Using threshold messages to promote physical activity
Implications for public perceptions of health effects
Background: The promotion of physical activity (PA) guidelines to the general public is an important issue that lacks empirical investigation. PA campaigns often feature participation thresholds that cite PA guidelines…
Physical activity guidelines and guides for Canadians
Facts and future
This article summarizes the main findings from the papers included in this journal supplement. It consolidates the evidence currently available to inform and advance the development of physical activity guidelines…
Incidental movement, lifestyle-embedded activity and sleep
New frontiers in physical activity assessment
Canadian public health messages relating to physical activity have historically focused on the prescription of purposeful exercise, most often assessing leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). Although LTPA contributes to total energy…
Physical activity and inactivity profiling
The next generation
The accurate measurement of habitual physical activity is fundamental to the study of the relationship between physical activity and health. However, many physical activity measurement techniques produce variables accurate to…