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Are Kids Getting Enough Physical Activity? A Global Study Reveals

Oct 14, 2024 | innerself.com | l’Université d’Ottawa |Mark S Tremblay |Nicholas Kuzik |Daniel Siegel

A recent study found that only 14 per cent of preschoolers around the world are meeting movement recommendations for physical activity, sleep and screen time. (Shutterstock)Are preschoolers around the world meeting physical activity guidelines? Why are global guidelines for movement behaviors important for children? How can parents help their kids meet movement guidelines? What are the global differences in physical activity, sleep, and screen time?
Most children don’t meet guidelines for exercise, sleep and screen time, global study finds

Oct 6, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Mark S Tremblay |Nicholas Kuzik

A recent study found that only 14% of preschoolers around the world are meeting movement recommendations for physical activity, sleep and screen time. Little kids are not moving as much as they should be, as a global study unearths that only 14% of preschoolers are meeting current global health guidelines. Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviours) are essential for the healthy growth and development of preschool-aged children.
Global study finds most children don’t meet guidelines for physical activity, screen time and sleep

Oct 3, 2024 | msn.com | Mark S Tremblay |l’Université d’Ottawa |Nicholas Kuzik

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Opinion: Climate change latest factor limiting kids’ physical activity

May 17, 2024 | brandonsun.com | Nicholas Kuzik |Brianne A. Bruijns |Mark S Tremblay

Print Email Read Later The ParticipAction Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity.
Thantifaxath Plunge into the Depths on 'Hive Mind Narcosis' | Exclaim!

Jun 2, 2023 | exclaim.ca | Mark S Tremblay

Published Jun 02, 20238Hive Mind Narcosis is an album of dueling identities. On the one hand, the album features bleak and cold elements of black metal. On the other, there are sublime moments of melodic clarity that cut through the noise. These two contrasting sides of Thantifaxath create one of the more satisfying experiences one can have with black metal music.
Phantom Lung's 'Abhorrent Entity' Is an Unrelenting Ride | Exclaim!

Feb 28, 2023 | exclaim.ca | Mark S Tremblay

Published Feb 28, 20237Phantom Lung harken back to a golden period of death metal/grindcore in Canadian music. Following in a similar vein to that of Ion Dissonance and Beneath the Massacre, the four-piece make music that's sonically punishing and unrelenting — their latest EP Abhorrent Entity is a no-holds-barred showcase of what grindcore and death metal are at the very core.
They Grieve Come to the Light on 'To Which I Bore Witness' | Exclaim!

Feb 21, 2023 | exclaim.ca | Mark S Tremblay

Published Feb 21, 20238The best kept secret in Ontario's doom metal scene, They Grieve — the project of Gary Thibert and Deniz Guvenc, of Alaskan and Stay Here respectively — have spent the past several years refining their approach to doom metal, shifting away from the genre's usual tropes to make something uniquely their own. To Which I Bore Witness is a subtle, nuanced and richly emotional exploration of grief and loss that sends doom through a prism of sound.
BIG|BRAVE Channel Trauma into Punishingly Heavy Music

Feb 17, 2023 | exclaim.ca | Mark S Tremblay

Published Feb 17, 2023Over the course of seven studio albums, BIG|BRAVE have carved out an unconventional career as a heavy band. Guitarists Mathieu Ball and Robin Wattie have been playing music together in the project for 11 years, starting out as a borderline folk band before developing into a morose drone outfit. "We became a loud band by accident," reflects Ball.
Pile Write New Stories on 'All Fiction' | Exclaim!

Feb 15, 2023 | exclaim.ca | Mark S Tremblay

Published Feb 15, 20238Over the course of their first seven albums, Pile have developed the particular brand of dissonant yet melodic rock that fans have come to expect; music that's equal parts aggression and beauty. Having chipped away at a signature sound for more than a decade now, the four-piece seemed poised to make a monumental shift in their sound. The past few years has seen the band revise their back catalogue, reimagining much of that material through the use of synthesizers and piano.