July 3, 2019
Today’s post comes from Wuyou Sui – more info can be found at the end of this post. Recently, research into the topic of excessive sitting, […]
July 10, 2019
A number of studies have identified socioeconomic status (SES) as being positively related to physical activity and negatively related to sedentary behaviour levels. Though this indicator […]
July 17, 2019
6% of the Canadian population currently attends some form of post-secondary education. This is an important portion of the adult population and the general population. However, […]
July 24, 2019
One of the most popular forms of social media- Instagram- has made a significant change for its Canadian users in the past few months by running […]
July 31, 2019
Exercising has been proven over and over again to benefit physical and mental health. In the context of the workplace, countless researchers have seen improvements in […]
August 7, 2019
Emerging research in the field of sedentary behaviour is increasingly studying the effects of screen time as screens have become an integral part of the lives […]
August 15, 2019
With the constant improvement of healthcare and technology, an increasing number of people around the world are living well into retirement. Currently there are more than […]
August 21, 2019
An Innovative Citizen Science Approach to Track Time Spent on Mobile Devices: a SMART Platform Study
Today’s post comes from Dr. Tarun Katapally, discussing his new paper entitled “Methodology to Derive Objective Screen-State from Smartphones: A SMART Platform Study” recently published in […]
August 28, 2019
A recent study has evaluated the relationship between physical activity and sedentary time (assessed by accelerometry) and premature mortality in a large sample of middle aged […]