Background Accelerometers are widely used to measure sedentary time, physical activity,
physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE), and sleep-related behaviors, with the …

On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity
established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action …

Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary
behaviour. Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An …

Recent technological advances have transformed the research on physical activity initially
based on questionnaire data to the most recent objective data from accelerometers. The shift …

Background Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable
diseases, and has a negative effect on mental health and quality of life. We describe levels …

Background The prominence of sedentary behavior research in health science has grown
rapidly. With this growth there is increasing urgency for clear, common and accepted …

Background Physical activity has not been objectively measured in prospective cohorts with
sufficiently large numbers to reliably detect associations with multiple health outcomes …

Background Physical activity has many health benefits for young people. In 2018, WHO
launched More Active People for a Healthier World, a new global action on physical activity …

The availability of wearable devices (WDs) to collect biometric information and their use
during activities of daily living is significantly increasing in the general population. These …

In the past few decades, the field of physical activity has grown and evolved in scope, depth,
visibility and impact around the world. Global progress has been observed in research and …