Research done were prospective epidemiological studies on adult populations, and evidence from those studies show physical activity playing an important role in psychosocial health and in promoting good mental health. Sources focuses on adolescence “as an important period for healthy lifestyle habit development, and for maintain low risk cardiovascular profiles and improving mental health” (Rangul, 2012). The study puts into question, are those who maintain physically active behaviour (active maintainers) different in terms of (i) cardio-metabolic risk factors, and (ii) mental health outcomes compared to those that maintained an inactive behaviour (inactive maintainers)? To read more about this, check https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1479-5868-9-144
