Active commuting to school in children and adolescents: An opportunity to increase physical activity and fitness

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 873-879

  Chillón, Palma ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^a   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Veidebaum, Toomas ^c   Oja, Leila ^c   Mäestu, Jarek ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Active commuting; adolescence; children; fitness; health; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 78650427104     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810384427     Document Type: Article

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