Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day Background Little is known about preschool-aged children???s levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we...
- Physical activity levels of UK preschool children are worryingly low. These data support previous research that has shown that overweight preschool children engage in less MVPA than their non-overweight peers. However, neither group engage in enough activity to benefit health. There is, therefore,...
Rank order correlations between MVPA measured by accelerometer and estimated by the questionnaire were not statistically significant.Conclusions:Public health surveillance of physical activity should not rely on this questionnaire. Levels of habitual physical activity in children are likely to be ...
Objectively measured physical activity correlates at least as well with obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in South Asian and African-Caribbean children as in white European children, suggesting that efforts to increase activity levels in such groups would have equally beneficial effects. 展开 关键...
“These findings clearly show that enjoyment is the biggest driver for children to be active. This supports ukactive’s recent research, published in Generation Inactive 2, which showed that play and fun are fundamental to children’s activity levels. “However, this is the clearest evidence yet...
Children with dogs reported more minutes of walking (P = 0.01) and free-time (unstructured) activity (P < 0.01). Dog ownership is associated with more recreational walking and considerably greater odds of meeting PA guidelines. Policies regarding public spaces and housing should support ...
Parents should encourage children to spend less time in studying and more time in doing physical activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Task 2 同意与否...
To date, there is a paucity of research into the portrayal of physical activity and exercise within children's program- ming. A previous study examined the health-related behaviors within the UK soap operas and found that for the majority of the most popular soap operas, exercise-related ...
International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Background: Observational studies have shown that physical activity levels are inversely, and sedentary behaviours are positively, associated with colorectal cancer risk; however, whether these relationships are consistent across anatomical subsites is...
The interventions are based on a socio-ecological framework and address key lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation. Programme components are delivered by regional project teams according to specific interests, needs and resources of each workplace, under ...