Open AccessPHYSICAL INACTIVITY IN CHILDHOOD FROM PRESCHOOL TO ADOLESCENCE
Author(s) -
Jonathan A. Mitchell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acsm's health and fitness journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.251
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1536-593X
pISSN - 1091-5397
DOI - 10.1249/fit.0000000000000507
Subject(s) - physical activity , screen time , early childhood , psychology , set (abstract data type) , motor skill , developmental psychology , cognition , physical education , medical education , medicine , pedagogy , physical therapy , computer science , neuroscience , programming language
Preventing physical inactivity in youth starts in the preschool years and requires strategies targeting schools, caregivers and families that limit excessive screen time and improve participation in PE, organized sports and active play.