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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Children's Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2023 | Viewed by 5160

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Prof. Dr. Melitta McNarry

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Applied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bay Campus, Swansea University, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
Interests: cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity across the health, fitness and life-span; paediatric and clinical populations; dose–response relationship between physical activity and health outcomes across the activity spectrum; prolonged sitting in sedentary individuals; acute and chronic influences of intensive exercise training
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Prof. Dr. Kelly Mackintosh

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Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine Research Centre, Swansea University, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
Interests: primarily children’s physical activity and health; school-based interventions; physical activity measurement; role of behaviour change in developing physically active young people
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Prof. Dr. Gareth Stratton

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Applied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bay Campus, Swansea University, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
Interests: physical activity measurement and the development of novel sensor technologies to detect and stimulate changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour; physical activity interventions in clinical and healthy populations; children's behaviour and positive wellbeing
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Dear Colleagues,

Paediatric exercise and the health sciences have become well-established as distinct and highly valued areas of research that continue to provide novel and exciting insights into the physiological, psychological and cognitive development of children. The importance of these insights has been recognised in recent statements by both the Lancet Commission and the WHO Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents, who concluded that advancing our understanding of youth health is potentially associated with a triple benefit—establishing well-being in the present, through adulthood, and for the next generation.

The aim of this Special Issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is to reflect the depth and breadth of research being conducted in this field by focusing on the current state of knowledge in paediatric exercise and health sciences. New research papers, reviews or conference papers are welcome in this issue. Other accepted manuscript types include methodological papers, brief reports and commentaries. Papers dealing with new approaches to advance our understanding of the dose–response relationship between physical activity and physiological, psychological and/or cognitive health, the determinants of exercise capacity, sporting performance, physical activity levels or mental health and/or wellbeing and/or the measurement of physical activity will also be considered. As this is not an exhaustive list, please contact the guest editors to discuss papers on other areas of interest that may still fit the scope of this issue. We will accept manuscripts from various sport and exercise science disciplines, including sport medicine, exercise physiology and physical activity for health.

Prof. Dr. Melitta McNarry
Prof. Dr. Kelly Mackintosh
Prof. Dr. Gareth Stratton
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youth
adolescents
maturation
behaviour
sedentary
fitness
children

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WALES 2021 Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Report Card: The Fourth Pandemic of Childhood Inactivity

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(13), 8138; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138138 - 02 Jul 2022

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This is the fourth Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Wales Report Card. The 2021 card produced grades on children and young people’s physical activity (PA) using pre-COVID-19 data that were not used in previous versions. Eleven quality indicators of PA were graded through expert consensus and synthesis of the best available evidence. Grades were assigned as follows: Overall PA—F; Organised Sport and PA—C; Active Play—C+; Active Transportation—C−; Sedentary Behaviours—F; Physical Fitness—C−; Family and Peer Influences—D+; School—B−; Community and the Built Environment—C; National Government and Policy—C; and Physical Literacy—C−. All but three grades remained the same or decreased from the 2018 AHK-Wales Report Card (Active Play increased from C− to C+; Active Transportation, D+ to C−; Family and Peers, D to D+). This is concerning for children’s health and well-being in Wales, particularly given recent evidence that PA has further decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results from the Report Card should be used to inform the decision making of policy makers, practitioners and educators to improve children and young people’s PA levels and opportunities and decrease PA inequalities. Full article

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Sleep, Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Levels in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(12), 7133; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127133 - 10 Jun 2022

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The aim of this study was to compare the use of generic and cystic fibrosis (CF)-specific cut-points to assess movement behaviours in children and adolescents with CF. Physical activity (PA) was assessed for seven consecutive days using a non-dominant wrist-worn ActiGraph GT9X in 71 children and adolescents (36 girls; 13.5 ± 2.9 years) with mild CF. CF-specific and generic Euclidean norm minus one (ENMO) cut-points were used to determine sedentary time (SED), sleep, light physical activity (LPA), moderate physical activity and vigorous physical activity. The effect of using a CF-specific or generic cut-point on the relationship between PA intensities and lung function was determined. Movement behaviours differed significantly according to the cut-point used, with the CF-specific cut-points resulting in less time asleep (−31.4 min; p < 0.01) and in LPA (−195.1 min; p < 0.001), and more SED and moderate-to-vigorous PA (159.3 and 67.1 min, respectively; both p < 0.0001) than the generic thresholds. Lung function was significantly associated with LPA according to the CF-specific cut-points (r = 0.52; p = 0.04). Thresholds developed for healthy populations misclassified PA levels, sleep and SED in children and adolescents with CF. This discrepancy affected the relationship between lung function and PA, which was only apparent when using the CF-specific cut-points. Promoting LPA seems a promising strategy to enhance lung function in children and adolescents with CF. Full article

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A Socioecological Perspective of How Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour at Home Changed during the First Lockdown of COVID-19 Restrictions: The HomeSPACE Project

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(9), 5070; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095070 - 21 Apr 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced school closures, resulting in home schooling, more time spent at home and fewer opportunities for physical activity (PA). This study explored factors influencing PA and sedentary behaviours (SB) within the home environment during the first lockdown, starting in March 2020. Twenty semi-structured interviews (20 parents and 23 children, 12 years ± 1.25) were conducted. Data were coded using thematic analysis on NVivo© and concepts from McLeroy’s socioecological model for health promotion were used to analyse the data. Findings indicate that children’s PA and SB at home were influenced by: (i) individual-level factors (e.g., gender, competence, attitudes and motivation); (ii) interpersonal-level factors (e.g., siblings, parents, pets, friends and coaches); (iii) organisation-level factors (e.g., school, clubs and societies), (iv) community-level factors (e.g., home and local environment, access to facilities, social norms, time constraints and home equipment), and (v) policy-level factors (e.g., lockdown restrictions). Stay-at-home mandates resulted in perceived reductions in PA and increases in SB within the home; however, this provided alternative positive opportunities for families, including more time to spend together and exploring green and blue spaces in the local area. Full article

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