What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

Casey Gray; Rebecca Gibbons; Richard Larouche; Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter; Adam Bienenstock; Mariana Brussoni; Guylaine Chabot; Susan Herrington; Ian Janssen; William Pickett; Marlene Power; Nick Stanger; Margaret Sampson; Mark S Tremblay

doi:10.3390/ijerph120606455

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What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

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What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

Casey Gray, Rebecca Gibbons, Richard Larouche, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Adam Bienenstock, Mariana Brussoni, Guylaine Chabot, Susan Herrington, Ian Janssen, William Pickett, …

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.12(6), pp.6455-6474

08/06/2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606455

PMCID: PMC4483711

PMID: 26062039

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Child

Child, Preschool

Environment

Humans

Motor Activity

Physical Fitness

Sedentary Behavior

Time Factors

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.

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Title: What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review
Creators: Casey Gray - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Rebecca Gibbons - University of British Columbia
Richard Larouche - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter - Queen Maud University College
Adam Bienenstock - Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds
Mariana Brussoni - British Columbia Children's Hospital
Guylaine Chabot - Université Laval
Susan Herrington - University of British Columbia
Ian Janssen - Queen's University
William Pickett - Queen's University
Marlene Power - Forest School Canada
Nick Stanger - Western Washington University
Margaret Sampson - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Mark S Tremblay - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.12(6), pp.6455-6474
Publisher: MDPI
Identifiers: 991013133013502368
Copyright: © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Faculty of Education
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

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