… tural phylogeny of human physical activity; (2) trends in the physical activity of contemporary
… physical activity and fitness, on one hand, and the secular increase in obesity, on the other. …

… Physical activity and healthy sports are essential for our health and well being. Appropriate
physical activity … diet, tobacco free life and avoidance of other substances harmful to health. …

… ences, physical education, … of life. This revised and enlarged edition provides a comprehensive
summary of biological growth and maturation, physical performance, and physical activity …

… of important and current issues associated with physical activity and development and obesity
with a … between human biology and modern society in the context of nutrition and physical …

… in the ancient and modern history of physical activity and health to provide perspective on
the present and future of physical activity epidemiology through an understanding of its past. …

… in modern society.The results provide support to the hypothesis that modern humans living
in advanced settings have much lower levels of physical activity than we likely had in the dis- …

… risk factors such as tobacco use and stressful aspects of modern life, are potent enough to
accelerate the development of chronic diseases, accentuate their severity, and contribute to …

… In the discussion that follows, we offer a framework for reconceptualising participant development
in sport and physical activity (the explicit inclusion of physical activity will become clear …

… Development Agenda 2030.1 The new WHO global action plan to promote physical activity
… of effective and feasible policy actions to increase physical activity at all levels. It also …

… benefits of adequate physical activity and sound nutritional … role of physical activity in the
growth, development and physical … of the evidence assessing physical activity levels in children …