The obesity epidemic is a global trend and is of particular concern in children. Recent
reports have highlighted the severity of obesity in children by suggesting:“today's generation …

Globally, obesity is affecting an increasing proportion of children. Physical activity plays an
important role in the prevention of becoming overweight and obese in childhood and …

Physical activity (PA) provides numerous physiological and psychosocial benefits. However,
lifestyle changes, including reduced PA opportunities in multiple settings, have resulted in …

The metabolic equivalent (MET) is a widely used physiological concept that represents a
simple procedure for expressing energy cost of physical activities as multiples of resting …

The ability to assess energy expenditure (EE) and estimate physical activity (PA) in free-
living individuals is extremely important in the global context of non-communicable diseases …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity in adolescence has been reported to enhance physical
activity in adulthood, but detailed information on the enhancing effect of different types of …

Despite the multifactorial nature of musculoskeletal disease, obesity consistently emerges
as a key and potentially modifiable risk factor in the onset and progression of …

Objective: To assess different aspects of physical fitness and physical activity in obese and
nonobese Flemish youth. Research Methods and Procedures: A random sample of 3214 …

Background Evidence suggests that exercise training improves CVD risk factors. However, it
is unclear whether health benefits are limited to aerobic training or if other exercise …

An activity‐induced increase in energy expenditure theoretically disturbs energy balance
(EB) by creating an acute energy deficit. Compensatory responses could influence the …