December 5, 2012
Earlier this year SBRN published an updated definition of the terms “sedentary” and “sedentary behaviour”, which was published in the journals Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism and Movement & […]
December 10, 2012
Below is a survey asking SBRN members about their views on the future of the organization, and whether or not the group should formally become a […]
May 17, 2013
R. Viir, Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, TartuEstonia RehabCenter, RheumatismFoundationHospital, Heinola, Finland E-mail: ragnar.viir@ut.ee M. Pääsuke, Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, […]
May 21, 2013
The 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children — “The Power to Move Kids” — which takes place in Toronto from May 19th-22nd, 2014, will bring […]
May 27, 2013
A new prospective study of the benefits of treadmill desks has just been published in the journal Obesity. The abstract is below, and the full text […]
May 28, 2013
The American College of Sports Medicine will be hosting their annual scientific meeting in Indianapolis, USA, this week, and there is a wealth of sedentary behaviour […]
June 18, 2013
Today’s guest post comes from PhD student Bethany Howard. You can find out more about Bethany at the bottom of this post. The study that she […]
September 9, 2013
From the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: BACKGROUND: Associations of sitting-time and physical activity with depression are unclear. PURPOSE: To examine concurrent and prospective associations between […]
October 28, 2013
On October 28 the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their media/screentime recommendations for children and youth, published in the journal Pediatrics. The paper includes recommendations for […]