Childhood obesity is a leading public health problem worldwide, as it is increasingly
prevalent and therefore responsible for serious obesity-related comorbidities, not only in …

Despite much progress with physical activity assessment, the limitations concerning the
accurate measurement of physical activity are often amplified in young people due to the …

Actividad física, ejercicio físico y condición física en el ámbito de la salud pública SciELO -
Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.85 número4 Prevalencia, grado de control y tratamiento …

Background The high prevalence of childhood obesity underscores the importance of
monitoring population trends in children's activity and screen time, and describing …

OBJECTIVES: The GT1M ActiGraph has been replaced by the triaxial GT3X which includes
an inclinometer to detect postures. The purpose of this study was to investigate …

Background Accurate physical activity monitoring is important for cardiac patients. Novel
activity monitoring devices may enable precise measurement of physical activity. This study …

Background: Physical fitness during childhood is an important indicator of current and future
health. This paper provides an overview of the fitness of Canadian children and youth aged …

The purpose of this review was to examine the factors that predict the development of
excessive fatness in children and adolescents. M edline, W eb of Science and PubMed were …

This study investigated the physical and psychosocial effect of exergaming in community
dwelling older adult women. In a pilot study consisting of a six-week baseline period and a …

Accelerometers offer opportunities for researchers to capture validdata about the intensity
and amount of physical behavior (PB) in real-time over a period of several days and weeks …