This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other
cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behavior on …

Context Identifying current physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschool children
is important for informing government policy and community initiatives. This paper reviewed …

Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) of pre-school aged children are
associated with important health and developmental outcomes. Accurate measurement of …

BACKGROUND: The Sedentary Sphere is a method for the analysis, identification, and
visual presentation of sedentary behaviors from a wrist-worn triaxial accelerometer …

The aim of this study was to report patterns of sitting, standing and physical activity (PA) and
compliance with Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for sedentary behavior (SB) …

As accelerometers are commonly used for 24-h measurements of daily activity, methods for
separating waking from sleeping time are necessary for correct estimations of total daily …

The 24-h day—containing physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep—in pre-school
children has not yet been extensively investigated. The aim of the current study was to …

Background Regular physical activity (PA) forms the basis for healthy growth and
development. High volume of sedentary behavior (SB) on the other hand is harmful for …

The use of objective measures of sedentary behavior has increased over the past decade;
however, as is the case for objectively measured physical activity, methodological decisions …

Background Children and adolescents spend a lot of time sitting at school. Implementing
standing desks in the classroom is one potential strategy to reduce and break up sitting time …