Travis, Author at The Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN)

April 5, 2022

International Recommendations for School-Related Sedentary Behaviour

Earlier this morning the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network published International Recommendations for School-Related Sedentary Behaviours. Published in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, […]

October 15, 2020

Canada Releases 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults

This morning Canada released the world’s first 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Adults. This completes a cycle that began when Canada released the first 24-hour Movement Guidelines […]

February 10, 2020

Controversies in the science of sedentary behaviour and health

Today’s post comes from Professor Stuart Biddle of the University of Southern Queensland. More on Professor Biddle can be found at the bottom of this post. […]

June 18, 2019

Post-Doctoral Opportunity in Brazil

The Applied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group at University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FMUSP), Brazil, is offering 3 post-doc positions to work on a project […]

June 18, 2019

Why is Sedentary Behavior Making an Appearance in Physical Activity Guidelines?

Today’s post comes from Dr Peter Katzmarzyk. More info on Dr Katzmarzyk can be found at the bottom of the post. When the Physical Activity Guidelines […]

February 13, 2019

Screen time predicts delays in child development, says new research

Ninety-eight per cent of children now live in homes with internet-connected devices. (Shutterstock) Researchers, doctors, public health officials and parents are all trying to make sense […]

October 2, 2018

Are sedentary children less physically literate?

Today’s post comes from Dr Travis Saunders, and was cross-posted to Obesity Panacea on the PLOS blog network. Physical literacy refers to the skills, motivation, and knowledge […]

June 25, 2018

Does listening to music or watching television while exercising impact food intake or energy expenditure after the workout?

Today’s post comes from Ms Holly Livock, a recent MSc graduate from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. You can find more on Holly […]

June 4, 2018

To maintain a healthy body weight, you need to match food intake to energy expenditure, but you also need to be physically active and metabolically flexible!

Sedentary behavior is a risk factor for metabolic disease. Contemporary societies have largely engineered physical activity out of daily life to the point that physical […]