Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Developmental and Educational Psychology
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Overweight, Obesity, Physical fitness, and Sports medicine.
The impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on COVID-19 related outcomes: the ETHOS Study
Impact Of An Exercise Intervention On The Inflammatory Profile In Children With Overweight/obesity: ActiveBrains Study
Effects of an Exercise Program on Cardiometabolic and Mental Health in Children With Overweight or Obesity
Top 10 International Priorities for Physical Fitness Research and Surveillance Among Children and Adolescents: A Twin-Panel Delphi Study
Effects of an Exercise Program on Brain Health Outcomes for Children With Overweight or Obesity
Fitness, physical activity and academic achievement in overweight/obese children
Association of Sedentary Behavior with Brain Structure and Intelligence in Children with Overweight or Obesity: The ActiveBrains Project
Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A systematic review on biomechanical characteristics of walking in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity: Possible implications for the development of musculoskeletal disorders
Comparability of accelerometer signal aggregation metrics across placements and dominant wrist cut points for the assessment of physical activity in adults
Role of Physical Activity and Fitness in the Characterization and Prognosis of the Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Comparability of published cut‐points for the assessment of physical activity: Implications for data harmonization
Physical fitness reference standards for preschool children: The PREFIT project
Accelerometer Data Collection and Processing Criteria to Assess Physical Activity and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Practical Considerations
Longitudinal Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness in Preschoolers
Comparison of definitions for the metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The HELENA study
Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy but Overweight/Obese Phenotype and Its Association With Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Fitness
Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Attenuate the Adverse Effects of Severe/Morbid Obesity on Cardiometabolic Risk and Insulin Resistance in Children? A Pooled Analysis
Physical activity intensity, sedentary behavior, body composition and physical fitness in 4-year-old children: results from the ministop trial
An exercise-based randomized controlled trial on brain, cognition, physical health and mental health in overweight/obese children (ActiveBrains project): Rationale, design and methods
Reliability and Validity of Different Models of TKK Hand Dynamometers
Associations of Fat Mass and Fat-Free Mass with Physical Fitness in 4-Year-Old Children: Results from the MINISTOP Trial
Role of Fitness in the Metabolically Healthy but Obese Phenotype: A Review and Update
Health‐related physical fitness is associated with total and central body fat in preschool children aged 3 to 5 years