ReviewThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2025
2025 Position statement on active outdoor play.
Review in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Associations between curriculum-based outdoor education and school-aged children's physical activity throughout the week.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Indicators Among Children and Adolescents in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Comparative Synthesis of Active Healthy Kids Report Card Data From 1998 to 2022.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Outdoor play in Europe: terminology and state of research, practice, and policy.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Salutogenesis for health promotion: tensions and future directions for physical activity/active living research.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- A systematic review and meta-analyses of the relationships between active outdoor play and 24-hour movement behaviors.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- Health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Signals of convergence.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Article
- Correction to: 2025 position statement on active outdoor play.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- 2025 position statement on active outdoor play: process and methodology.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Climate change and youth in South Korea: A gendered analysis of psychosocial and behavioral profile.The journal of climate change and healthArticle
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundIn 2015, the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play was released in Canada, emphasizing the critical role of active outdoor play-with its risks-in fostering children's healthy development. Building on this foundation, a 10-year update of the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play (AOP10) was initiated to broaden its scope and impact, by encompassing all age groups and extending its reach conceptually and globally. Here we explain and present the new 2025 Position Statement.
methodsDevelopment of the 2025 Position Statement was informed by 18 rigorous literature reviews, a series of leadership group meetings, three rounds of draft AOP10 surveys, followed by extensive communication, translation, production, and dissemination activities.
resultsThe 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play states: "Active outdoor play promotes holistic health and well-being for people of all ages, communities, and environments, and for our entire planet. It is critical given the multiple global challenges we face today (e.g., social and health inequities, climate change and digital addiction). Together, as a collective of the outdoor play sector, we recommend increasing opportunities for active outdoor play in all settings where people live, learn, work, and play. To achieve this, it is important to collaborate across sectors, settings, and societies to preserve, promote, and value equitable access to active play outdoors and in nature." We also provide key evidence pertaining to the nine core themes that informed the development of the 2025 Position Statement and offer recommendations across sectors, calling for multi-sectoral, multi-level collaborations. Across all three survey rounds, responses indicated strong support for the 2025 Position Statement and its supporting content (Round 3: 93-98%). Comprehensive, proactive knowledge translation and dissemination plans were executed to maximize the reach and impact of the 2025 Position Statement.
conclusionsThe 2025 Position Statement calls for systemic changes that prioritize equitable access to active outdoor play opportunities and aims to create healthier communities. Achieved through international collaboration and consensus, the 2025 Position Statement aspires to connect, advise, inspire, and activate active outdoor play worldwide.
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