A5086030845- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sports Performance and Training
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
University of Guelph
2020-2024
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic
2023-2024
Western University
2023-2024
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS
2021-2022
University of Bremen
2021-2022
Little is known about the impact of elite sport participation on long-term athlete health. We aimed to: (1) describe musculoskeletal, mental health, reproductive/endocrine and cardiovascular characteristics in retired female athletes compare to general population (2) explore athletes' perceptions their its health.A 136-item online questionnaire was disseminated Canadian rowing rugby >18 years old, >2 from competition. Matched data were obtained Statistics Canada when available.Seventy-four...
This study aimed to examine associations of early childhood physical fitness and activity (PA) with PA during later childhood/early adolescence while accounting for gender differences.We selected data N = 4329 children from the IDEFICS/I. Family cohort (age 2.4-11.7 years) on baseline accelerometer measurements. At baseline, tests were conducted including Flamingo balance, Backsaver sit reach, Handgrip strength, Standing Long Jump, 40-m sprint 20-m Shuttle run (to estimate cardio-respiratory...
The purpose of this scoping review was to examine publications using accelerometers in children aged 6 months <6 years and report on current methodologies used for data collection analyses. We examined device make model, placement, sampling frequency, protocol, definition nonwear time, inclusion criteria, epoch duration, cut points. Five online databases three gray literature were searched. Studies included if they published English between January 2009 March 2021. A total 627 articles...
Purpose: Examine the effect of cutpoint selection on physical activity (PA) metrics calculated from young children’s accelerometer data and proportion children meeting PA guidelines. Methods: A total 262 (3.6 ± 1.4 years, 126 males) wore ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometers their right hip for 7 days, 24 hr/day. Ten sets were applied to sample categorized by age, based populations original calibration studies using ActiLife software. Resulting sedentary behavior, light PA, moderate vigorous...
This study compares sleep outcome measures obtained using normal- and low-frequency extension (LFE) settings (Actilife). Forty-two children (aged 3–6 years) were instructed to wear an ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer on their hip for 7 days, 24 h/day. Total time (min), efficiency (%), number cumulative length (min) of awakening used compare the settings. Results suggest that LFE setting results in significant but relatively small reductions metrics children. Trial registration no.:...
This study explored the relationship between motor abilities and accelerometer-derived measures of physical activity (PA) within preschool-aged children. A total 193 children (101 girls, 4.2 ± 0.7 years) completed five tests to assess abilities, shuttle run (SR), standing long jump, lateral jumping, one-leg stand, sit reach. Four PA variables derived from 7-day wrist-worn GENEActiv accelerometers were analyzed including moderate vigorous (in minutes), percentage time in PA, whether or not...
Playing outdoors is beneficial for children's development and learning. Investigating how play varies in different types of outdoor environments can offer valuable insight to better support their development. As part a larger comprehensive study examining the impact naturalizing environments, this article focuses on investigating young physical activity levels movements equipment-based naturalized at licensed early childhood education care setting. Through quasi-experimental mixed method...