Background: The aim of this study was to explore the population-wide distribution in the
practice of leisure-time physical activity among Canadian youth and how physical activity …

Background: Leisure time physical activity (LTPA) correlates have been mostly studied in
relation to adolescents' home neighbourhoods, but not so much in relation to the …

PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity and of
participation in organized sports at and outside school among elementary schoolchildren in …

Most Canadian children are not meeting the recommended 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous
physical activity per day. Research suggests that children's perceptions of their environment …

OBJECTIVES: While there is consistent evidence that rural adults in Australia are less active
than their urban counterparts, studies relating geographical remoteness to activity patterns …

Background: In recent years, it has been noted that children and youth are physically
inactive, and physical activity levels have declined over the past decades. However, few …

Background: Less than half of Canadian youth meet recommended levels of physical
activity. This is of concern given the health burden associated with physical inactivity. With …

We investigated whether physical activity (PA) correlates differed for 9–10 year-old British
children living in urban, suburban and rural settings. We analysed cross-sectional data on …

Background Physical activity occurs across various domains including leisure/recreation, for
transportation, or for work or household reasons. Rural and urban active living environments …

Physical activity promotion has met with limited success across a range of demographic
indicators, largely due to our poor understanding of how drivers of physical activity …