Mette Toftager - World Playground Research Institute

Mette Toftager

Job Title

Associate Professor

Department

Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics

Organisation

University of Southern Denmark

Qualifications

MSc in Public Health, PhD

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My Projects

Researcher Project

Active Healthy Kids – Global Alliance

Researcher Project

Playgrounds for Health

Researcher Project

Play for Motor Skills

My Briefs

Physical Activity & Motor Skills Public Open Space

The impact of public playgrounds on children’s health

Published Articles

Early Childhood Education & Care Physical Activity & Motor Skills Public Open Space Schools

The role of playgrounds in the development of children’s fundamental movement skills: A scoping review

Authors: Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Cathrine Damsbo Madsen, Mette Toftager, Thea Toft Amholt and Jasper Schipperijn

Journal: PLOS One

Year of Publication: 2023

Early Childhood Education & Care Physical Activity & Motor Skills

Nature-Based or Traditional Kindergarten to Develop Fundamental Motor Skills? A Pilot Study

Authors: Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Anne Vibild Lammert, Jasper Schipperijn and Mette Toftager

Journal: Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Year of Publication: 2024

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Physical Activity & Motor Skills Schools

Intervention Effects on Adolescent Physical Activity in the Multicomponent SPACE Study: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Toftager, M., Christiansen, L. B., Ersbøll, A. K., Kristensen, P. L., Due, P. & Troelsen, J.

Journal: PLOS ONE

Year of Publication: 2014

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Physical Activity & Motor Skills Schools

Schoolyard upgrade in a randomized controlled study design-How are school interventions associated with adolescents’ perception of opportunities and recess physical activity

Authors: Christiansen, L. B., Toftager, M., Pawlowski, C. S., Andersen, H. B., Ersboll, A. K., & Troelsen, J.

Journal: Health Education Research

Year of Publication: 2016

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Physical Activity & Motor Skills Schools

Objectively measured differences in physical activity in five types of schoolyard area

Authors: Andersen, H. B., Klinker, C. D., Toftager, M., Pawlowski, C. S., & Schipperijn, J.

Journal: Landscape and Urban Planning

Year of Publication: 2015

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Schools Social & Mental Health

Effect of a school environment intervention on adolescent adiposity and physical fitness

Authors: Christiansen, L. B., Toftager, M., Boyle, E., Kristensen, P. L., & Troelsen, J.

Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

Year of Publication: 2013

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My Projects

Active Healthy Kids – Global Alliance

Playgrounds for Health

Play for Motor Skills

My Briefs

The impact of public playgrounds on children’s health

Published Articles

The role of playgrounds in the development of children’s fundamental movement skills: A scoping review

Nature-Based or Traditional Kindergarten to Develop Fundamental Motor Skills? A Pilot Study

Intervention Effects on Adolescent Physical Activity in the Multicomponent SPACE Study: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Schoolyard upgrade in a randomized controlled study design-How are school interventions associated with adolescents’ perception of opportunities and recess physical activity

Objectively measured differences in physical activity in five types of schoolyard area

Effect of a school environment intervention on adolescent adiposity and physical fitness

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