The slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed on the body as it grows and sexually matures, according to a new ...
A recent Scientific Reports study elucidated the patterns of physical activity participation and discontinuation based on puberty timing during adolescence. The intensity of physical activity markedly ...
A follow-up study found unfavorable changes in glucose metabolism, HDL cholesterol levels, and body mass index in adolescents whose physical activity decreased between the ages of 15 and 19. Reduced ...
A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More sedentary time during childhood was associated with higher cardiac work in adolescence. Clinicians should ...
Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. Puberty is a big deal. Usually beginning during early to mid-adolescence (around ages 9 to 15), unfolding over a period of 1.5 to 3 years, puberty culminates in sexual ...
Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of breast cancer, according to a study. Researchers from the Columbia University ...