Temporal trends of physical fitness in northern Italian children (2014–2019): a repeated cross-sectional study
Overall, PF levels increased over time, with the most notable improvements observed in CRF. Implementing a nationwide PF surveillance system would facilitate continuous tracking of fitness trends, enabling policymakers to identify declines and develop targeted interventions.
Authors
- Alessandro Gatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7689-5574)
- Matteo Vandoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3405-9364)
- Caterina Cavallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-0459)
- Agnese Pirazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6094-1003)
- Rita Malavolta
- Stefano Lazzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-2221)
- Vittoria Carnevale Pellino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2299-6366)
- Matteo Giuriato
- Giovanni Messina
- Nicola Lovecchio
Institutions
- University of Bergamo (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Luxembourg (LU)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Special Olympics (US)
- Pegaso University (IT)
- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdag020
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00