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) …

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is essential for disease prevention and health
promotion. Emerging evidence suggests other intensities of physical activity (PA), including …

Background Identifying modifiable risk factors is essential to reduce the prevalence
adolescent depression. Self-report data suggest that physical activity and sedentary …

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 …

Importance Although concussion treatment guidelines advocate rest in the immediate
postinjury period until symptoms resolve, no clear evidence has determined that avoiding …

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 …

Objective This report aimed to systematically review the evidence for a differential
association between objective and self-reported physical activity and cardiorespiratory …

Ambulatory assessment (AA) covers a wide range of assessment methods to study people in
their natural environment, including self-report, observational, and biological/physiological …

Background Rising obesity rates and declining fitness levels have increased interest in
understanding what underlies these trends. This article presents the first directly measured …

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 …