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Physical activity of children attending afterschool programs: research- and practice-based implicationsMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA
Am J Prev Med 42:180-4. 2012..The extent to which ASPs currently meet this goal and how many steps per day children naturally accumulate within the ASP setting is unknown...
How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescentsCatrine Tudor-Locke
Walking Behavior Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:78. 2011....
A pictorial view of the physical activity socialization of young adolescents outside of schoolMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
Res Q Exerc Sport 82:769-78. 2011..In addition, friends and family, the outdoors, and importantly, the home emerged as natural intervention components that may prove useful towards decreasing the physical inactivity and obesity of youth...- Nutritional policies and standards for snacks served in after-school programmes: a reviewMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street RM 131, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Public Health Nutr 14:1882-90. 2011..To review and synthesize existing national and state organizations' policies related to the nutritional quality of snacks served in after-school programmes (ASP; 15.00-18.00 hours) in the USA... - Compliance with national guidelines for physical activity in U.S. preschoolers: measurement and interpretationMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Room 131, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Pediatrics 127:658-64. 2011..This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of preschoolers meeting NASPE guidelines and illustrate the differences among rates, given guideline interpretations, and cut points... - Using pedometers to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for youth with an intellectual disabilityMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Disabil Health J 4:46-51. 2011..Translating the output of this technology into practical information that frontline practitioners and families can use, however, will require accurate step frequency guidelines... - Parental social support and the physical activity-related behaviors of youth: a reviewMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Public Health Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Health Educ Behav 37:621-44. 2010..Many studies, however, combine social support categories and/or respondents into composite measures, making it difficult to disentangle the specific effects of parents and the type of support provided... - Evaluation of policies to promote physical activity in afterschool programs: are we meeting current benchmarks?Michael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Prev Med 51:299-301. 2010..We examined the extent to which children attending ASPs meet existing national and state-level policies that specify expected levels of physical activity (PA)... - Defining standards and policies for promoting physical activity in afterschool programsMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Rm 131, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Sch Health 80:411-7. 2010..The extent to which standards and policies are uniform and disseminated is unclear. The purpose of this study was to review state-level ASP documentation to identify standards/policies for promoting PA within the ASP setting... - Pedometer-measured physical activity patterns of youth: a 13-country reviewMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Room 131, Columbia SC 29208, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:208-16. 2010..A systematic review was conducted to identify studies reporting pedometer daily steps (steps x day(-1)) in order to compile comparative, global cross-sectional data on youth physical activity patterns... - Adjusting step count recommendations for anthropometric variations in leg lengthMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
J Sci Med Sport 13:509-12. 2010.... - After-school program impact on physical activity and fitness: a meta-analysisMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:527-37. 2009..Although promising, the effectiveness of this strategy is unclear. A systematic review was performed summarizing the research conducted to date regarding the effectiveness of after-school programs in increasing physical activity... - Pedometer-determined step-count guidelines for afterschool programsMichael W Beets
Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
J Phys Act Health 9:71-7. 2012..Pedometers may fill this gap, yet there are no step-count guidelines for ASPs linked to 30 minutes of MVPA... - The healthy afterschool activity and nutrition documentation instrumentRahma Ajja
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:263-71. 2012..Policies call on afterschool programs to improve the physical activity and nutrition habits of youth attending. No tool exists to assess the extent to which the afterschool program environment meets physical activity and nutrition policies... - A conceptual model for training after-school program staffers to promote physical activity and nutritionRobert Glenn Weaver
Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training, University of South Carolina, 1300 Wheat Street, RM 216B, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Sch Health 82:186-95. 2012..The gap between policies and improvements in PAaN must be bridged through professional development training. This article describes the development of an ASP staff professional development training program... - Physical activity levels of adolescent girls during dance classesJennifer R O'Neill
Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
J Phys Act Health 9:382-8. 2012..The aims of this study were to describe the physical activity levels of girls during dance classes and to identify factors associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in those classes... - Are current body mass index referenced pedometer step-count recommendations applicable to US youth?Michael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Phys Act Health 5:665-74. 2008..The purpose of this study was to cross-validate international BMI-referenced steps/d cut points for US girls (12,000 steps/d) and boys (15,000 steps/d) 6 to 12 years of age... - School climate and teachers' beliefs and attitudes associated with implementation of the positive action program: a diffusion of innovations modelMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 1300 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Prev Sci 9:264-75. 2008.... - Comparison of 3 different analytic approaches for determining risk-related active and sedentary behavioral patterns in adolescentsMichael W Beets
Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
J Phys Act Health 7:381-92. 2010..We present a substantive dialogue on alternative analytical approaches to identifying risk-related active/sedentary behavioral patterns associated with overweight in adolescents... - Use of a social and character development program to prevent substance use, violent behaviors, and sexual activity among elementary-school students in HawaiiMichael W Beets
Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Am J Public Health 99:1438-45. 2009..We assessed the effectiveness of a 5-year trial of a comprehensive school-based program designed to prevent substance use, violent behaviors, and sexual activity among elementary-school students... - Everything you wanted to know about selecting the "right" Actigraph accelerometer cut-points for youth, but…: a systematic reviewYoungwon Kim
Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, USA
J Sci Med Sport 15:311-21. 2012.... - Accelerometer-derived physical activity levels of preschoolers: a meta-analysisDaniel B Bornstein
Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, USA
J Sci Med Sport 14:504-11. 2011..This study synthesized the published estimates of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPAd(-1)) of preschooler-age children (3-5 years)... - Translating policies into practice: a framework to prevent childhood obesity in afterschool programsMichael W Beets
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Health Promot Pract 14:228-37. 2013..Use of this framework and recognition of its constituent elements have the potential to lead to the successful and sustainable adoption and implementation of physical activity and nutrition policies in afterschool programs nationwide... - The effect of reintegrating Actigraph accelerometer counts in preschool children: comparison using different epoch lengthsYoungwon Kim
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
J Sci Med Sport 16:129-34. 2013.... - Physical activity levels of adolescent girls during dance classesJennifer R O'Neill
Dept of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
J Phys Act Health 9:382-8. 2012..The aims of this study were to describe the physical activity levels of girls during dance classes and to identify factors associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in those classes... - Equating accelerometer estimates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: in search of the Rosetta StoneDaniel B Bornstein
Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, USA
J Sci Med Sport 14:404-10. 2011..These prediction equations give public health researchers and policy makers a more concise picture of physical activity levels of preschool-aged children... - Comparison of traditional versus mobile app self-monitoring of physical activity and dietary intake among overweight adults participating in an mHealth weight loss programGabrielle M Turner-McGrievy
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 20:513-8. 2013..The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between diet (mobile app, website, or paper journal) and PA (mobile app vs no mobile app) self-monitoring and dietary and PA behaviors... - Positive parenting practices associated with subsequent childhood weight changeRasmi Avula
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
J Prim Prev 32:271-81. 2011..Parenting practices facilitating cognitive stimulation, setting limits, and expressing warmth are associated with lower likelihood of being or becoming overweight and can be promoted by healthcare professionals... - Longitudinal patterns of binge drinking among first year college students with a history of tobacco useMichael W Beets
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 103:1-8. 2009..This study describes individual characteristics and calendar-specific events associated with binge drinking episodes over the course of freshman college academic year (2002-2003)...