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Obese children's practices and perceptions of physical activity

Authors :
DC Ocampo
E Ladekjær Larsen
Patricia Olaya-Contreras
Source :
Olayac, P, Ocampo, DC & Larsen, E L 2015, ' Obese children’s practices and perceptions of physical activity ', European Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, no. Suppl. 3, pp. 454 . https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.214
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015.

Abstract

Globally, childhood obesity has increased over the last decades and is a serious public health challenge. Physical activity (PA) plays an important role in weight management; however children do not meet the recommend levels of PA. A growing number of theories address PA and motivation to engage in PA as a complex interaction between individual preferences, experiences and physical and social environments. In this study we …

Details

ISSN :
1464360X and 11011262
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Public Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6dd342fd36ea4c9906474841c23c1c40
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.289