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 .
Physical activity and psychosocial correlates in normal weight and overweight 11 to 19 year olds.
OBJECTIVE This study examined differences in ( 1 ) psychosocial correlates of physical activity and in ( 2 ) physical activity within different context s and sedentary behaviors between normal weight and overweight adolescents . It further explored whether the prediction of physical activity by the psychosocial correlates is different in normal weight and overweight adolescents . RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURE A community sample of 6078 11 to 19 year olds from 38 secondary schools , which were r and omly selected throughout the country , completed a vali date d computerized question naire about physical activity , sedentary behaviors , and psychosocial correlates . Differences in mean scores on the psychosocial correlates and on the self-rated physical activity were analyzed between the normal weight ( n=5563 ) and the overweight ( n=515 , 8.5 % ) group . RESULTS This study showed that overweight adolescents do less intense physical activities ( p<0.001 ) and have less favorable psychosocial correlates related to physical activity ( p<0.001 ) than their normal weight counterparts . However , the strength of the associations between psychosocial variables and total physical activity were comparable in overweight and normal weight adolescents . More support from family and friends , more fun in physical activity , higher self-efficacy , the perception of more competition benefits , and the perception of less lack of interest were all associated with higher total levels of physical activity . The results suggest that no specific tailoring on psychosocial correlates of physical activity is necessary for overweight adolescents compared with normal weight ones . DISCUSSION Both overweight and normal weight adolescents can be approached by interventions focusing on the same psychosocial variables to increase physical activity
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 .