Introduction Children with Down Syndrome (DS) have been demonstrated as being less active1 and have showed lower levels of physical fitness2 than children without DS. To date, the information regarding physical activity (PA) and persons with DS is limited and inconclusive. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess ...
Introduction physical activity (PA) is perceived to be a key determinant of childhood adiposity. This study objectively characterizes the daily PA of 7-year-olds and relates it to waking time, intensity, UK recommendations and body fat. Methods and Participants MTI-Actigraph accelerometers were worn by 129 (88) healthy boys (girls) for seven days. Calibration ...
Introduction There is much interest in children’s physical activity (PA), but little understanding of its control. The evidence that total activity levels could be increased by the provision of greater opportunity for physical activity is lacking. Methods and Participants MTI-Actigraph accelerometers recorded weekly PA in two groups of healthy ...
Purpose Sedentary behaviour is known to have a detrimental effect on health. However, the manner in which is it accumulated may also be important. Therefore, we examined the association of daily sedentary time and breaks in sedentary time with various markers of cardio-metabolic risk. Methods Cross-sectional analysis using 725 participants from ...
Purpose To describe the patterns of sedentary behaviour (SB) across the day and explore relationships with body composition and fitness. Methods 249 children (mean age 8.8 yrs; 56% female) wore an ActiGraph GT1M accelerometer for 7 days, completed a 20m shuttle run fitness test and had triceps and subscapular skinfolds measured. SB was ...
Purpose To evaluate the influences of social and physical environmental factors within the home on preschoolers’ PA. Methods GT1M Actigraph data for 7 days were obtained in a random sample of 70 boys and 71 girls (5.4 years ± 0.3). Social (parental attitudes, knowledge, social support, rules) and physical environmental factors (play space, TV and ...
Purpose To examine the effects of short bouts of structured physical activity (PA) on during-school total PA in lower socioeconomic status preschoolers. Methods Ten preschool centers serving low-income families will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups. Treatment preschools will implement the Tutti Fruitti Instant Recess intervention ...
Purpose Children’s independent mobility may correlate with physical activity; however it may also expose them to more sweet and fast food shops, potentially explaining the caloric intake in young people. This cross-sectional study investigated whether independent mobility is preadolescents was related to caloric intake. Methods Six hundred and thirty ...
Purpose Low levels of physical activity (PA) have been associated with increased risk of child overweight. Multiple studies show that young children are not getting the recommended 60 minutes of PA during their 8-hour day in childcare. (Reilly, 2010) This study will explored whether time spent in childcare is related to children’...
Purpose The aim of this study was to develop objective measures of park use and to describe patterns of park use and its association with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among adults. Methods From five US states, 238 adults were enrolled in or near 31 study parks. Participants wore a global positioning system (...