Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements
can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (ie, physical activity …

Over the past 3 decades, public health professionals have worked to stem the rising
childhood obesity epidemic. Despite the field's best efforts, no progress has been made in …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted children's weight
status owing to the closure of schools, increased food insecurity and reliance on …

Physical activity is associated with health. The aim of this study was (a) to access if
Portuguese university students meet the public health recommendations for physical activity …

Background Movement behaviours performed over a finite period such as a 24 h day are
compositional data. Compositional data exist in a constrained simplex geometry that is …

Background Physical activity levels in childhood have decreased, making the promotion of
children's physical activity an important issue. The present study examined gender and …

Objective To synthesize evidence on accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous
physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) levels of Chinese children and …

Objectives Adolescents using active transport (AT) to school have higher levels of physical
activity (PA) compared with motorized transport (MT) users. This study compared school day …

Health promotion from an early age is key to preventing unhealthy weight development in
childhood, and parental involvement is essential. The school-based Healthy School Start …

Objective To determine whether time spent outdoors was associated with increased
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and related health benefits in youth. Study …