care Networks (HEALD-PCN) study

scientific article published on 21 February 2016

Testing social-cognitive theory to explain physical activity change in adolescent girls from low-income communities

scientific article published on December 2013

Testing the utility of three social-cognitive models for predicting objective and self-report physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes

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The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community effectiveness trial: study protocol of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their children.

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The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community randomized controlled trial: a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their children.

scientific article published on 29 December 2013

The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' randomized controlled trial: efficacy of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight fathers and their children.

scientific article published on 10 August 2010

The Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT girls) randomized controlled trial for adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools: rationale, study protocol, and baseline results.

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The PLUNGE randomized controlled trial: evaluation of a games-based physical activity professional learning program in primary school physical education.

scientific article published on 7 February 2015

The Physical Activity 4 Everyone Cluster Randomized Trial: 2-Year Outcomes of a School Physical Activity Intervention Among Adolescents

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

The SHED-IT randomized controlled trial: evaluation of an Internet-based weight-loss program for men.

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The health benefits of muscular fitness for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on September 2014

The health indicators associated with screen-based sedentary behavior among adolescent girls: a systematic review

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

The impact of a school garden and cooking program on boys' and girls' fruit and vegetable preferences, taste rating, and intake

scientific article published on 2 September 2011

The impact of nutrition education with and without a school garden on knowledge, vegetable intake and preferences and quality of school life among primary-school students

scientific article published on 5 May 2010

The importance of long-term follow-up in child and adolescent obesity prevention interventions

scientific article published on 25 May 2011

The nutrition and enjoyable activity for teen girls study: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

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The relationship between active travel to school and health-related fitness in children and adolescents: a systematic review.

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The relationship between heart rate intensity and pedometer step counts in adolescents

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

The theory of expanded, extended, and enhanced opportunities for youth physical activity promotion

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Validity and Reliability of Field-Based Measures for Assessing Movement Skill Competency in Lifelong Physical Activities: A Systematic Review.

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Variety support and exercise adherence behavior: experimental and mediating effects

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Video game genre preference, physical activity and screen-time in adolescent boys from low-income communities

scientific article published on December 2014