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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Longitudinal associations among cardiorespiratory fitness and objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity of Finnish schoolchildren

Timo JaakkolaMikko HuhtiniemiKasper Salin

subject

youthfyysinen kuntocardiorespiratory fitnessphysical activityaerobinen suorituskykylapset (ikäryhmät)pitkittäistutkimusregression analysisfyysinen aktiivisuus

description

Children and adolescents' engagement in physical activity has decreased in most Western countries across the previous three decades. Therefore, increasing number of researchers are investigating antecedents of physical activity engagement in childhood and adolescence. This longitudinal study investigated if cardiorespiratory fitness measured at Grade 5 explained objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at grade 7. nonPeerReviewed

http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202210254978