Children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis

Children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis

Abstract Purpose The Structured Days Hypothesis (SDH) posits that children’s behaviors associated with obesity – such as physical activity – are more favorable on days that contain more ‘structure’ (i.e., a pre-planned, segmented, and adult-supervised environment) such as school weekdays, compared t...

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Main Authors: Keith Brazendale, Michael W. Beets, Bridget Armstrong, R. Glenn Weaver, Ethan T. Hunt, Russell R. Pate, Timothy A. Brusseau, Amy M. Bohnert, Timothy Olds, Rafael M. Tassitano, Maria Cecilia M. Tenorio, Jeanette Garcia, Lars B. Andersen, Rachel Davey, Pedro C. Hallal, Russell Jago, Elin Kolle, Susi Kriemler, Peter L. Kristensen, Soyang Kwon, Jardena J. Puder, Jo Salmon, Luis B. Sardinha, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, on behalf of the International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Children
Physical activity
Accelerometer
Weekday
Weekend
Structure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01095-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01095-x

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