TY - JOUR
T1 - What is the relationship between outdoor time and physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and physical fitness in children? A systematic review
AU - Gray, Casey
AU - Gibbons, Rebecca
AU - Larouche, Richard
AU - Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen
AU - Bienenstock, Adam
AU - Brussoni, Mariana
AU - Chabot, Guylaine
AU - Herrington, Susan
AU - Janssen, Ian
AU - Pickett, William
AU - Power, Marlene
AU - Stanger, Nick
AU - Sampson, Margaret
AU - Tremblay, Mark S.
N1 - Copyright the Author(s) 2015. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.
PY - 2015/6/8
Y1 - 2015/6/8
N2 - The objective of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between outdoor time and: (1) physical activity, (2) cardiorespiratory fitness, (3) musculoskeletal fitness, (4) sedentary behaviour; or (5) motor skill development in children aged 3–12 years. We identified 28 relevant studies that were assessed for quality using the GRADE framework. The systematic review revealed overall positive effects of outdoor time on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cardiorespiratory fitness, although causality could not be assumed due to a lack of RCTs. Motor skill development was unrelated to outdoor time; however, this relationship was only examined in a single study of preschool children. No studies were found that examined associations between outdoor time and musculoskeletal fitness.
AB - The objective of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between outdoor time and: (1) physical activity, (2) cardiorespiratory fitness, (3) musculoskeletal fitness, (4) sedentary behaviour; or (5) motor skill development in children aged 3–12 years. We identified 28 relevant studies that were assessed for quality using the GRADE framework. The systematic review revealed overall positive effects of outdoor time on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cardiorespiratory fitness, although causality could not be assumed due to a lack of RCTs. Motor skill development was unrelated to outdoor time; however, this relationship was only examined in a single study of preschool children. No studies were found that examined associations between outdoor time and musculoskeletal fitness.
KW - Cardiorespiratory fitness
KW - Children
KW - Motor skill development
KW - Musculoskeletal fitness
KW - Outdoor time
KW - Physical activity
KW - Sedentary behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84935018635&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph120606455
DO - 10.3390/ijerph120606455
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26062039
AN - SCOPUS:84935018635
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 12
SP - 6455
EP - 6474
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 6
ER -