Prof. Dr. Anne Reimers

• Beck, F., Mutz, M., Engels, E.S., & Reimers, A.K. (2021).Changes in Physical Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic—An Analysis of Differences Based on Mitigation Policies and Incidence Values in the Federal States of Germany. Sports, 9 (7). http://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070102
• Engels, E.S., Mutz, M., Demetriou, Y., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Levels of physical activity in four domains and affective wellbeing before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Archives of Public Health, 79(1), 122. http://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00651-y
• Engels, E.S., Nigg, C.R., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Predictors of Physical Activity Behavior Change Based on the Current Stage of Change—an Analysis of Young People from Hawai’i. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00255-5
• Herbert-Maul, A., Abu-Omar, K., Streber, A., Majzik, Z., Hefele, J., Dobslaw, S., Werner, H., Wolf, A., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Scaling up a Community-Based Exercise Program for Women in Difficult Life Situations in Germany—the Big Project as a Case-Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9432. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189432
• Kelso, A., Reimers, A.K., Abu-Omar, K., Wunsch, K., Niessner, C., Wäsche, H., & Demetriou, Y. (2021). Locations of physical activity: Where are children, adolescents, and adults physically active? A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), 1240. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031240  
• Linder, S., Abu-Omar, K., Geidl, W., Messing, S., Sarshar, M., Reimers, A.K., & Ziemainz, H. (2021). Physical Inactivity in Healthy, Obese, and Diabetic Adults in Germany: An Analysis of Related Socio-Demographic Variables. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0246634. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246634
• Mutz, M., Müller, J., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Use of Digital Media for Home-Based Sports Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the German SPOVID Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094409
• Mutz, M., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Leisure time sports and exercise activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of working parents. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-021-00730-w
• Reimers, A.K., Heidenreich, V., Bittermann, H.-J., Knapp, G. & Reimers, C.D. (2021). Impact of accelerometer-measured physical activity on sleep in subjects suffering from idiopathic restless legs syndrome. BMC Neurology, 21(1), 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02115-w  
• Schlund, A., Reimers, A.K., Bucksch, J., Vondung, C., Schulze, C., Coen, S.E., Puil, L., Phillips, S.P., Knapp, G., & Demetriou, Y. (2021). Do intervention studies to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents take sex/gender into account? A systematic approach. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.  https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0666
• Schlund, A., Reimers, A.K., Bucksch, J., Linder, S., & Demetriou, Y. (2021). A sex/gender perspective on school-based interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ physical activity: A systematic review. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-021-00724-8
• Schulze, C., Bucksch, J., Demetriou, Y., Emmerling, S., Linder, S., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). Considering sex/gender in interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Public Health. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01625-8
• Till, M., Abu-Omar, K., Ferschl, S., Reimers, A.K., & Gelius, P. (2021). Measuring capabilities in health and physical activity promotion: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10151-3
• Wolbring, L., Reimers, A.K., Niessner, C., Demetriou, Y., Schmidt, S., Woll, A., & Wäsche, H. (2021). How to disseminate national recommendations for physical activity: a qualitative analysis of critical change agents in Germany. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1), 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00729-7
• Herbert-Maul, A., Abu-Omar, K., Frahsa, A., Streber, A., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). Transferring a community-based participatory research project to promote physical activity among socially disadvantaged women – Experiences from 15 years of BIG. Frontiers in Public Health, 8(546).https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.571413
• Kelso, A., Linder, S., Reimers, A.K., Klug, S.J., Alesi, M., Scifo, L., Borrego, C.C., Monteiro, D., & Demetriou, Y. (2020). Effects of school-based interventions on motivation towards physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 101770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101770
• Knaus, M.C., Lechner, M., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). For better or worse? – The effects of physical education on child development. Labour Economics, 67, 101904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101904
• Marzi, I., Emmerling, S., Demetriou, Y., Bucksch, J., Schulze, C., Vondung, C., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). Interventions aiming to promote active commuting in children and adolescents: An evaluation from a sex/gender perspective. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(184). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.590857
• Mutz, M., Reimers, A.K., & Demetriou, Y. (2020). Leisure time sports activities and life satisfaction: Deeper insights based on a representative survey from Germany. Applied Research in Quality of Life.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09866-7
• Nigg, C.R., Fuchs, R., Gerber, M., Jekauc, D., Koch, T., Krell-Roesch, J., Lippke, S., Mnich, C., Novak, B., Ju, Q., Sattler, M.C., Schmidt, S.C.E., van Poppel, M., Reimers, A.K., Wagner, P., Woods, C., & Woll, A. (2020). Assessing physical activity through questionnaires – A consensus of best practices and future directions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 101715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101715
• Reimers, A.K., Engels, E., Marzi, I., Steinvoord, K., & Krieger, C. (2020). Aktiv zur Schule – Zur Bedeutung von aktiven Schulwegen bei Kindern im Grundschulalter in Deutschland. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 15(4), 311-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-020-00776-y
• Reimers, A.K., Marzi, I., Schmidt, S.E., Niessner, C., Oriwol, D., Worth, A., & Woll, A. (2020). Trends in active commuting to school from 2003 to 2017 among children and adolescents from Germany: The MoMo-Study. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa141
• Schönbach, D.M.I., Brindley, C., Reimers, A.K., Marques, A., & Demetriou, Y. (2020). Socio-demographic correlates of cycling to school among 12-to 15-year olds in Southern Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), 9269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249269
• Schulze, C., Demetriou, Y., Emmerling, S., Schlund, A., Phillips, S.P., Puil, L., Coen, S.E., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). A sex/gender perspective on interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ overall physical activity: results from genEffects systematic review. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 473. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02370-9
• Tcymbal, A., Demetriou, Y., Kelso, A., Wolbring, L., Wunsch, K., Wäsche, H., Woll, A., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). Effects of the built environment on physical activity: A systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 25(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00915-z
• Vondung, C., Demetriou, Y., Reimers, A.K., Schlund, A., & Bucksch, J. (2020). A Sex/Gender Perspective on Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Girls and Boys: Results of the genEffects Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(14), 5231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145231
• Boxberger, K., & Reimers, A.K. (2019). Parental Correlates of Outdoor Play in Boys and Girls Aged 0 to 12—A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020190  
• Demetriou, Y., Bucksch, J., Albrecht, C., Finger, J., Hebestreit, A., Mutz, M., Schmidt, S., Vogt, L., Völker, K., Woll, A., & Reimers, A.K. (2019). Results from Germany’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-019-00578-1
• Demetriou, Y., Reimers, A.K., Alesi, M., Scifo, L., Borrego, C., Monteiro, D., & Kelso, A. (2019). Effects of school-based interventions on motivation towards physical activity in children and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic reviews, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1029-1 
• Demetriou, Y., Vondung, C., Bucksch, J., Schlund, A., Schulze, C., Knapp, G., Coen, S. E., Puil, L., Phillips, S. P., & Reimers, A.K. (2019). Interventions on children’s and adolescents’ physical activity and sedentary behaviour: protocol for a systematic review from a sex/gender perspective. Systematic Reviews, 8(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-0963-2
• Neudecker, C., Mewes, N., Reimers, A. K., & Woll, A. (2019). Exercise Interventions in Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Systematic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(4), 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054715584053
• Reimers, A. K., Brzoska, P.*, Niessner, C., Schmidt, S. C. E., Worth, A., & Woll, A. (2019). Are there disparities in different domains of physical activity between school-aged migrant and non-migrant children and adolescents? Insights from Germany. PLoS ONE, 14(3), e0214022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214022
• Reimers, A.K., & Marzi, I.* (2019). Eigenständige Mobilität von Kindern – Ein narrativer Überblick zu einem in der Präventions- und Gesundheitsforschung vernachlässigten Phänomen. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 14(3), 306-312.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-018-0688-4
• Reimers, A.K., Boxberger, K., Schmidt, S., Niessner, C., Demetriou, Y., Marzi, I, & Woll, A. (2019). Parental, peer and siblings support and social modelling in relation to physical activity participation and outdoor play in a nationwide sample of preschool children from Germany. Children, 6(10). https://doi.org/115.10.3390/children6100115
• Reimers, A.K., Schmidt, S., Demetriou, Y., Marzi, I., & Woll, A. (2019). Parental and peer support and modelling in relation to domain-specific physical activity participation in boys and girls from Germany. PLoS ONE, 14(10), e0223928. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223928 
• Schmidt, C. S., Schneider, J., Reimers, A.K., Niessner, C., & Woll, A. (2019). Exploratory Determined Correlates of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: The MoMo Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030415
• Demetriou, Y., Bachner, J., Reimers, A.K. & Göhner, W. (2018). Effects of a sports-oriented primary school on students’ physical literacy and cognitive performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 3(3):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk3030037
• Marzi, I., Demetriou, Y., & Reimers, A.K. (2018). Social and physical environmental correlates of independent mobility in children: a systematic review taking sex/gender differences into account. International Journal of Health Geographics, 17(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-018-0145-9
• Marzi, I. & Reimers, A.K. (2018). Children’s independent mobility: Current Knowledge, Future Directions, and Public Health Implications. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2441). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112441
• Reimers, A.K., Knapp, G., & Reimers, C.D. (2018). Effects of Exercise on the Resting Heart Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventional Studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7120503
• Reimers, A.K., Schoeppe, S., Demetriou, Y. & Knapp, G. (2018). Physical Activity and Outdoor Play of Children in Public Playgrounds—Do Gender and Social Environment Matter? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071356
• Reimers, A.K. & Knapp, G. (2017). Playground usage and physical activity levels of children based on playground spatial features. Journal of Public Health, 25(6), 661-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0828-x
• Reimers, C.D., Reuter, I., Straube, A., Tettenborn, B., Braumann, K. & Reimers, A.K. (2016). Beratung zu körperlicher und sportlicher Aktivität in neurologischen Praxen in Deutschland. Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter den Mitgliedern der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie e.V. Fortschritte der Neurologie – Psychiatrie, 84, 28-33. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-111696
• Reimers, A.K., & Schwennicke, G. (2015). Analgetische Effekte körperlich-sportlicher Aktivität auf den Geburtsschmerz. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, 66(9), 235-40. https://doi.org/10.5960/dzsm.2015.196
• Reimers, A.K., Wagner, M.O., Alvanides, S., Steinmayr, A., Reiner, M., Schmidt, S., & Woll, A. (2014). Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany. PLoS ONE 9(3): e93059. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093059 
• Wagner, M.O., Bös, K., Jekauc, D., Mewes, N., Oberger, J., Reimers, A.K., Schlenker, L., Worth, A., & Woll, A. (2014). Cohort Profile: The Motorik-Modul (MoMo) Longitudinal Study – Physical Fitness and Physical Activity as Determinants of Health Development in German Children and Adolescents. International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(5), 1410-6. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt098
• Jekauc, D., Reimers, A.K., Wagner, M.O., & Woll, A. (2013). Physical activity in sports clubs of children and adolescents in Germany: Results from a nationwide representative survey. Journal of Public Health, 21, 505-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-013-0579-2
• Reimers, A.K., Mess, F., Bucksch, J., Jekauc, D., & Woll, A. (2013). Systematic review on measurement properties of questionnaires assessing the neighbourhood environment in the context of youth physical activity behaviour. BMC Public Health, 13, 461. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-461
• Reimers, A.K., Jekauc, D., Peterhans, E., Wagner, M., & Woll, A. (2013). Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of active commuting to school in a nationwide representative sample of German adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 56(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.11.011 
• Jekauc, D., Reimers, A.K., Wagner, M., & Woll, A. (2012). Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of the compliance with the physical activity guidelines in children and adolescents in Germany. BMC Public Health, 12, 714. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-714
• Reimers, A.K., Jekauc, D., Mess, F., Mewes, N., & Woll, A. (2012). Validity and reliability of a self-report instrument to assess social support and physical environmental correlates of physical activity in adolescents. BMC Public Health, 12, 705. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-705
• Reimers, C.D., Knapp, G., & Reimers, A.K. (2012). Does physical activity increase life expectancy? A review of the literature. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, 9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/243958
• Reimers, C.D., Knapp, G., Reimers, A.K., & Griewing, B. (2012). Schlaganfälle: Einfluss körperlicher Aktivität auf die Prävalenz und die Behinderung. Aktuelle Neurologie, 39, 220-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1304620
• Reimers, C.D., Knapp, G., & Reimers, A.K. (2009). Exercise as Stroke Prophylaxis. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 106(44), 715-21. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztbl.2009.0715 

• Marzi, I., Till, M., & Reimers, A.K. (2021). How to …? – Anleitung mit Tipps und Tricks zur Erstellung von systematischen Übersichtsarbeiten. Zephir, 28(1), 17-25.
• Fleuren, T., Herbert-Maul, A., Linder, S., Geidl, W., Reimers, A.K., & Abu-Omar, K. (2020). Bewegungsförderung bei Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen – Die Projekte BIG und GESTALT als Beispiele nachhaltiger Bewegungsförderung im kommunalen Setting. Bewegungstherapie & Gesundheitssport, 36(6), 257-63.https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1292-6711
• Demetriou, Y., & Reimers, A.K. (2020). „Bewegungs-Zeugnis“: Deutschland gefährdet. Sportpraxis, Sonderheft2020, 8-11.
• Marzi, I, & Reimers, A.K. (2020). Wenn Kinder ohne ihre Eltern losziehen – Das Potential der eigenständigen Mobilität von Kindern aus gesundheitswissenschaftlicher Sicht. THEMA JUGEND, 2, 6-8.
• Demetriou, Y., Hebestreit, A., Reimers, A.K., Schlund, A., Niessner, C., Schmidt, S., Finger, J. D., Mutz, M., Völker, K., Vogt, L., Woll, A., & Bucksch, J. (2018). Results from Germany’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(S2), S363-S365. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0538
• Reimers, A.K. (2015). Die Rush Hour des Lebens. Zephir, 21(1), 25-27.
• Jekauc, D., Reimers, A.K., & Woll, A. (2014). Methoden der Aktivitätsmessung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Bewegungstherapie & Gesundheitssport, 30(2), 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1361578
• Sulprizio, M., Reimers, A.K., & Kleinert, J. (2011). Erleben sportliche Frauen weniger Geburtsschmerz? Deutsche Hebammenzeitschrift, 6, 28-30.

• Sygusch, R., Guardiera, P., & Reimers, A.K. (Druck in Vorbereitung). Bildungsthemen. In E. Balz, S. Reuker, V. Scheid & R. Sygusch (Hrsg.), Sportpädagogik. Kohlhammer.
• Reimers, C.D., Reimers, A.K., & Knapp, G. (2018). Mortalität und Lebenserwartung. In F.C. Mooren & C.D. Reimers (Hrsg.), Praxisbuch Sport in Prävention und Therapie (S. 51 – 56). Elsevier.
• Reimers, C.D., Wingendorf, I., Holzgraefe, M., Reimers, A.K., & Knapp, G. (2018). In F.C. Mooren & C.D. Reimers (Hrsg.), Praxisbuch Sport in Prävention und Therapie (S. 265 – 274). Elsevier.
• Reimers, C.D., Reimers, A.K., & Knapp, G. (2015). Krankheitsprävention durch körperliche Aktivität und Sport. In N. Mewes, C.D. Reimers & G. Knapp (Hrsg.), Prävention und Therapie durch Sport – Grundlagen (S. 1 – 87) (2. Aufl.). Elsevier.
• Reimers, C.D., Wingendorf, I., Holzgraefe, M., Reimers, A.K., & Knapp, G. (2015). Schlaganfall. In C.D. Reimers, A. Brooks, G. Knapp, N. Mewes, I. Reuter, B. Tettenborn & N. Thürauf (Hrsg.), Prävention und Therapie durch Sport – Neurologie, Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik, Schmerzsyndrome (S. 19 – 76) (2. Aufl.). Elsevier.
• Titze, S., & Reimers, A. (2014). Subjektive Erhebungsverfahren und Auditinstrumente. In J. Bucksch & S. Schneider (Hrsg.), Walkability – Das Handbuch zur Bewegungsförderung in der Kommune (S. 153 – 163).Hans Huber.
• Rauner, A., Peterhans, E., Reimers, A., Mess, F., & Woll, A. (2014). Aktiver Schulweg und Übergewicht bei Jugendlichen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der MoMo-Studie. In S. Becker & T. Klein (Hrsg.), Aktiv und Gesund? Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Sport und Gesundheit (S. 181 – 193). Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
• Reimers, A., Mess, F., Jekauc, D., & Woll, A. (2010). Die Rolle des Geschlechts beim Modelllernen: Von welchem Elternteil imitieren Jungen und Mädchen das Sportverhalten? In I. Hartmann-Tews, B. Dahmen & D. Emberger (Hrsg.), Gesundheit in Bewegung: Impulse aus Geschlechterperspektive. Beiträge aus dem Symposium „gender and Health in motion – Gesundheit, Bewegung und Geschlecht aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive“. (Brennpunkte der Sportwissenschaft, 32, S. 39-45). Academia.
• Reimers, A., Sulprizio, M., & Kleinert, J. (2008). Schmerzerleben unter der Geburt in Abhängigkeit von Sport- und Bewegungsaktivität. In M. Knoll & A. Woll (Hrsg.), Sport und Gesundheit in der Lebensspanne. Jahrestagung der dvs-Kommision Gesundheit vom 10.-11. April 2008 in Bad Schönborn (Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft, 174, S. 298-302). Czwalina.
• Reimers, C.D., & Reimers, A. (2008). Parkinson-Krankheit. In M. Halle, A. Schmidt-Trucksäss, R. Hambrecht & A. Berg (Hrsg.), Sporttherapie in der Medizin (S. 303-309). Schattauer.
• Reimers, C.D., & Reimers, A. (2007). Bewegungstherapie bei neurologischen Erkrankungen. In M. Bühring (Hrsg.), Naturheilverfahren und unkonventionelle medizinische Richtungen (S. 1–21). Springer.

Schmidt, S., Will, N., Henn, A., Reimers, A.K. & Woll, A. (2016). Der Motorik-Modul Aktivitätsfragebogen (MoMo-AFB). Leitfaden zur Anwendung und Auswertung. Karlsruhe: KIT.

Reimers, A.K. (2013). Neighbourhood environment and physical activity among adolescents (Dissertation). Konstanz: Universität Konstanz.

Reimers, A.K. (2008). Schmerzerleben unter der Geburt in Abhängigkeit von Sport- und Körpererfahrung.Unveröffentl. Diplomarbeit. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln.