A5040241906- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Physical Activity and Health
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- American History and Culture
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Swansea University
2021-2025
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2023
University of Utah
2011
The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in children's adolescents' (5-17 y) PA, related measures, key sources influence. objectives this article were (1) summarize findings from Report Cards, (2) compare indicators across countries, (3) explore trends Human Development Index geo-cultural regions.A total 57 Card teams followed harmonized process grade 10 common PA indicators. An...
Physical fitness is a key indicator of children’s health, yet amidst rising inactivity and obesity, data on Kenyan children are scarce. This study assessed health- skill-related differences between rural urban while examining demographic influences. Cardiorespiratory (CRF), BMI, strength, flexibility, speed, agility, coordination were in 1131 aged 11.07 ± 0.9 years (52.7% girls) recruited using stratified cluster random sampling. Significant rural–urban disparities observed. In areas, 16.6%...
Opportunities for children to be physically active during the COVID-19 pandemic were limited, resulting in a decrease overall physical activity and an increase sedentary behaviour lockdown restrictions of pandemic. This study further explored these changes across various stages restrictions, starting first UK-wide March 2020 through "new normal" December 2021. Nine families, consisting eleven (36% girls, 64% boys; aged 13.38 years ± 1.14), eight mothers one father tracked throughout this...
Abstract Background During the 2020 UK COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, children spent almost all of their time at home, which had a significant influence on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to: 1) determine changes to social environment home children’s home-based sitting, PA, standing sitting breaks as result restrictions; 2) examine associations between movement behaviours. Methods One hundred two PA objectively measured pre-COVID-19 during first (June-July...
The COVID-19 pandemic forced school closures, resulting in home schooling, more time spent at and fewer opportunities for physical activity (PA). This study explored factors influencing PA sedentary behaviours (SB) within the environment during first lockdown, starting March 2020. Twenty semi-structured interviews (20 parents 23 children, 12 years ± 1.25) were conducted. Data coded using thematic analysis on NVivo© concepts from McLeroy’s socioecological model health promotion used to...
This is the fourth Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Wales Report Card. The 2021 card produced grades on children and young people's physical activity (PA) using pre-COVID-19 data that were not used in previous versions. Eleven quality indicators of PA graded through expert consensus synthesis best available evidence. Grades assigned as follows: Overall PA-F; Organised Sport PA-C; Play-C+; Transportation-C-; Sedentary Behaviours-F; Physical Fitness-C-; Family Peer Influences-D+; School-B-; Community...
Background Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has experienced rapid urbanization recent years. Despite the distinct socioeconomic and environmental differences, few studies have examined adherence to movement guidelines urban rural areas. This cross-sectional study aimed at examining compliance 24-hour their correlates among children from Kenya. Method Children (n = 539) aged 11.1 ± 0.8 years (52% female) were recruited 8 private public schools Physical activity (PA) sleep...
The associations between swimming and cycling abilities fitness levels in 9–11-year-old children were examined. A cross-sectional study involving 2258 (50.7% boys; aged 10.52 ± 0.6 years) from 33 schools across Wales, participated Swan/BridgeLinx health, fitness, lifestyle programmes 2013–2019. Health data collected; namely body composition, cardiorespiratory muscular strength, flexibility, power, speed using standardised measures. Children completed an online survey collecting on sports...
The aim of this study was to examine associations in motor competence between children with additional learning needs (ALN) and typically developing children. This cross-sectional involved a nationally representative cohort 4555 (48.98% boys; 11.35 ± 0.65 years) from sixty-five schools across Wales (UK). Demographic data were collected schools, assessed using the Dragon Challenge assessment competence, which consists nine tasks completed timed circuit. A multi-nominal multi-level model...