Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific
literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high …

Background Active video games (AVGs) have gained interest as a way to increase physical
activity in children and youth. The effect of AVGs on acute energy expenditure (EE) has …

Objective Despite proven effectiveness, participation in traditional supervised exercise-
based cardiac rehabilitation (exCR) remains low. Telehealth interventions that use …

The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth has been effective in powering the movement to get kids moving by influencing …

This study sought to quantify the energy expenditure and physical activity associated with
playing the “new generation” active and nonactive console-based video games in 21 …

Background There has been a recent proliferation in the development of smartphone
applications (apps) aimed at modifying various health behaviours. While interventions that …

Background: Sedentary activities such as video gaming are independently associated with
obesity. Active video games, in which players physically interact with images on screen, may …

Background Mobile technology has the potential to deliver behavior change interventions
(mHealth) to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) at modest cost. Previous studies have …

Aim To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a mobile phone intervention to
improve exercise capacity and physical activity behaviour in people with ischaemic heart …

Objective Compare the effects and costs of remotely monitored exercise-based cardiac
telerehabilitation (REMOTE-CR) with centre-based programmes (CBexCR) in adults with …