• openAccess   A Single Question of Parent-Reported Physical Activity Levels Estimates Objectively Measured Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool Children: The PREFIT Project 

      Palou, Pere; Muntaner-Mas, Adrià; Cantallops, Jaume; Borràs, Pere Antoni; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Jiménez Pavón, David; Dorado, Cecilia; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel A.; Rojo-Tirado, Miguel Angel; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Ortega, Francisco B.; Vidal Conti, Josep Frontiers Media (2019-07-10)
      Physical inactivity is recognized as a determinant of low physical fitness and body composition in preschool children, which in turn, are important markers of health through the lifespan. Objective methods to assess physical ...
    • closedAccess   Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study 

      Gálvez-Fernández, Patricia; Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Castro-Piñero, José; Molina-García, Javier; Queralt, Ana; Aznar, Susana; Abarca Sos, Alberto; González-Cutre, David; Vidal Conti, Josep; Fernández-Muñoz, Santiago; Vida Manzano, Jerónimo; Ruiz-Ariza, Alberto; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Villa-González, Emilio; Barranco-Ruiz, Yaira; Huertas Delgado, Francisco Javier; Mandic, Sandra; Chillón, Palma John Wiley and Sons (2021)
      This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6‐18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period ...
    • openAccess   The relative age effect on physical fitness in preschool children 

      Cupeiro, Rocío; Rojo-Tirado, Miguel Angel; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Artero, Enrique G.; Peinado, Ana B.; LABAYEN , IDOIA; Dorado García, Cecilia; Arias Palencia, Natalia María; Moliner-Urdiales, Diego; Vidal Conti, Josep; Conde de Caveda, Julio; Mora-Gonzalez, Jose; Vicente Rodríguez, Germán; Benito, Pedro J Taylor and Francis (2020-04-20)
      The aim of the present study was to investigate the existence of a relative age effect (RAE) on physical fitness of preschoolers. Anthropometry and physical fitness were assessed in 3147 children (3–5 years old) using the ...