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List of works by Nicola Ridgers

5-Year Changes in Afterschool Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

scientific article published on 01 June 2013

A calibration protocol for population-specific accelerometer cut-points in children

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A cluster-randomised controlled trial to promote physical activity in adolescents: the Raising Awareness of Physical Activity (RAW-PA) Study

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Active gaming as a mechanism to promote physical activity and fundamental movement skill in children

scientific article published on 24 December 2013

Agreement between activPAL and ActiGraph for assessing children's sedentary time

scientific article published on 19 February 2012

Assessing physical activity during recess using accelerometry

scientific article published on 18 December 2004

Associations between firefighters' physical activity across multiple shifts of wildfire suppression

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Associations between selected demographic, biological, school environmental and physical education based correlates, and adolescent physical activity

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Associations between skill perceptions and young children's actual fundamental movement skills

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

Associations between young children's perceived and actual ball skill competence and physical activity

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Associations of Low- and High-Intensity Light Activity with Cardiometabolic Biomarkers

scientific article published on 9 February 2015

Associations of sedentary time patterns and TV viewing time with inflammatory and endothelial function biomarkers in children

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT SKILLS WHEN PLAYING ACTIVE VIDEO GAMES.

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Changes in volume and bouts of physical activity and sedentary time across early childhood: a longitudinal study

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Comparison of energy expenditure in adolescents when playing new generation and sedentary computer games: cross sectional study

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Compensation of physical activity and sedentary time in primary school children

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Compensatory changes in physical activity and sedentary time in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 16 February 2019

Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Correlates of children's moderate and vigorous physical activity during weekdays and weekends.

scientific article published in January 2012

Criterion validity of the activPAL™ and ActiGraph for assessing children's sitting and standing time in a school classroom setting.

scientific article published on 07 July 2016

Cross-Sectional Associations of Total Daily Volume and Activity Patterns across the Activity Spectrum with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 16 June 2020

Daily Weather and Children's Physical Activity Patterns.

scientific article published on 03 January 2017

Day-level sedentary pattern estimates derived from hip-worn accelerometer cut-points in 8-12-year-olds: Do they reflect postural transitions?

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Day-to-day and seasonal variability of physical activity during school recess

scientific article published on 28 February 2006

Design Elements and Feasibility of an Organized Multiplayer Mobile Active Videogame for Primary School-Aged Children

scientific article published on 19 September 2014

Designing Activating Schoolyards: Seen from the Girls' Viewpoint

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Development and use of an observation tool for active gaming and movement (OTAGM) to measure children's movement skill components during active video game play

scientific article published in December 2013

Differences between 9-11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess

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Differences in physical activity during school recess

scientific article published in September 2011

Does playing a sports active video game improve young children's ball skill competence?

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Early childhood predictors of toddlers' physical activity: longitudinal findings from the Melbourne InFANT Program

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Effect and process evaluation of implementing standing desks in primary and secondary schools in Belgium: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Effect of a 6-Week Active Play Intervention on Fundamental Movement Skill Competence of Preschool Children

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Effect of a school-based active play intervention on sedentary time and physical activity in preschool children

scientific article published on 8 October 2013

Effective recruitment and retention strategies in community health programs

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Effects of a playground marking intervention on school recess physical activity in French children

scientific article published on 07 August 2013

Energy Cost of Free-Play Activities in 10- to 11-Year-Old Children.

scientific article published on June 2016

Energy expenditure in adolescents playing new generation computer games

scientific article published in July 2008

Erratum to: Standing Classrooms: Research and Lessons Learned from Around the World

scientific article published on 26 December 2015

Evaluation of a smartphone food diary application using objectively measured energy expenditure

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Examination of mid-intervention mediating effects on objectively assessed sedentary time among children in the Transform-Us! cluster-randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Examining children's physical activity and play behaviors during school playtime over time

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Examining influences on boy's and girls' physical activity patterns: the A-CLASS project

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Examining physical activity and inactivity in 9-12 years old children

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Exploring the impact of high intensity interval training on adolescents' objectively measured physical activity: Findings from a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND.

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

Face validity and reliability of a pictorial instrument for assessing fundamental movement skill perceived competence in young children

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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Wearable Activity Trackers in Youth: A Systematic Review

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Firefighters' Physical Activity across Multiple Shifts of Planned Burn Work.

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Five-year changes in school recess and lunchtime and the contribution to children's daily physical activity

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

From Surveillance to Intervention: Overview and Baseline Findings for the Active City of Liverpool Active Schools and SportsLinx (A-CLASS) Project.

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Fundamental movement skills in relation to weekday and weekend physical activity in preschool children.

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

How important is young children's actual and perceived movement skill competence to their physical activity?

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

How is active transport associated with children's and adolescents' physical activity over time?

scientific article (publication date: 14 November 2011)

How many days of monitoring are needed to reliably assess SenseWear Armband outcomes in primary school-aged children?

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

Impact of an 8-Month Trial Using Height-Adjustable Desks on Children's Classroom Sitting Patterns and Markers of Cardio-Metabolic and Musculoskeletal Health

scientific article published on 10 December 2016

Impacts of a Standing Desk Intervention within an English Primary School Classroom: A Pilot Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 26 September 2020

Interventions to Change School Recess Activity Levels in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 17 October 2020

Is replacing sedentary time with bouts of physical activity associated with inflammatory biomarkers in children?

scientific article published on 17 November 2020

Lack of relationship between sedentary behaviour and vascular function in children

scientific article published on 31 May 2011

Land- versus water-walking interventions in older adults: Effects on body composition

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

Learning from the experts: exploring playground experience and activities using a write and draw technique

scientific article published on 10 July 2012

Light-intensity physical activity and cardiometabolic biomarkers in US adolescents

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Long-term effects of a playground markings and physical structures on children's recess physical activity levels

scientific article published in February 2007

Maternal correlates of young children's physical activity across periods of the day

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

Measuring movement skill perceptions in preschool children: A face validity and reliability study

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

Nurses' occupational physical activity levels: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 10 May 2017

Objectively assessed recess physical activity in girls and boys from high and low socioeconomic backgrounds

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Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Parental Perspectives of a Wearable Activity Tracker for Children Younger Than 13 Years: Acceptability and Usability Study

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Patterns of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in preschool children.

scientific article published on 24 June 2013

Patterns of objectively measured sedentary time in 10- to 12-year-old Belgian children: an observational study within the ENERGY-project

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Perceptions of athletic competence and fear of negative evaluation during physical education

scientific article published in June 2007

Physical activity accumulation along the intensity spectrum differs between children and adults

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Physical activity during school recess: a systematic review

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Physical activity guidelines and cardiovascular risk in children: a cross sectional analysis to determine whether 60 minutes is enough

scientific article published on 22 January 2016

Physical activity levels and patterns of 19-month-old children.

scientific article published in September 2012

Physical activity levels of Hungarian children during school recess

scientific article published on 27 August 2009

Physical activity levels of children during school playtime

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Physical activity levels of normal-weight and overweight girls and boys during primary school recess

scientific article published in June 2007

Playing Active Video Games may not develop movement skills: An intervention trial

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Potential moderators of day-to-day variability in children's physical activity patterns.

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Reducing children's classroom sitting time using sit-to-stand desks: findings from pilot studies in UK and Australian primary schools.

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Relationships between maturity status, physical activity, and physical self-perceptions in primary school children

scientific article published in January 2010

Relationships between measures of fitness, physical activity, body composition and vascular function in children

scientific article published on 9 September 2008

Reliability of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence in 2 Diverse Samples of Young Children

scientific article published on 22 September 2014

Results From Australia's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published on November 2016

Running exercise strengthens the intervertebral disc

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School day segmented physical activity patterns of high and low active children.

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Screen-Based Behaviors of Children and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.

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Seasonal reduction in physical activity and flow-mediated dilation in children.

scientific article published on February 2011

Setting them up for lifetime activity: Play competence perceptions and physical activity in young children

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Socio-Demographic, Social-Cognitive, Health-Related and Physical Environmental Variables Associated with Context-Specific Sitting Time in Belgian Adolescents: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

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Standing Classrooms: Research and Lessons Learned from Around the World.

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Temporal and bidirectional associations between physical activity and sleep in primary school-aged children

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

The Impact of Heat Exposure and Sleep Restriction on Firefighters' Work Performance and Physiology during Simulated Wildfire Suppression

scientific article published on 12 February 2017

The UP4FUN Intervention Effect on Breaking Up Sedentary Time in 10- to 12-Year-Old Belgian Children: The ENERGY-Project

scientific article published on 10 November 2014

The contribution of upper limb and total body movement to adolescents' energy expenditure whilst playing Nintendo Wii.

scientific article published on 8 July 2008

The effect of active video gaming on children's physical activity, behavior preferences and body composition

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

The effect of school recess interventions on physical activity : a systematic review.

scientific article published on April 2013

The physiological cost and enjoyment of Wii Fit in adolescents, young adults, and older adults

scientific article published in May 2010

Too hot to move? Objectively assessed seasonal changes in Australian children's physical activity

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Tracking of maternal self-efficacy for limiting young children's television viewing and associations with children's television viewing time: a longitudinal analysis over 15-months

scientific article published on 30 May 2015

Translatability of a Wearable Technology Intervention to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Mixed Methods Implementation Evaluation

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Twelve-month effects of a playground intervention on children's morning and lunchtime recess physical activity levels

scientific article published in March 2010

Using compositional data analysis to explore accumulation of sedentary behavior, physical activity and youth health

scientific article published on 15 March 2021

Using formative research to develop CHANGE!: a curriculum-based physical activity promoting intervention

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Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore Adolescents' Perspectives on Combining Technologies for Physical Activity Promotion Within an Intervention: Usability Study

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Validity of Items Assessing Self-Reported Number of Breaks in Sitting Time among Children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

Validity of a brief self-report instrument for assessing compliance with physical activity guidelines amongst adolescents

scientific article published on 02 November 2011

Variables associated with children's physical activity levels during recess: the A-CLASS project

scientific article published on 12 October 2010

Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Australian Adolescents: Usability and Acceptability Study (Preprint)

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Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Australian Adolescents: Usability and Acceptability Study.

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Weight status associations with physical activity intensity and physical self-perceptions in 10- to 11-year-old children

scientific article published in February 2012

What Factors Are Associated with Adolescents' School Break Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Time?

scientific article published on February 13, 2013

What helps children to move more at school recess and lunchtime? Mid-intervention results from Transform-Us! cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Within- and between-day associations between children's sitting and physical activity time

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Youth physical activity and sedentary time and associations with cardiometabolic health

scientific article published on 07 July 2012

activPAL-measured sitting levels and patterns in 9-10 years old children from a UK city

scientific article published on 01 December 2019