A5033242809- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Sleep and related disorders
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Sports Performance and Training
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
University of South Australia
2016-2025
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2009-2025
Royal Children's Hospital
2009-2025
University of Limerick
2024
UNSW Sydney
1993-2024
The University of Melbourne
2009-2022
South African Reserve Bank
2021
University of Technology Sydney
2016-2020
Deakin University
2009-2018
University of Wollongong
2016-2018
Leaders from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of national organizations, content experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who followed rigorous transparent guideline development procedures to create 24-Hour Movement Guidelines Children Youth: An Integration Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Sleep. These novel guidelines children youth aged 5–17 years respect natural intuitive integration movement behaviours across whole day (24-h...
This paper presents a Compendium of Energy Expenditures for use in scoring physical activity questionnaires and estimating energy expenditure levels youth. Modeled after the adult Physical Activities, Youth contains list over 200 activities commonly performed by youth their associated MET intensity levels. A review existing data collected on cost performing was undertaken incorporated into compendium. About 35% were derived from measured remaining estimated The is useful to researchers...
Technological advances have seen a burgeoning industry for accelerometer-based wearable activity monitors targeted at the consumer market. The purpose of this study was to determine convergent validity selection consumer-level monitors.21 healthy adults wore seven (Fitbit One, Fitbit Zip, Jawbone UP, Misfit Shine, Nike Fuelband, Striiv Smart Pedometer and Withings Pulse) two research-grade accelerometers/multi-sensor devices (BodyMedia SenseWear, ActiGraph GT3X+) 48-hours. Participants went...
The health effects of daily activity behaviours (physical activity, sedentary time and sleep) are widely studied. While previous research has largely examined in isolation, recent studies have adjusted for multiple behaviours. However, the inclusion all traditional multivariate analyses not been possible due to perfect multicollinearity 24-h budget data. ensuing lack adjustment known on outcome undermines validity study findings. We describe a statistical approach that enables behaviours,...
In 2017, the Australian Government funded update of National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children 0–5 years, with intention that they be an integration movement behaviours across 24-h period. The benefit Australia was it could leverage research in Canada development their guidelines early years. Concurrently, Grading Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group published a model to produce based on adoption, adaption and/or de novo using GRADE evidence-to-decision...
The aims of this study were to assess 1) whether the stature-adjusted body mass index (BMI) is a valid proxy for adiposity across both athletic and nonathletic populations, 2) skinfold measurements increase in proportion size, thus obeying principle geometric similarity. research design was cross-sectional, allowing relationship between calliper readings (at eight sites specific groups, n = 478) size (either mass, stature, or both) be explored collectively, using proportional allometric...
The primary aim of the International Study Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and Environment (ISCOLE) was to determine relationships between lifestyle behaviours obesity in a multi-national study children, investigate influence higher-order characteristics such as behavioural settings, physical, social policy environments, on observed within countries. targeted sample included 6000 10-year old children from 12 countries five major geographic regions world (Europe, Africa, Americas, South-East...
The Canadian 24-h movement guidelines were developed with the hope of improving health and future outcomes in children youth. purpose this study was to evaluate adherence 3 recommendations most strongly associated new their relationship adiposity (obesity body mass index z-score) across countries participating International Study Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle Environment (ISCOLE).Cross-sectional results based on 6128 aged 9-11 years from 12 ISCOLE. Sleep duration moderate-to-vigorous physical...
Previously, studies examining correlates of sedentary behavior have been limited by small sample size, restricted geographic area, and little socio-cultural variability. Further, few examined total time (SED) screen (ST) in the same population. This study aimed to investigate SED ST children around world.The included 5,844 (45.6% boys, mean age = 10.4 years) from sites Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, United Kingdom, States. Child-...
Participation in regular physical activity (PA) provides health, psychological, and physiological benefits for people with without a disability. This study investigated the sedentary patterns of adolescents cerebral palsy (CP). A cross‐sectional, descriptive, postal survey was used, consisting Physical Activity Questionnaire Adolescents (PAQ‐A), self‐reported level gross motor function (based on Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS]), specific questions regarding weekly...
During a 24-h day, each given period is spent in either sedentary behaviour, sleeping, light physical activity (LPA), or moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA). In epidemiological research most studies have traditionally analysed the associations of these behaviours isolation from other; that is, without taking into account displacement time remaining behaviours. recent years, there has been growing interest exploring how all across energy expenditure spectrum influence health outcomes. A statistical...