The association between maternal-child physical activity levels at the transition to formal schooling: cross-sectional and prospective data from the Southampton Women’s Survey

The association between maternal-child physical activity levels at the transition to formal schooling: cross-sectional and prospective data from the Southampton Women’s Survey

Abstract Background Physical activity decreases through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood: parents of young children are particularly inactive, potentially negatively impacting their children’s activity levels. This study aimed to determine the association between objectively measured matern...

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Main Authors: Kathryn R. Hesketh, Soren Brage, Cyrus Cooper, Keith M. Godfrey, Nicholas C. Harvey, Hazel M. Inskip, Sian M. Robinson, Esther M. F. Van Sluijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Physical activity
Sedentary
Prospective
Children
Mothers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-019-0782-9

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