Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
January 2021
Do fit kids have fit parents?
by Rachel C. Colley, Janine Clarke, Caroline Y. Doyon, Ian Janssen, Justin J. Lang, Brian W. Timmons and Mark S. Tremblay
The physical fitness (i.e., the ability to perform physical activity) of Canadian children declined from 1980 to 2007, and then remained relatively stable from 2007 to 2017. High physical fitness is associated with many health benefits and is an important indicator of future health status among children. The interrelationships among fitness, obesity, physical activity and health are well established, and are sensitive to a myriad of socioeconomic influences. The health status and lifestyle habits of parents have been proposed as important sources of influence.
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