Moving forward by looking back: children's physical activity across the ages.
Some cultural groups provide a glimpse at the past because they preserve or adhere to traditional behaviours and (or) living conditions. This brief introduction outlines a series of papers presented at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Conference that used this model to explore changes in the physical activity behaviour of children over time.
Tremblay
Mark S
MS
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Research Institute, Ottawa, ON. mtremblay@cheo.on.ca
D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D012955:Societies, Medical