Mark Tremblay

Oct 27, 2024 | theconversation.com | Mark Tremblay

Physical activity, screen time and sleep levels for preschoolers in Canada and globally don’t meet recommendations, risking global health challenges. It’s time to get little ones a little more active.

Oct 4, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Mark Tremblay |Nicholas Kuzik

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviors) are essential for the healthy growth and development of preschool-aged children. This was the impetus for creating the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (birth to four years).

May 16, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Nicholas Kuzik |l’Université d’Ottawa |Brianne A. Bruijns |Post-Doctoral Associate |Mark Tremblay

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May 16, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Nicholas Kuzik |Brianne A. Bruijns |Mark Tremblay

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. While this grade is better than the D grade given in 2022, there is still much room for improvement. The D+ resulted from only 39% of children and youth in Canada meeting the recommendation of at least 60 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous—or heart-pumping—physical activity.

May 15, 2024 | theconversation.com | Mark Tremblay |Brianne Bruijns |Nicholas Kuzik

The changing climate is an added barrier to getting children and youth in Canada to meet the minimum guidelines for being physically active.