Context Decreased physical activity plays a critical role in the increase in childhood obesity.
Although at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is …

Purpose: Globally, public health policies are targeting modifiable lifestyle behaviors. We
explore the independent association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and …

OBJECTIVE: The high prevalence of adolescent obesity in the United States has been
attributed to population changes in physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors, and dietary …

Declining levels of physical activity probably contribute to the increasing prevalence of
overweight in US youth. In this study, the authors examined cross-sectional and longitudinal …

Importance The diverse developmental patterns of obesogenic behaviors during childhood
and adolescence can be better understood by using new analytic approaches to assess the …

Objective: Our objective was to determine the association between physical activity and BMI
among racially diverse low‐income preschoolers. Research Methods and Procedures: This …

Moderate‐to‐vigorous‐intensity physical activity (MVPA) is important for childhood obesity
prevention and treatment, yet declines with age. Timing and magnitude of the decline in …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is assumed to reduce excessive fatness in children. This
study examined whether the benefits of early childhood moderate-to-vigorous physical …

Objective To investigate the independent associations between objectively measured levels
of movement intensity (ie time spent sedentary and at light, moderate and vigorous …

Background: This study describes and compares the percentages of Canadian children and
youth who adhere to different operational definitions of the moderate-to-vigorous physical …