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We are organizing a Special Issue on “Pediatric Exercise and Health Outcomes” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, which is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. More detailed information can be found in https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

Physical activity level is a relevant determinant of the health status of children and adolescents. Therefore, it is important to understand how it’s different manifestations (e.g., physical education classes, sports participation, physical exercise, and sedentary behavior) can contribute to health during childhood and adolescence. The submission of prospective studies (e.g., cohort and randomized clinical trials) investigating the impact of physical activity manifestations on different health outcomes (e.g., bone health, body fatness, and cardiovascular and metabolic aspects) is encouraged, but well-designed cross-sectional studies are also welcome. All studies should involve participants up until the age of 19 years-old, in order to be characterized into pediatric groups.

This Special Issue is open to any subject area related to the pediatric exercise sciences. The listed keywords suggest a few of the many possibilities.

Prof. emer Han C. G. Kemper
Prof. Dr. Romulo Fernandes
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Keywords

Physical activity
Physical exercise
Sport
Sedentary behavior
Physical fitness
Pediatrics

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Can Replacing Sitting Time with Standing Time Improve Adolescents’ Cardiometabolic Health?

by Bruno P. Moura, Rogério L. Rufino, Ricardo C. Faria, Jeffer E. Sasaki and Paulo Roberto S. Amorim

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(17), 3115; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173115 - 27 Aug 2019

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This study aimed to assess the effects of isotemporal replacement of sitting time (SIT) with standing (STA) on cardiometabolic biomarkers. In this cross-sectional study, male adolescents wore the GT3X+ activity monitor for 7 days to measure the SIT and STA. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was estimated by a youth-specific cut-off point. An isotemporal substitution approach was used to examine the effects of replacing different periods of SIT (15, 30, 60, and 120 min) with STA on cardiometabolic biomarkers [total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), non-HDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), triglycerides (TG), glucose, insulin, HOMA2-β, HOMA2-S, and HOMA2-IR]. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with a post-hoc Bonferroni test was used to compare the adjusted means between the four subgroups that were clustered according to SIT and STA amount. Adolescents (n = 84; age, 16.7 ± 0.9 years) wore GT3X+ for 15.2 ± 2.3 h, for 6.7 ± 0.6 days. Isotemporal substitution of SIT with STA was associated with TC, non-HDL-c, LDL-c, and TG. ANCOVA results showed a statistically significant difference for TC, non-HDL-c, and LDL-c. These findings showed that for male adolescents, sitting less and standing more may be an effective alternative to reduce cardiometabolic biomarker levels related to lipid metabolism, regardless of MVPA. Full article

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Feasibility and Reliability of Physical Fitness Tests among Colombian Preschool Children

by Julio Cesar Amado-Pacheco, Daniel Humberto Prieto-Benavides, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Antonio García-Hermoso, César Agostinis-Sobrinho, Alicia María Alonso-Martínez, Mikel Izquierdo and Robinson Ramírez-Vélez

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(17), 3069; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173069 - 23 Aug 2019

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The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility and reliability of physical fitness field tests used in the “Fuprecol kids” study among Colombian preschool children aged 3–5 years. A total of 90 preschoolers aged 3–5 years participated in the study. Weight, height, waist circumference, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), musculoskeletal fitness (handgrip strength and standing broad jump), speed–agility (4 × 10 m shuttle run), and flexibility (sit and reach test) components were tested twice (two weeks apart). The feasibility of the tests (preschoolers able to complete the test) ranged from 96% in the CRF test to 100% in the musculoskeletal fitness, speed–agility, and flexibility tests. Overall, the %TEMs were 0.625% for the weight, 0.378% for the height, 1.035% for the body mass index, and 0.547% for the waist circumference. In addition, all tests were substantial reliable, for CRF (in stages and laps, concordance correlation coefficient = 0.944 and 0.941, respectively) in both sexes and flexibility (concordance correlation coefficient = 0.949) in girls. There were no significant differences in fitness test–retest mean differences in the boys (p > 0.05), except in CRF (laps p = 0.017). In girls, there were differences in CRF (stages (p = 0.017) and laps (p = 0.013)), and flexibility (p = 0.002) variables. The results from this study indicate that the “Fuprecol kids” battery of tests, administered by physical education teachers, was reliable and feasible for measuring components of physical fitness in preschoolers in a school setting in Colombia. Full article

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