Background Children and youth who meet the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep
behaviour recommendations in the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines are more likely …

Background Understanding the determinants of children's health behaviours is important to
develop successful behaviour-change interventions. Objective We aimed to synthesise the …

Abstract Background In Canada, 31.5% of children are overweight or obese, putting them at
an increased risk of chronic co-morbidities and premature mortality. Physical activity, healthy …

Background: Significant knowledge deficits exist regarding sports injuries in the young child.
Children continue to engage in physically demanding, organized sports to a greater extent …

In an effort to determine how sport could be better positioned on the public health agenda,
three community physical activity programs aimed at combating obesity were examined to …

Parenting behaviors are known to have a major impact on childhood obesity but it has
proven difficult to isolate the specific mechanism of influence. The present study uses …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between objectively measured maternal and
preschool-aged children's physical activity, determine how this association differs by …

The underlying factors affecting physical activity (PA) participation of children with high-
functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs) and their family members were …

Insufficient physical activity (PA) is considered a critical contributor to childhood overweight.
Parents are a key in influencing their child's PA through various mechanisms of PA …

Background Emerging empirical evidence suggests exposure to" green" environments may
encourage higher levels of physical activity among children. Few studies, however, have …