Adolescent biological maturity and physical activity: biology meets behavior.

@article{Sherar2010AdolescentBM,
  title={Adolescent biological maturity and physical activity: biology meets behavior.},
  author={Lauren B. Sherar and Sean P. Cumming and Joey C. Eisenmann and Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones and Robert M. Malina},
  journal={Pediatric exercise science},
  year={2010},
  volume={22 3},
  pages={
          332-49
        }
}
The decline in physical activity (PA) across adolescence is well established but influence of biological maturity on the process has been largely overlooked. This paper reviews the limited number of studies which examine the relationship between timing of biological maturity and PA. Results are generally inconsistent among studies. Other health-related behaviors are also considered in an effort to highlight the complexity of relationships between biological maturation and behavior and to… 
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