Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

RE Rhodes, I Janssen, SSD Bredin… - Psychology & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To provide a broad overview of the state of physical activity (PA) research in the
form of (1) definitions of PA,(2) health benefits,(3) prevalence,(4) correlates and (5) …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Depressive symptoms and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour throughout adolescence: a prospective cohort study

A Kandola, G Lewis, DPJ Osborn, B Stubbs… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Identifying modifiable risk factors is essential to reduce the prevalence
adolescent depression. Self-report data suggest that physical activity and sedentary …

Measurement of physical activity in clinical practice using accelerometers

D Arvidsson, J Fridolfsson… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerometers are commonly used in clinical and epidemiological research for more
detailed measures of physical activity and to target the limitations of self‐report methods …

Association between early participation in physical activity following acute concussion and persistent postconcussive symptoms in children and adolescents

AM Grool, M Aglipay, F Momoli, WP Meehan… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although concussion treatment guidelines advocate rest in the immediate
postinjury period until symptoms resolve, no clear evidence has determined that avoiding …

Relationship between leisure time physical activity, sedentary behaviour and symptoms of depression and anxiety: evidence from a population-based sample of …

MA Bélair, DE Kohen, M Kingsbury, I Colman - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Physical and sedentary activities have been identified as potentially modifiable
risk factors for many diseases, including mental illness, and may be effective targets for …

How does academic achievement relate to cardiorespiratory fitness, self-reported physical activity and objectively reported physical activity: a systematic review in …

A Marques, DA Santos, CH Hillman… - British Journal of Sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective This report aimed to systematically review the evidence for a differential
association between objective and self-reported physical activity and cardiorespiratory …

Ambulatory assessment

TJ Trull, U Ebner-Priemer - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Ambulatory assessment (AA) covers a wide range of assessment methods to study people in
their natural environment, including self-report, observational, and biological/physiological …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity of Canadian adults: accelerometer results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.

RC Colley, D Garriguet, I Janssen, CL Craig… - Health …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Background Rising obesity rates and declining fitness levels have increased interest in
understanding what underlies these trends. This article presents the first directly measured …

Physical activity of children: a global matrix of grades comparing 15 countries

MS Tremblay, CE Gray, K Akinroye… - … of physical activity …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth has been effective in powering the movement to get kids moving by influencing …