Purpose: Studies estimating the contribution of physical activity (PA) to the development of body mass index (BMI) in critical periods of childhood are warranted. Therefore, we have prospectively investigated this relationship in boys and girls of the KOALA Birth Cohort study, the Netherlands, in the period around adiposity rebound (i....
Purpose To describe the physical activity levels and sedentary behavior of toddlers from Ventura County, California Methods Physical activity and sedentary behavior was measured in twenty three- (10 boys, 13 girls) toddlers (n= 22 toddlers, mean age 1.65 ± 0.49) using the Actigraph GT1M (Pensacola, Florida). GT1m’s were worn for a minimum of 6 ...
Sedentary behaviour (SB), which is characterized by the absence or low physical movement (e.g. sitting or watching TV) and by low energy expenditure (≤1.5 METs), has been associated with detrimental health effects, such as body fatness. Purpose To examine the bi-directional associations between objective measures of SB and moderate-to-vigorous physical ...
Physical activity can benefit the health of youth with Type 1 diabetes. Despite the benefits some studies have found patients do not always meet the physical activity recommendation of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour have not been measured previously in Scottish youth with ...
Results from several objective monitoring studies suggest that children’s physical activity (PA) patterns may change across seasons; however, it is not well understood how PA patterns in the childcare setting may change across seasons. Purpose To prospectively track preschoolers’ PA patterns during childcare while investigating for seasonal differences in ...
Purpose To determine the effect of implementing the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) program on objectively measured physical activity during the school day in twenty-six licensed daycare centers throughout Louisiana randomized to either treatment (intervention; N=13) or control (no intervention; N = 13) conditions. Subjects: Pre-school children, 3...
Introduction: Experts recommend children spend more time playing outdoors. The ambient light sensor of the ActiGraph GT3X+ provides lux measurements. A lux is the International System’s unit of illumination, equivalent to one lumen per square meter. Few studies have established a lux threshold for determining whether a child ...
Large scale studies investigating physical activity level in the young population often include children and adolescents in the age range 9 to 15 years. However, less is known about the physical activity level of 6-year-olds. Active commuting, such as walking or cycling to school, has been promoted as a potential source of ...
Adults without intellectual disability (WID) are more active than persons with intellectual disability (ID). Very little is known about physical activity (PA) patterns of ID children, however. Purpose To investigate PA patterns of Icelandic primary school children with mild-to-severe ID. Methods Anthropometric measurements were obtained among 71 ID children (47 boys) and 70 ...
Purpose Recess and other school-based physical activity (PA) programs are important avenues for school children to participate in PA beyond physical education at school (NASPE, 2006). However, the quantification of the contributions of these programs, as compared with physical education, remains largely unexplored. This study was designed to compare young children’...