What if fitness in youth could be evaluated in a standardized way across the world? We could have a World Fitness Map and comparable estimates across countries… but for that, an evidence-based international consensus was needed and HERE IT IS, the Youth Fitness International Test...
Congratulations to Masanovic et al. on their recent publication "The Montenegrin 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth" published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! The abstract and citation can be found below. Abstract: Background: The main purpose of this study was to...
Congratulations to Dr. Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Dr. Salomé Aubert, Dr. Taru Manyanga, Dr. Eun-Young Lee, Dr. Deborah Salvo and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Physical Activity Report Card Indicators and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Insights From Global Matrix 4.0" published...
Congratulations to Dr. Grant Tomkinson (Australia) on their recent publication "Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know" published in The Conversation! The article highlights the importance of resistance training in children and youth. "Resistance...
The Report Card team from South Africa has published a paper titled "Results From South Africa’s 2022 Healthy Active Kids’ Report Card on Physical Activity, Body Composition Proxies, and Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! Citation details...
Congratulations to Kazimierz et al. on their recent publication "Physical activity of children and adolescents with disabilities in Poland - First Para Report Card" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: This study provides a comprehensive...
Congratulations to Carlin et al. on their recent publication " Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: The Ireland North and...
Thank you to Dr. Eun-Young Lee (Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, AHKGA JEDI Committee member, and South Korea's Report Card leader), An-Chi Shih (Physiotherapy Student at McMaster University), and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute and AHKGA President) for providing this...
Report Card team from Region of Murcia has published a paper titled "Region of Murcia’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Region...
Report Card team from Germany has published a paper titled "Germany’s 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents" in the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Team Germany! ABSTRACT The German Report...
Scotland Report Card Team published a paper titled "A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card" in the Journal of Public Health (early online). Citation details and a summary of the paper are...
Report Card team from Mexico has published a paper titled "Results from the 2022 Mexican report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" in Frontiers in Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Team Mexico! ABSTRACT Introduction: The Mexican Report Card...
Report Card team from Slovakia has just published a paper titled "First report card on physical activity for children and adolescents in Slovakia: a comprehensive analysis, international comparison, and identification of surveillance gaps" in Archives of Public Health. Citation details and a summary of the...
Leading members of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity have joined forces to present a editorial in the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Titled "The Future of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With...
Report Card team from Extremadura (Spain) has published a paper titled "A regional Report Card on physical activity in children and adolescents: The case of Extremadura (Spain) in the Global Matrix 4.0" in the Exercise Science and Fitness (online ahead of print). Citation details and...
Report Card team from Estonia has just published a paper titled "Results from Estonia’s 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: Research Gaps and Five Key Messages and Actions to Follow" in Children. Citation details and a summary of the paper are...
Report Card team from Slovenia has just published a paper titled "Challenges of social change: The 2021 Republic of Slovenia report card on physical activity of children and adolescents" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the paper...
Report Card team from Portugal has just published a paper titled "Results from Portugal's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness (online ahead of print). Citation details and a summary of the paper are...
Report Card team from United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently published a paper titled "Results from the United Arab Emirates 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the...
Report Card team from France has just published a paper titled "2022 French Report Card on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Youth: From Continuous Alarming Conclusions to Encouraging Initiatives" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (online ahead of print). Citation...
Report Card team from Croatia has just published a paper titled "Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Croatia: A Global Matrix 4.0 Systematic Review of Its Prevalence and Associated Personal, Social, Environmental, and Policy Factors" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (online...
Report Card team from Zimbabwe has recently published a paper titled "Indicators of physical activity and nutritional status among children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: Findings from three global matrix initiatives" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the...
Congratulations to AHKGA Global Matrix 4.0 Report Card leaders from African countries, Dr. Taru Manyanga (Team Zimbabwe), Chalchisa Abdeta (Team Ethiopia), Dr. Dawn Tladi (Team Botswana) and Dr. Rowena Naidoo (Team South Africa) for publishing an article titled “Children and teens aren’t doing enough physical...
A new publication inspired by the Global Matrix 4.0 titled “Surveillance to improve physical activity of children and adolescents” has recently been published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. The full publication can be found here. Citation details and the summary of the...
Report Card team from Malaysia has recently published a paper titled "Results from the Malaysia 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Citation details and a summary of the paper are below. Congratulations, Team Malaysia! ABSTRACT Background The...