Javier Ramos-Munell, Mark S Pearce, Ashley Adamson, Xanne Janssen, Laura Basterfield, John J Reilly
OBJECTIVES: Tracking of physical activity from childhood onwards is an important public health issue, but evidence on tracking is limited. This study quantified the tracking of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) across childhood and adolescence in a recent cohort from England. DESIGN: Longitudinal, with a socio-economically representative sample from North-East England, over an 8-year period. METHODS: Measures of time spent in MVPA, with an Actigraph GT1M accelerometer, were made at age 7-8y (n = 622, T1), age 9-10y (n = 585, T2), age 12-13y (n = 525, T3) and age 14-16y (n = 361, T4)...
March 26, 2024: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport