Physical activity guidelines and guides for Canadians: facts and futureThis article is part of a supplement entitled Advancing physical activity measurement and guidelines in Canada: a scientific review and evidence-based foundation for the future of Canadian physical activity guidelines co-published by Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism and the Canadian Journal of Public Health. It may be cited as Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab. 32(Suppl. 2E) or as Can. J. Public Health 98(Supp

Tremblay, Mark S.; Shephard, Roy J.; Brawley, Lawrence R.; Cameron, Christine; Craig, Cora L.; Duggan, Mary; Esliger, Dale W.; Hearst, William E; Hicks, Audrey HicksA.; Janssen, Ian; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E; Ginis, Kathleen A. Martin; McGuire, Ashlee; Paterson, Donald H.; Sharratt, M.; Spence, John C.; Timmons, Brian W.; Young, T. Kue; Zehr, Lori; Sheperd, R. J.

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“…Detailed population health advocacy and intervention programs with sustained support are likely to be required for this to occur. As of June 2014, 28 peer-reviewed publications have informed or documented the development process of the Canadian PA and SB Guidelines (Brawley and Latimer 2007;Cameron et al 2007;Esliger and Tremblay 2007;Janssen 2007;Katzmarzyk and Tremblay 2007;Martin Ginis and Hicks 2007;Paterson et al 2007;Sharratt and Hearst 2007;Timmons et al 2007Timmons et al , 2012Tremblay et al 2007aTremblay et al , 2007bTremblay et al , 2010aTremblay et al , 2010bTremblay et al , 2011aTremblay et al , 2011bTremblay et al , 2011cTremblay et al , 2012aTremblay et al , 2012bWarburton et al 2007Warburton et al , 2010Young and Katzmarzyk 2007;Janssen and LeBlanc 2010;Kesäniemi et al 2010;Paterson and Warburton 2010;Rhodes and Pfaeffli 2010;LeBlanc et al 2012;Latimer-Cheung et al 2013). All these papers were published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (APNM) (impact factor 2.01 as of June 2014) or the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) (impact factor 3.58 as of June 2014), and all articles are rated "highly accessed" (as defined by their respective journal's standards).…”

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Knowledge and awareness of Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines: a synthesis of existing evidence

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Deshpande

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The aim of this review was to consolidate and synthesize existing evidence regarding current knowledge and awareness of the Canadian Physical Activity (PA) and Sedentary Behaviour (SB) Guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed publications pertaining to the guidelines. Content experts, key organizations (i.e., ParticipACTION and the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute), journal Web sites, and service organizations (i.e., the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and the Public Health Agency of Canada) were consulted for additional evidence. Scientific publications (n = 6) and research from ParticipACTION and the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute reported that awareness of the guidelines is low, especially with respect to the SB guidelines. Less than 10% of survey respondents from the Canadian population were aware of the PA guidelines, and less than 5% were aware of the SB guidelines. Information on the guidelines was available on 51% of public health unit and CSEP partner Web sites. Online metrics (e.g., downloads, site accessions) from CSEP, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and journal Web sites showed that online accession of the guidelines was high (e.g., all "highly accessed" on journal Web sites). This review showed that awareness of the Canadian PA and SB Guidelines is low among the general population but higher among the scientific and stakeholder communities. Governmental, nongovernmental, and stakeholder organizations should collaborate in creating sustained, long-term, and well-resourced communication plans to reach the Canadian population to raise awareness of PA and SB guidelines and should implement programs to facilitate their uptake.

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Knowledge and awareness of Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines: a synthesis of existing evidence

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“…Because the existing guidelines were based on evidence that was several years old, the CSEP and Public Health Agency of Canada began a project to review the existing guidelines and guides [18,28]. In this report, we described the process the CSEP PAMG Steering Committee followed to produce clear, evidence-based physical activity recommendations for school-aged children (5-17 years), adults (18-64 years) and older adults (≥65 years).…”

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“…It is important to note that the Steering Committee made a conscious decision to try to seek authors who were acknowledged experts in their area but also up-and-coming in their academic career rather than only the investigators who had been involved in the earlier Guides' development. An introductory [18] and concluding paper [28] were also prepared to contextualize, explain and summarize the commissioned papers.…”

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Process description and evaluation of Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines development

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BackgroundThis paper describes the process used to arrive at recommended physical activity guidelines for Canadian school-aged children and youth (5-17 years), adults (18-64 years) and older adults (≥65 years).MethodsThe Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Physical Activity Measurement and Guidelines (PAMG) Steering Committee used the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research Evaluation (AGREE II) Instrument to inform the guideline development process. Fourteen background papers and five systematic reviews were completed. Systematic review authors appraised and synthesized the data, and proposed specific recommendations at an international consensus conference of invited experts and key stakeholders. Independently, an international panel of experts interpreted the evidence from the systematic reviews and developed recommendations following attendance at the Consensus Conference.ResultsUsing the AGREE II instrument as a guide, specific foci for each of the guidelines were defined and systematic review methodology was used to synthesize the evidence base. The expert panel, CSEP PAMG Steering Committee and methodological consultants reviewed the systematic reviews and Consensus Statement. The expert panel achieved consensus on the level of evidence informing the physical activity guidelines and developed a separate document outlining key recommendations, interpretation of the evidence and justification of each recommendation.ConclusionThe CSEP and Public Health Agency of Canada followed a rigorous process to examine the evidence informing potential revisions to existing physical activity guidelines for Canadians. It is believed that this is the first physical activity guideline development process in the world to be guided and assessed by AGREE II and AMSTAR instruments.

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“…Canada has a rich history of producing and promoting evidenceinformed physical activity guidelines (Tremblay et al 2007a(Tremblay et al , 2007b2011a, 2012a) and more recently, sedentary behaviour guidelines (Tremblay et al 2011b(Tremblay et al , 2012b for the promotion of population health. While awareness of the existing guidelines is low (LeBlanc et al 2015), feedback from a variety of stakeholders (e.g., parents, teachers, physical activity professionals, pediatricians) indicates that integrated guidelines that combine the movement behaviours across the whole day would be welcomed and preferred over a series of segregated guidelines (Carson et al 2013a;Faulkner et al 2016).…”

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Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep

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Chaput

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Abstract:Leaders from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of national organizations, content experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who followed rigorous and transparent guideline development procedures to create the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep. These novel guidelines for children and youth aged 5-17 years respect the natural and intuitive integration of movement behaviours across the whole day (24-h period). The development process was guided by the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research Evaluation (AGREE) II instrument and systematic reviews of evidence informing the guidelines were assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Four systematic reviews (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, integrated behaviours) examining the relationships between and among movement behaviours and several health indicators were completed and interpreted by expert consensus. Complementary compositional analyses were performed using Canadian Health Measures Survey data to examine the relationships between movement behaviours and health indicators. A stakeholder survey was employed (n = 590) and 28 focus groups/stakeholder interviews (n = 104) were completed to gather feedback on draft guidelines. Following an introductory preamble, the guidelines provide evidence-informed recommendations for a healthy day (24 h), comprising a combination of sleep, sedentary behaviours, light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity physical activity. Proactive dissemination, promotion, implementation, and evaluation plans have been prepared in an effort to optimize uptake and activation of the new guidelines. Future research should consider the integrated relationships among movement behaviours, and similar integrated guidelines for other age groups should be developed.

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Knowledge and awareness of Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines: a synthesis of existing evidence

Knowledge and awareness of Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines: a synthesis of existing evidence

Process description and evaluation of Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines development

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep

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