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Results: Weekly time in moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous activity declined between high school and college, differed by semester, with major decreases in summer and the first college semester. Discussion: Physical activity significantly decreased overall, with the largest drop in summer. 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Han, Mary K. Dinger, Holly R. Hull, Nichole B. Randall, Kristiann C. Heesch, and DavidA. Fields  \nABSTRACT  \nBackground: Few studies have examined physical activity during the transition from high school to college. Purpose: To examine changes in physical activity and physical activity patterns among females during the transition from highschool to college. Methods: Sixty-nine females (age 18.2±0.4 years; body mass index 21.8±2.6 kg/m2; 84% Caucasian) at a large university in the south central United States participated in this prospective longitudinal study. They completed a questionnaire at the beginning of their freshman and sophomore years of college, recalling their participation in physical activity during the previous 12 months. Results: Weekly time spent in moderate, vigorous, and moderateto-vigorous physical activity declined between high school and college (p\u003C0.01). Physical activity participation also differed by semester (p\u003C0.01), with a significant decline during the summer between high school and college (p\u003C0.01), and an additional decrease during the first semester of college (p\u003C0.01). Discussion: Participants’ physical activity significantly decreased from high school to college, with the largest decline occurring during the summer between highschool and college. Translation to Health Education Practice: The transition from high school to college is a critical time to promote physical activity among women.  \nBACKGROUND  \nRegular participation in physical activity provides individuals with many health benefits, including reduced risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, anxiety and depression.1 These health benefits maybe obtained by meeting the current public health physical activity recommendation, which calls for all adults to accumulate 30 minutes of moderateintensity aerobic physical activity on at least 5 days of the week, or 20 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity on at least 3 days of the week.2 Moderate and vigorous-intensity activities may be combined to meet the recommendation.2 Although regular participation in physical activity conveys numerous health benefits, approximately 70% of American adults do not engage in sufficient amounts of physical  \nactivity to meet the recommendation.3  \nPhysical activity participation is highest during childhood4 and declines with age.5-7 The sharpest reduction occurs during the transition from late adolescence to early adulthood.5 While 27% of 9th-grade students fail to meet recommended physical activity guidelines,8 56–80% of college students do not participate in regular physical activity.9,10  \nAlthough physical activity participation is lower among college students than highschool students, few studies have been conducted to assess changes in physical activity during the transition from high school to college. In addition, the majority of previous studies have used cross-sectional research designs and focused on vigorous physical activity only. Baranowski et al.11 suggested that the transition out of high school can  \nimpact health because many behaviors, including physical activity, become altered due to changes in interpersonal relationships, living arrangements, employment,  \nJennifer L. Han is a former PhD student in the Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Huston Huffman Center \\#117, Norman, OK 73019. Mary K. Dinger is a professor (E-mail: mkdinger@ [ou.edu](ou.edu)), Holly R. Hull is a former PhD student, and Nichole B. Randall is a former MS student in the department. Kristiann C. Heesch is a research fellow in the School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland. David A. 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