title: Physical fitness and adolescence.
abstract: Children, adolescents and adults all benefit from physical exercise and physical fitness can also bring well-being to the person. Tracking physical fitness and activity over time from childhood, adolescence into adulthood will provide information on the benefits and also increase over knowledge on intervention and intervention programs. Many children and adolescents participate in physical activity, but this activity decline in adulthood. This short review provide information from several studies on the benefit of physical exercise and fitness through childhood, adolescence into early adulthood.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Community Health and Pediatrics, Zusman Child Development Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. jmerrick@intranet-zahav.net
authors.forename: Joav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merrick
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morad
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: Isack
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kandel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001823:Body Composition; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*