Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-8-2015

Keywords

Outdoor time, Physical activity, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Musculoskeletal fitness, Motor skill development

Abstract

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.

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volume

12

Issue

6

First Page

6455

Last Page

6474

Required Publisher's Statement

Published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland

DOI:10.3390/ijerph120606455

Comments

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Physical fitness for children; Outdoor recreation for children; Exercise for children; Sedentary behavior in children; Motor ability in children; Children--Health and hygiene

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articles

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Text

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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