February 13, 2019
Published by Travis at February 13, 2019
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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 […]
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January 30, 2019
Published by Joel at January 30, 2019
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SBRN Newsletter – January 30, 2019

In this issue… Do you have a colleague who is interested in sedentary behaviour? JSGS Population Health Policy Lab is funding cutting edge active living research. […]
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January 17, 2019
Published by Joel at January 17, 2019
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SBRN membership survey results

In October of 2018, the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network disseminated a survey to determine member satisfaction, receive feedback on how to improve the SBRN website and […]
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October 2, 2018
Published by Travis at October 2, 2018
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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 […]
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September 26, 2018
Published by Joel at September 26, 2018
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Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition

Only one in 20 US children in the study met the full recommended guidelines on recreational screen time, physical activity and sleep. Limiting recreational screen time […]
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June 25, 2018
Published by Travis at June 25, 2018
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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 […]
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June 4, 2018
Published by Travis at June 4, 2018
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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 […]
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May 7, 2018
Published by Travis at May 7, 2018
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Reallocating time between sleep, sedentary and active behaviours: Associations with obesity and health in Canadian adults

Today’s post comes from Rachel Colley (Senior Research Analyst in the Health Analysis Division at Statistics Canada), and describes a new paper released on April 18, […]
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April 30, 2018
Published by Travis at April 30, 2018
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What is the best questionnaire to measure sedentary behaviour? “well, it depends…”

Today’s post comes from Dr Manon Dontje. You can find more information on Dr Dontje at the bottom of this article. These days, more and more information […]
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