Measurement of general and specific approaches to physical activity parenting: a systematic review

SG Trost, S McDonald, A Cohen - Childhood Obesity, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Parents play a significant role in shaping youth physical activity (PA). However,
interventions targeting PA parenting have been ineffective. Methodological inconsistencies …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity intensity, sedentary time, and body composition in preschoolers

PJ Collings, S Brage, CL Ridgway, NC Harvey… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background: Detailed associations between physical activity (PA) subcomponents,
sedentary time, and body composition in preschoolers remain unclear. Objective: We …

Factors that limit and enable preschool-aged children's physical activity on child care centre playgrounds

B Coleman, JE Dyment - Journal of Early Childhood …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The incidence of childhood obesity amongst preschool-aged children has increased
dramatically in recent years and can be attributed, in part, to a lack of physical activity …

Obesity and physical activity patterns in children and adolescents

M Laguna, JR Ruiz, C Gallardo… - … of paediatrics and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study is to measure objectively and accurately the physical activity (PA)
patterns in S panish children and adolescents according to their obesity status, gender and …

Early childhood predictors of toddlers' physical activity: longitudinal findings from the Melbourne InFANT Program

J Hnatiuk, J Salmon, KJ Campbell, ND Ridgers… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Young children are at risk of not meeting physical activity recommendations.
Identifying factors from the first year of life which influence toddlers' physical activity levels …

Physical activity guidelines and preschooler's obesity status

S Vale, S Trost, JJ Ruiz, C Rêgo, P Moreira… - International Journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Aim: The benefits of promoting physical activity (PA) in counteracting the high prevalence of
childhood obesity have become increasingly important in the past decade. The aim of this …

The Melbourne infant feeding, activity and nutrition trial (InFANT) program follow-up

KD Hesketh, K Campbell, J Salmon… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT)
Program, is a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial of an obesity prevention …

Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and markers of body fat in preschool children

V España-Romero, JA Mitchell… - Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between sedentary behavior and
moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), measured by accelerometry, with body mass …

Comparison of three models of actigraph accelerometers during free living and controlled laboratory conditions

KY Lee, DJ Macfarlane, E Cerin - European journal of sport …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to compare the outputs of three commonly used uniaxial Actigraph
models (Actitrainer, 7164 and GT1M) under both free-living and controlled laboratory …

Association between family structure, maternal education level, and maternal employment with sedentary lifestyle in primary school-age children

F Vázquez-Nava, N Treviño-Garcia-Manzo… - Jornal de …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To determine the association between family structure, maternal education level,
and maternal employment with sedentary lifestyle in primary school-age children. Method …