Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
November 2022
Health associations with meeting the new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines recommendations according to body mass index classes in Canadian adults
by Aurélie Baillot, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Stéphanie A Prince, Ahmed Jérôme Romain, Rachel C. Colley and Justin J. Lang
A 24-hour day involves a continuum of movement progressing from the absence of movement (i.e., sleep) towards high-intensity movements (i.e., vigorous exercise). While many studies have looked at the beneficial health effects of each movement behaviour in isolation (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep), the concept of a 24-hour movement cycle has seen growing interest among researchers and public health authorities. Indeed, evidence highlights that behaviours on the movement continuum are important, and achieving multiple recommendations within the 24-hour movement continuum is associated with better health. In other words, “the whole day matters” for health and wellness, and the balance between each movement behaviour is important. This paradigm shift resulted in the 2020 release of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for adults (24-H Guidelines) for public health guidance, reporting benchmarks for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary behaviour and sleep duration.
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Data profile: The Statistics Canada Biobank
by Natalie Cross, Janine Clarke, Carol Perez-Iratxeta and Audra Nagasawa
The Statistics Canada Biobank is a valuable, yet underutilized, source of nationally representative health information. The main purpose of the Biobank is to accelerate future research projects and to build health monitoring opportunities on a representative sample of Canadians.
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