It is not uncommon for people to spend one-half of their waking day sitting, with relatively
idle muscles. The other half of the day includes the often large volume of nonexercise …

Canadian public health messages relating to physical activity have historically focused on
the prescription of purposeful exercise, most often assessing leisure-time physical activity …

Inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to overweight, obesity, and cardiometabolic
risk. Overweight and obesity can lead to metabolic abnormalities, insulin resistance, type 2 …

OBJECTIVES We investigated the role of physical activity levels in predicting incident
coronary heart disease (CHD) and certain metabolic disorders and the possible mediation of …

Les messages de santé publique en matière d'activité physique au Canada ont mis
traditionnellement l'accent sur la prescription d'exercices physiques utiles, principalement …

Jonathan E Shaw is Research Director and a Consultant Physician at the International
Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He is also an Associate Professor in the …

Objective: We examined the independent relationships between objectively measured
physical activity and insulin resistance in Portuguese children. Research Design and …