Cross sectional analysis of the association between mode of school transportation and physical fitness in children and adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Østergaard, Lars ^a,b   Kolle, Elin ^b   Steene Johannessen, Jostein ^c   Anderssen, Sigmund A ^b   Andersen, Lars Bo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Sognog Fjordane University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adiposity; BMI; Commuting; Cycling; Transport; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEISURE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BACK; BICYCLING; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84880183108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-91     Document Type: Article

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