ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2018
Relative proportion of vigorous physical activity, total volume of moderate to vigorous activity, and body mass index in youth: the Millennium Cohort Study.
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- Association Between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Prospective Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Western Countries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Is device-measured vigorous physical activity associated with health-related outcomes in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of the Virtual Reality-Infused Movement and Activity Program (V-MAP) on Physical Activity and Cognition in Head Start Preschoolers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Volume and Intensity for Healthy Body Mass Index and Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Enhancing the Translation of Children's and Adolescents' Accelerometer Physical Activity Reference Values.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
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- Use of the activPALArchives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Article
- The Physical Behaviour Intensity Spectrum and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Youth: A Compositional Analysis of Pooled Individual Participant Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines. The Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for children (5-12 years) and young people (13-17 years): An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Is the positive relationship of infant weight gain with adolescent adiposity attenuated by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in childhood? Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Acute Cardiometabolic Responses to Multi-Modal Integrative Neuromuscular Training in Children.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe present physical activity guidelines suggest that when the overall activity energy expenditure is held constant, moderate and vigorous intensity activities (MVPA) provide equivalent health benefits. We explored associations between vigorous physical activity on body mass index whilst controlling for volume of MVPA.
methodsIn a longitudinal study with 7 years follow-up (n = 4770; aged 7 years old at baseline), physical activity was measured objectively at baseline. Body mass index (BMI) was measured at baseline and follow-up. Vigorous activity was expressed as the percentage of total MVPA.
resultsParticipants in the highest vigorous activity tertile at baseline were at lower odds (odds ratio = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.55, 0.88) of overweight /obesity at follow-up compared with those in the lowest vigorous activity tertile after adjustment for total volume of MVPA, BMI at baseline, sex, ethnicity and social status.
conclusionThe results suggest vigorous activity, regardless of volume, is important in preventing excessive weight gain in young people.
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