On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity
established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action …

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: The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents
was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in …

Global movement behaviour guidelines recommend that preschool children (aged 3–4
years) accumulate at least 180 min physical activity, engage in no more than 1 h sedentary …

Background: Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as
a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social …

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 …

The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised.
However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth …

Background: Children are becoming less physically active as opportunities for safe active
play, recreational activities, and active transport decrease. At the same time, sedentary …

The objective of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between outdoor
time and:(1) physical activity,(2) cardiorespiratory fitness,(3) musculoskeletal fitness,(4) …

Abstract Purpose of Review This is a review of the patterns, conceptualization, and
suggested mechanisms underlying the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) to obesity …