Research progress and implications of pediatric inactivity triad

LIU Haochong; YANG Wenpu; BAO Dapeng; LIU Haoyang

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025272

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LIU Haochong, YANG Wenpu, BAO Dapeng, LIU Haoyang. Research progress and implications of pediatric inactivity triad[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(9): 1361-1364. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025272

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LIU Haochong, YANG Wenpu, BAO Dapeng, LIU Haoyang. Research progress and implications of pediatric inactivity triad[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(9): 1361-1364. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025272

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Research progress and implications of pediatric inactivity triad

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025272

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Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China

Received Date: 2024-12-25
Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-06

Available Online: 2025-10-10

Publish Date: 2025-09-25

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Abstract

The framework of pediatric inactivity triad (PIT) consists of three core factors: exercise deficit disorder, pediatric dynapenia, and physical illiteracy. It emphasizes that physical activity (PA) insufficiency is not a singular phenomenon but rather a vicious cycle resulting from the interaction of multiple factors. Based on the PIT framework, the paper explores its core components and their interrelationships, as well as analyzes the framework's application value and practical implications for improving PA levels among Chinese children and adolescents, to provide a systematic theoretical perspective for analyzing the complex causes of PA insufficiency in children and adolescents, and to offer a scientific basis for developing intervention strategies.
- Motor activity,
- Health promotion,
- Child,
- Adolescent

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