This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity …

Background. Accurate assessment of physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents is
required to establish PA levels, monitor changes and inform public healthy policy. This study …

Objective Gestational weight gain (GWG) has been identified as a critical modifier of
maternal and fetal health. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the …

Background Given the rapid development during the early years (0-4 years), an understanding
of the health implications of physical activity is needed. The purpose of this systematic …

The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise
professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or …

Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), gestational hypertension (GH) and pre-eclampsia
(PE) are associated with short and long-term health issues for mother and child; …

Objective We aimed to identify the relationship between maternal prenatal exercise and birth
complications, and neonatal and childhood morphometric, metabolic and developmental …

Background Accurate assessment is required to assess current and changing physical
activity levels, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to increase activity …

Background The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of
national organizations, research experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who …

Appropriate in utero growth is essential for offspring development and is a critical contributor
to long-term health. Fetal growth is largely dictated by the availability of nutrients in …