Physical activity in Ontario preschoolers: prevalence and measurement issues.

@article{Obeid2011PhysicalAI,
  title={Physical activity in Ontario preschoolers: prevalence and measurement issues.},
  author={Joyce Obeid and Thanh T. D. Nguyen and Leigh Gabel and Brian W Timmons},
  journal={Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme},
  year={2011},
  volume={36 2},
  pages={
          291-7
        }
}
Early childhood is a critical period for the development of active living behaviours; however, very little is known about the physical activity levels of preschoolers from Canada. The objectives of this study were to (i) examine physical activity in a sample of Ontario preschoolers by using high-frequency accelerometry to determine activity and step counts; (ii) assess the relationship between step counts and physical activity; (iii) examine the influence of epoch length or sampling interval on… 
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