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"GET-UP" study rationale and protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of reduced sitting on toddlers' cognitive development

scientific article

'Jump start' childcare-based intervention to promote physical activity in pre-schoolers: six-month findings from a cluster randomised trial

scientific article published on 16 January 2020

'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: 12 month (mid-intervention) report on a cluster randomised trial

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

A Ball Skills Intervention in Preschoolers: The CHAMP Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published in November 2017

A cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: study protocol for the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' trial

scientific article

A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines - The Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the early years (Birth to 5 years): an integration of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep.

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

A hitchhiker's guide to assessing young people's physical activity: Deciding what method to use.

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

A review of preschool children's physical activity and sedentary time using objective measures

scientific article published on 30 July 2014

A school-based intervention incorporating smartphone technology to improve health-related fitness among adolescents: rationale and study protocol for the NEAT and ATLAS 2.0 cluster randomised controlled trial and dissemination study

scientific article

A validation and reliability study of the Movement Environmental Rating Scale (MOVERS)

scientific article published in 2021

Acceptability and Potential Efficacy of Single-Sex After-School Activity Programs for Overweight and At-Risk Children: The Wollongong SPORT RCT.

scientific article published on 25 August 2015

Acute effects of reducing sitting time in adolescents: a randomized cross-over study

scientific article published on 15 August 2017

Addressing childhood obesity through increased physical activity

scientific article published on 24 August 2010

Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and associations with social-cognitive development among Australian preschool children

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Adherence to physical activity and electronic media guidelines in Australian pre-school children

scientific article published on January 2009

Advocating for a cautious, conservative approach to screen time guidelines in young children

scientific article published on 07 January 2019

Ahead of the game protocol: a multi-component, community sport-based program targeting prevention, promotion and early intervention for mental health among adolescent males.

scientific article published on 21 March 2018

An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (Time2bHealthy) for Parents of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 08 February 2019

Appropriateness of the definition of 'sedentary' in young children: Whole-room calorimetry study

scientific article published on 30 July 2014

Assessing the sustained impact of a school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent boys: the ATLAS cluster randomized controlled trial

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Assessing volume of accelerometry data for reliability in preschool children

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Association between Breaks in Sitting Time and Adiposity in Australian Toddlers: results from the Get-Up! Study

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Associations between gross motor skills and physical activity in Australian toddlers.

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Associations between insulin and glucose concentrations and anthropometric measures of fat mass in Australian adolescents.

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Associations between sports participation and psychological difficulties during childhood: a two-year follow up.

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Associations between sports participation, adiposity and obesity-related health behaviors in Australian adolescents

scientific article published on 02 October 2013

Australian children lack the basic movement skills to be active and healthy.

scientific article published in August 2013

Barriers to increasing physical activity and limiting small screen recreation among obese children

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Body mass index, waist circumference, and chronic disease risk factors in Australian adolescents

scientific article published in June 2008

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep

scientific article published on June 2016

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for the Early Years (aged 0-4 years).

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (aged 0-4 years).

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

Catching Fish and Avoiding Sharks: Investigating Factors That Influence Developmentally Appropriate Measurement of Preschoolers' Inhibitory Control

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Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness among children and adolescents in Australia: 1997 and 2004.

scientific article published in June 2010

Changes in physical activity levels, lesson context, and teacher interaction during physical education in culturally and linguistically diverse Australian schools.

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Changes in physical activity participation from 1985 to 2004 in a statewide survey of Australian adolescents

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Characteristics of travel to and from school among adolescents in NSW, Australia.

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Child care centre adherence to infant physical activity and screen time recommendations in Australia, Canada and the United States: An observational study

scientific article published on 7 December 2017

Child, family and environmental correlates of children's motor skill proficiency

scientific article published on 26 September 2012

Childcare Physical Activity Interventions: A Discussion of Similarities and Differences and Trends, Issues, and Recommendations

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun 'n healthy in Moreland!

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Communicating with parents of obese children: which channels are most effective?

scientific article published on 28 April 2016

Compliance with the Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for the early years: associations with weight status

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Correction to: Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

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

scientific article

Correlates of children's objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in early childhood education and care services: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Correlates of objectively measured physical activity in obese children

scientific article published on 16 October 2008

Correlates of preschool children's physical activity

scientific article published on August 2012

Correlates of sedentary behaviours in preschool children: a review ⬇️

scientific article published on September 8, 2010

Correlates of tummy time in infants aged 0-12 months old: A systematic review.

scientific article

Cost effectiveness of a multi-component school-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescents: the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' cluster randomized trial

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

Costs of managing conditions associated with obesity among Australian teenagers.

scientific article published in July 2009

Descriptive epidemiology of small screen recreation among Australian adolescents.

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Dietary Intake Is Related to Multifactor Cardiovascular Risk Score in Obese Boys

scientific article published on 23 July 2014

Does Intervening In Childcare Settings Impact Fundamental Movement Skills Development?

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Does participation in a physical activity program impact upon the feet of overweight and obese children?

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

Educator engagement and interaction and children's physical activity in early childhood education and care settings: an observational study protocol

scientific article published on 07 February 2017

Effects of a 'school-based' physical activity intervention on adiposity in adolescents from economically disadvantaged communities: secondary outcomes of the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' RCT.

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Efficacy of interventions to improve motor development in young children: a systematic review

scientific article published on 07 September 2009

Environmental characteristics of early childhood education and care centres and young children's weight status: A systematic review

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Evaluation of a differentiation model of preschoolers' executive functions.

scientific article published on 17 March 2015

Evaluation of an intervention to reduce adolescent sitting time during the school day: The ‘Stand Up for Health’ randomised controlled trial

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Feasibility of SHARK: A physical activity skill-development program for overweight and obese children

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Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a childcare-based intervention to reduce sitting time among pre-schoolers: A pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Flexibility is associated with motor competence in schoolchildren

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Fundamental movement skill interventions in youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Fundamental movement skills in children and adolescents: review of associated health benefits

scientific article published on December 2010

Goal setting for weight-related behavior change in children: An exploratory study.

scientific article published in January 2018

Gross motor skills in toddlers: Prevalence and socio-demographic differences.

scientific article published on 19 May 2018

Immediate and delayed effects of integrating physical activity into preschool children's learning of numeracy skills

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Implementing Resistance Training in Secondary Schools: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published in January 2018

Improved interpretation of studies comparing methods of dietary assessment: combining equivalence testing with the limits of agreement

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Increasing physical activity among young children from disadvantaged communities: study protocol of a group randomised controlled effectiveness trial

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Influences on preschool children's physical activity: exploration through focus groups

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International Study of Movement Behaviors in the Early Years (SUNRISE): Results from SUNRISE Sweden's Pilot and COVID-19 Study

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Is Childhood Overweight/Obesity Perceived as a Health Problem by Mothers of Preschool Aged Children in Bangladesh? A Community Level Cross-Sectional Study

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Longitudinal associations between motor competence and different physical activity intensities: LabMed physical activity study

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Longitudinal levels and bouts of sedentary time among adolescent girls

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Lower activity levels are related to higher plantar pressures in overweight children

scientific article published in February 2015

Mastery of fundamental movement skills among children in New South Wales: prevalence and sociodemographic distribution

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Meta-analysis of movement-based interventions to aid academic and behavioral outcomes: A taxonomy of relevance and integration

scientific article published in 2022

Methodological considerations in using accelerometers to assess habitual physical activity in children aged 0-5 years

scientific article published on 14 January 2009

Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS).

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Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2010 (SPANS 2010).

scientific article published on 31 March 2011

Movement Skills and Physical Activity in Obese Children

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Movement skill mastery in a clinical sample of overweight and obese children ⬇️

scientific article published on May 24, 2011

Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of a Child-Centered Physical Activity Program, a Parent-Centered Dietary-Modification Program, or Both in Overweight Children: The HIKCUPS Study

scientific article published on 06 May 2010

Objectively measured sedentary behavior, physical activity, and plasma lipids in overweight and obese children

scientific article published in February 2013

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

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

PACE: A group randomised controlled trial to increase children's break-time playground physical activity

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

PROMOTING GROSS MOTOR SKILLS IN TODDLERS: THE ACTIVE BEGINNINGS PILOT CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL.

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Parent Diet Modification, Child Activity, or Both in Obese Children: An RCT

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Parent-Focused Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity eHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in preschool children.

scientific article published on 27 November 2012

Perceived and actual competence among overweight and non-overweight children

scientific article published on 2 July 2010

Physical activity among adolescents in New South Wales (Australia): 1997 and 2004

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Physical activity during school recess: a systematic review

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Physical activity in young people—Assessment and methodological issues

scientific article published on 13 May 2009

Physical activity levels and movement skill instruction in secondary school physical education.

scientific article published on 14 December 2011

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: movement behaviours in early life

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Physical education in secondary schools located in low-income communities: Physical activity levels, lesson context and teacher interaction

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

Practical utility and reliability of whole-room calorimetry in young children

scientific article published on 19 September 2012

Predictive Validity of a Thigh-Worn Accelerometer METs Algorithm in 5- to 12-Year-old Children.

scientific article published in June 2016

Predictive validity and classification accuracy of ActiGraph energy expenditure equations and cut-points in young children

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Predictive validity of four bioelectrical impedance equations in determining percent fat mass in overweight and obese children

scientific article published in January 2008

Predictive validity of three ActiGraph energy expenditure equations for children

scientific article published in February 2006

Preschool and childcare center characteristics associated with children's physical activity during care hours: an observational study

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Preschool children and physical activity: a review of correlates

scientific article published on May 2008

Preschoolers’ Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Compliance with Recommendations ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Process evaluation of the Hunter Illawarra Kids Challenge Using Parent Support study: a multisite randomized controlled trial for the management of child obesity

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

Proficiency deficiency: mastery of fundamental movement skills and skill components in overweight and obese children

scientific article published on 28 July 2011

Promoting ball skills in preschool-age girls.

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

Promoting fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings: a cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Promoting gross motor skills and physical activity in childcare: A translational randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Promoting healthy lifestyles among adolescent boys: the Fitness Improvement and Lifestyle Awareness Program RCT.

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Promoting motor skills in low-income, ethnic children: The Physical Activity in Linguistically Diverse Communities (PALDC) nonrandomized trial

scientific article published on 08 May 2017

Promoting physical activity among adolescent girls: the Girls in Sport group randomized trial

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Randomised controlled trials in overweight children: practicalities and realities

Rationale and study protocol for the 'active teen leaders avoiding screen-time' (ATLAS) group randomized controlled trial: an obesity prevention intervention for adolescent boys from schools in low-income communities

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Reducing electronic media use in 2-3 year-old children: feasibility and efficacy of the Family@play pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 August 2015

Relationship between children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and childcare environments: A cross sectional study

scientific article published on 21 February 2017

Relationship between plantar pressures, physical activity and sedentariness among preschool children

scientific article published in January 2011

Relationship of physical activity to fundamental movement skills among adolescents

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Relationships between body composition and fundamental movement skills among children and adolescents

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Relationships between child, parent and community characteristics and weight status among young children

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Relationships between fundamental movement skills and objectively measured physical activity in preschool children

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

Relationships between weight status and child, parent and community characteristics in preschool children

scientific article published on January 2009

Rethinking school-based approaches to promote physical activity among children: using the evidence base more effectively

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Review of Australian childhood obesity research funding 2010-2013.

scientific article published in August 2013

School-based obesity prevention interventions: practicalities and considerations

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

School-home partnerships: the missing piece in obesity prevention?

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Sedentariness, small-screen recreation, and fitness in youth

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Sedentary behaviours among Australian adolescents

scientific article (publication date: December 2006)

Sedentary time, physical activity and compliance with IOM recommendations in young children at childcare

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

Smart-phone obesity prevention trial for adolescent boys in low-income communities: the ATLAS RCT.

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Socio-ecological predictors of participation and dropout in organised sports during childhood

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Sociodemographic Predictors of Changes in Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep among Toddlers and Preschoolers in Chile during the COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 29 December 2020

Sports participation and parent-reported health-related quality of life in children: longitudinal associations

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth: an update.

scientific article published on June 2016

Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community effectiveness trial: study protocol of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their children.

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The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community randomized controlled trial: a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their children.

scientific article published on 29 December 2013

The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' randomized controlled trial: efficacy of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight fathers and their children.

scientific article published on 10 August 2010

The HAPPY study: development and reliability of a parent survey to assess correlates of preschool children's physical activity

scientific article published on 4 April 2012

The HIKCUPS trial: a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a combined physical activity skill-development and dietary modification program in overweight and obese children

scientific article published on 31 January 2007

The Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT girls) randomized controlled trial for adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools: rationale, study protocol, and baseline results.

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The Physical Activity 4 Everyone Cluster Randomized Trial: 2-Year Outcomes of a School Physical Activity Intervention Among Adolescents

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

The Preschool Activity, Technology, Health, Adiposity, Behaviour and Cognition (PATH-ABC) cohort study: rationale and design

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The correlates of preschoolers' compliance with screen recommendations exist across multiple domains ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2013

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

scientific article published on April 2013

The impact of child and adolescent obesity treatment interventions on physical activity: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 28 July 2009

The independent associations of sedentary behaviour and physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness.

scientific article published on 14 February 2013

The nutrition and enjoyable activity for teen girls study: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

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The population distributions, upper normal limits and correlations between liver tests among Australian adolescents.

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The population prevalence of adverse concentrations and associations with adiposity of liver tests among Australian adolescents.

scientific article published on 18 November 2008

The reliability and validity of the Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire.

scientific article published in December 2002

The reliability of the Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire (ASAQ)

scientific article published on 14 April 2007

The theory of expanded, extended, and enhanced opportunities for youth physical activity promotion

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Thirteen-year trends in child and adolescent fundamental movement skills: 1997-2010.

scientific article published in October 2013

Time2bHealthy - An online childhood obesity prevention program for preschool-aged children: A randomised controlled trial protocol

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Tracking physical activity and sedentary behavior in childhood: a systematic review

scientific article published on June 2013

Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Australians, 1985, 1997, and 2004.

scientific article published in May 2007

Understanding the Day-to-Day Lives of Obese Children and Their Families ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Use of Electronic Games by Young Children and Fundamental Movement Skills? ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Validation and application of a novel method of measuring non-response bias in school-based surveys of paediatric overweight and obesity.

scientific article published in October 2010

Validation and calibration of the activPAL™ for estimating METs and physical activity in 4-6 year olds

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Validation of activPAL defined sedentary time and breaks in sedentary time in 4- to 6-year-olds

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Validation of the SenseWear Mini activity monitor in 5-12-year-old children.

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

Validation of thigh-based accelerometer estimates of postural allocation in 5-12 year-olds

scientific article published on 12 August 2016

Volumes and bouts of sedentary behavior and physical activity: associations with cardiometabolic health in obese children

scientific article published in May 2014

What factors are associated with excess body weight in Australian secondary school students? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 20, 2012

What is the impact of professional learning on physical activity interventions among preschool children? A systematic review

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

Wrist Acceleration Cut-points for Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth.

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Wrist Accelerometer Cut Points for Classifying Sedentary Behavior in Children.

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