Germany’s 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents

• DOI: 10.1007/s12662-024-00946-6
• Publication Date: 2024-03-01T13:02:53Z
• Authors: Yolanda Demetriou; Franziska Beck; David Sturm; Karim Abu-Omar; Sarah Forberger; Antje Hebestreit; Andreas Hohmann; Heike Hülse; Mischa Kläber; Susanne Kobel; Karsten Köhler; Stefan König; Susanne Krug; Kristin Manz; Sven Messing; Michael Mutz; Christina Niermann; Claudia Niessner; Anja Schienkiewitz; Steffen Schmidt; Melina Schnitzius; Maximilian Siener; Andreas Speer; Petra Wagner; Hagen Wäsche; Anne K. Reimers
• Keywords: Report card; Grading (engineering); Sitting; Sedentary Behavior; Screen Time; Rowing

Abstract The German Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents 2022 provides a summary comprehensive evaluation of physical activity levels correlated indicators using the Active Healthy Kids Canada grading framework. Card, established by Germany (AHK Germany) expert panel, describes to what degree youth meets World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines sedentary behavior. Additionally, distal proximal determinants, settings, as well strategies investments towards improvements in were analyzed assigning grades eleven benchmarks. Most children adolescents failed meet WHO behavior engaged high sitting durations. Therefore, we assigned poor Overall (D−) slightly higher Sedentary Behavior (C). Moderately positive scores observed specific behaviors such Transportation (C) Non-organized Play (C−). Organized Sport Participation was only behavioral indicator receiving good grade (B−). Grades moderately Settings Sources Influence (Family Friends: C; School: B−; Community Environment: B−). For within group Individual Characteristics, able assign Fitness (D+), whereas Overweight Obesity not rated (INC). We also an incomplete Government due need objective criteria policies, indicating data gaps potentially crucial future research.