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Physical Activity, Fitness and Health in School-Aged Youth

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 4379

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Josep Vidal Conti

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Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Research Group (GICAFE), Institute for Educational Research and Innovation (IRIE), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
Interests: physical education; physical activity; health-related fitness; low back pain
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Dr. Pere Palou

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Specific Didactics and Pedagogy, University of the Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
Interests: physical education; exercise; health related fitness; physical activity
Prof. Dr. Adrià Muntaner Mas

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1. GICAFE “Physical Activity and Exercise Sciences Research Group”, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
2. PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity” research group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain.
Interests: physical activity; physical fitness; academic achievement; brain function; human behavior
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The positive effects of having an active behavior during youth on different dimensions of health are well established. Likewise, it is known worldwide that physical inactivity and sedentary time have been identified by the World Health Organization as a global public health problem with significant negative health consequences during all stages of life. Furthermore, physical fitness, a remarkably close aspect of physical activity, is considered a powerful marker of health in children and adolescents. For instance, low fitness levels have been associated with a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, overweight/obesity, mental disorders, and skeletal problems later in life, among other adverse conditions.

On the other hand, schools are considered a privileged framework for developing efficient healthcare education programs, being a place where children and adolescents spend most of their time in permanent interaction with their peer group. Therefore, the World Health Organization has identified school environments as an effective place for improving child health; in addition to this, endorsing physical activity is often considered as an important strategy to promote health for all.

This Special Issue aims to gather a set of recent investigations that advance our knowledge of how to increase the levels of physical activity, fitness, and, consequently, health conditions, in school-aged youth. Additionally, research based on the study of the acute effects of physical activity.

 

Dr. Josep Vidal Conti
Dr. Pere Palou
Prof. Dr. Adrià Muntaner Mas
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • health-related fitness
  • exercise
  • physical activity
  • health education
  • children
  • adolescents

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain among School-Aged Children between 10 and 12 Years
by Josep Vidal-Conti, Pere A Borràs, Pere Palou and Adrià Muntaner-Mas
Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 12254; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132112254 - 06 Nov 2021
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Low back pain (LBP) is one of the biggest health problems worldwide that often begins during childhood. The existence of a previous episode of LBP is a premonitory sign of future back pain problems, therefore, prevention among youth will be essential. The main [...] Read more.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the biggest health problems worldwide that often begins during childhood. The existence of a previous episode of LBP is a premonitory sign of future back pain problems, therefore, prevention among youth will be essential. The main objective of the study was to determine the lifetime, point, and 7-day prevalence of LBP in children. This cross-sectional study evaluated 849 participants (47.1 boys and 52.9% girls) aged 10–12 from 10 primary schools using a self-administered questionnaire. The results demonstrated a lifetime prevalence of LBP of 73.6%, a last 7-days prevalence of 21.2%, and a point prevalence of 9.66%. LBP intensity reported in a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was 3.37 (SD 2.02). Chi-square analysis identified a significant difference between boys and girls in LBP lifetime prevalence (p < 0.001), 7-day prevalence (p = 0.035), and point prevalence (p = 0.014). The Student’s t-test in pain intensity showed the same differences (p = 0.007). Studies on LBP prevalence in young primary school students are scarce. Therefore, future studies investigating the prevention of LBP should focus on school interventions since schools are the most suitable institutions to participate in back pain prevention and health promotion. Full article
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The Effect of Physical Activity on Spirometry and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Adolescents—Longitudinal Study
by Kamil Barański, Krzysztof Kocot, Edyta Melaniuk-Wolny, Elwira Zajusz-Zubek and Małgorzata Kowalska
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 5770; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13115770 - 21 May 2021
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Highly intense and chronic physical activity may cause an inflammatory process in the airways. The inflammatory process in the respiratory system can be measured either by the spirometry test and exhaled nitric oxide. The aim of this study was to assess the effect [...] Read more.
Highly intense and chronic physical activity may cause an inflammatory process in the airways. The inflammatory process in the respiratory system can be measured either by the spirometry test and exhaled nitric oxide. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different levels of physical activity on fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and spirometry parameters. Fifty healthy students (volunteers) who were participating in physical activity classes (low level of physical activity) and attending sports training (high and medium level of physical activity) completed two indoor exercise training two to three weeks apart. FeNO was measured twice, at baseline and after 45–60 min of exercise followed by spirometry. There was no significant difference in FeNO values and spirometry parameters between the groups with different physical activity. However, students with the highest level of physical activity presented a higher and significant variance of FeNO levels in comparison to students with lower physical activity. Healthy young adults (professional sportspersons) have a higher internal variability of FeNO. That suggests the initial ongoing inflammatory process in the airways. Any level of physical activity does not affect spirometry parameters before and after training in young healthy adults. Full article
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