Systematic review of the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

VJ Poitras, CE Gray, MM Borghese… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is essential for disease prevention and health
promotion. Emerging evidence suggests other intensities of physical activity (PA), including …

Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta‐analysis

DP Cliff, KD Hesketh, SA Vella, T Hinkley… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sedentary behaviour has emerged as a unique determinant of health in adults. Studies in
children and adolescents have been less consistent. We reviewed the evidence to …

Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep

MS Tremblay, V Carson, JP Chaput… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Leaders from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of
national organizations, content experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who …

[PDF][PDF] Global matrix 2.0: report card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 38 countries.

MS Tremblay, JD Barnes… - … of physical activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report
Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents …

[PDF][PDF] Consideration of the evidence on childhood obesity for the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: report of the ad hoc working group on science and …

World Health Organization - 2016 - apps.who.int
6. INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY 6.1. Preconception and
pregnancy: reducing obesity risk 6.2. Obesity prevention in infants, preschool children …

Examining the bidirectional relationship between physical activity, screen time, and symptoms of anxiety and depression over time during adolescence

KE Gunnell, MF Flament, A Buchholz, KA Henderson… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
More physical activity (PA) and less screen time (ST) are positively associated with mental
health in adolescents; however, research is limited by short-term designs and the exclusion …

A review of the assessment and prevalence of sedentarism in older adults, its physiology/health impact and non-exercise mobility counter-measures

JA Wullems, SMP Verschueren, H Degens, CI Morse… - Biogerontology, 2016 - Springer
This literature review focuses on aspects of sedentary behaviour (SB) in elderly. Since it has
been identified as a distinct health risk, independent of physical activity, SB is a significant …

Social inequalities in health behaviors among Brazilian adults: National Health Survey, 2013

MB de Azevedo Barros, MG Lima, LPB Medina… - International journal for …, 2016 - Springer
Background Considering the high socioeconomic inequalities prevailing in Brazil and
lifestyle as a strong determinant of morbidity and premature mortality, our purpose was to …

Mobile phone use among college students is a sedentary leisure behavior which may interfere with exercise

JE Barkley, A Lepp - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Research suggests that cell phone use is related to sedentary behavior, that cell phone use
during exercise reduces intensity, and that high frequency cell phone users are less fit than …

Exercise, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in the treatment of depression: broadening the scientific perspectives and clinical opportunities

M Hallgren, MP Herring, N Owen, D Dunstan… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Research exploring links between exercise and depression now span several decades, yet
several clinically relevant research questions remain unanswered. This opinion article …