Most studies focussed solely on active  travel  to and /or from school , and showed significant positive associations with physical activity .
The same relationship was detected for active travel to leisure-related places and independent mobility with physical activity .
An inverse relationship between active travel to school and weight status was evident but findings were inconsistent .
Studies on independent mobility suggested that children who have the freedom to play outdoors and travel actively without adult supervision accumulate more physical activity than those who do not .
Further investigation of children 's active travel to leisure-related destinations , measurement of diverse sedentary behaviour beyond simply screen-based activities , and consistent thresholds for objective ly measured sedentary behaviour in children will clarify the inconsistent evidence base on associations of active travel with sedentary behaviour and weight status
UNLABELLED Health benefits from  children 's independent mobility and active travel beyond school travel are largely unexplored .
OBJECTIVES This review synthesized the evidence for associations of independent mobility and active travel to various destinations with physical activity , sedentary behaviour and weight status .
Correlates of overweight & obesity among school going children of Wardha city, Central India.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Overweight and obesity are important determinants of health leading to adverse metabolic changes and increase the risk of non communicable diseases . Following the increase in adult obesity , the proportion of overweight and obese children and adolescents has also been increasing . Hence , the present study was undertaken to study the magnitude of overweight/obesity and its correlates among school going children of Wardha city in central India and suggest interventions . METHODS The cross-sectional study was carried out in all the 31 middle-schools ( 5th to 7th st and ard ) and high-schools ( 8th to 10th st and ard ) of Wardha city . Probability proportionate to size of population technique ( PPS ) was used to decide the number of children to be studied from each school , each class and then each section . Systematic r and om sampling technique was used to select the children from each section . Pre- design ed and pre-tested question naire was used to elicit the information on family characteristics and individual characteristics . Height and weight was measured and BMI was calculated . Overweight and obesity was assessed by BMI for age .  Student who had BMI for age > or=85th and < 95th percentile of reference population were classified as overweight and BMI for age > or=95th percentile of reference population were classified as obese . RESULTS Overweight and obesity was found to be 3.1 per cent ( 95 % CI : 2.5 - 3.8 % ) and 1.2 per cent ( 95 % CI : 0.8 - 1.8 % ) respectively ; together constitute 4.3 per cent ( 95 % CI : 3.6 - 5.2 % ) for overweight/ obesity . Final model of the multivariate logistic regression showed that the important correlates of overweight/obesity were urban residence , father and /or mother involved in service/business , English medium school and child playing outdoor games for less than 30 min . INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION The magnitude of overweight/obesity among school going children of Wardha city was found to be 4.3 per cent . Family characteristics play important role in predisposing the children to overweight/obesity and hence the interventions need to be directed towards the families
Most studies focussed solely on active  travel  to and /or from school , and showed significant positive associations with physical activity .
The same relationship was detected for active travel to leisure-related places and independent mobility with physical activity .
An inverse relationship between active travel to school and weight status was evident but findings were inconsistent .
Studies on independent mobility suggested that children who have the freedom to play outdoors and travel actively without adult supervision accumulate more physical activity than those who do not .
Further investigation of children 's active travel to leisure-related destinations , measurement of diverse sedentary behaviour beyond simply screen-based activities , and consistent thresholds for objective ly measured sedentary behaviour in children will clarify the inconsistent evidence base on associations of active travel with sedentary behaviour and weight status
UNLABELLED Health benefits from  children 's independent mobility and active travel beyond school travel are largely unexplored .
OBJECTIVES This review synthesized the evidence for associations of independent mobility and active travel to various destinations with physical activity , sedentary behaviour and weight status .