Mark Tremblay

Professor Mark Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from Laurentian University. His graduate training was from the University of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is a senior scientist with the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO) Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, President of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Founder of the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network, Chair of Outdoor Play Canada, and Adjunct/Visiting Professor at five other universities on four continents. Dr. Tremblay has published >500 scientific papers and book chapters in the areas of childhood obesity, physical activity measurement, exercise physiology, sedentary physiology, outdoor play and health surveillance. His h-index is 83 and his published research has been cited >27,000 times according to Scopus. He has delivered over 800 scholarly conference presentations, including more than 150 invited and keynote addresses, in 22 different countries. Dr. Tremblay received an honorary doctorate from Nipissing University, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Lawson Foundation 60th Anniversary Award, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Honour Award, the Victor Marchessault Advocacy Award from the Canadian Pediatric Society, and the Vic Neufeld Mentorship Award in Global Health Research from the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research for his leadership contributions to healthy active living in Canada and around the world. Dr. Tremblay’s most productive work has resulted from his 32-year marriage to his wife Helen, yielding four wonderful children.

EDUCATION / TRAINING RECOGNITION
2019 CANADIAN ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Inducted as Fellow, FCAHS

2018 CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Inducted as Fellow, FCSEP

2011 NIPISSING UNIVERSITY
Honorary Doctorate of Letters (D.Litt., honoris causa)

1997 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Inducted as Fellow, FACSM

1996 UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Diploma in University Teaching

1994 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Ph.D., Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Community Health (Exercise Science)
 
1988 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
M.Sc., Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Community Health (Exercise Science)

1986 LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY 
Honors B.P.H.E. 

1984 LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY 
Honors B.Comm. (Sports Administration)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2021+ CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Senior Scientist
- Senior Research Scientist and Full Professor
- active engagement and participation in the program of pediatric obesity and healthy active living research
- mentor research group members, post-docs, graduate students and visiting scholars
- vocal advocate for the healthy active living with policy makers, the community and the media
- provide leadership and involvement in external professional and volunteer activities related to childhood healthy active living and obesity prevention

2018+ CHAIR, OUTDOOR PLAY CANADA
- helped lead the creation of Outdoor Play Canada - a network of advocates, practitioners, researchers and organizations working together to promote, protect, and preserve access to play in nature and the outdoors for all people living in Canada. Outdoor Play Canada provides leadership to galvanize the outdoor play movement across Canada to promote the health and wellness of Canadians and the environments in which we live
- provide financial, organizational, strategic, and administrative leadership for the network
- primary spokesperson, advocate, signing officer and representative for Outdoor Play Canada
- provide leadership for collaborative projects

2018+ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES, CARLETON UNIVERSITY
- appointed as adjunct professor
- supervise and mentor graduate students
- teach graduate course on Contemporary Issues in Healthy Active Living
- collaborate on research projects

2014+ PRESIDENT, ACTIVE HEALTHY KIDS GLOBAL ALLIANCE
- led the creation of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA), a not-for-profit organization of researchers, health professionals and stakeholders who are working together to advance physical activity in children and youth around the world
- provide financial, organizational, strategic, and administrative leadership for the organization that involves over 50 countries and 500 global experts
- primary international spokesperson, advocate and representative for the AHKGA
- Chief Executive Officer and signing authority for AHKGA incorporated not-for profit organization

2011+ FOUNDER AND CHAIR, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH NETWORK (SBRN)
- established (with Travis Saunders and Joel Barnes) the world’s first and largest global network of researchers, practitioners, and professionals interested in sedentary behaviour research
- provide financial, organizational, strategic, and administrative leadership for the network that involves >2000 members from >50 countries
- primary international spokesperson, advocate and representative for SBRN
- provide leadership for global collaborative research projects

2008+ DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA: Full Professor (Scientist)
- supervise and mentor graduate students, residents, junior faculty and research staff
- perform research in pediatric exercise science, childhood obesity and health surveillance
- cross-appointment to the School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- membership in Ph.D. in Population Health Program
- full membership in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

2007-2020 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Director, Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research
- appointed as a Senior Research Scientist
- member of Senior Management Leadership Committee (2007-2016)
- responsible for leadership of the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group and Program at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute
- active engagement and participation in the program of pediatric obesity and healthy active living research
- mentor research group members, post-docs and graduate students
- vocal advocate for the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Program with policy makers, the community and the media
- responsible for financial leadership and advancement activities related to the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO)
- responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic plan for HALO
- provide leadership and involvement in external professional and volunteer activities related to childhood healthy active living and obesity prevention
- Director of the Physical Activity and Metabolism Laboratory

2003-2008 STATISTICS CANADA: Senior Scientific Advisor on Health Measurement (Director General Level: EX-03)
- responsible for developing and directing a $38 million, nationally representative survey - the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS)
- attracted or leveraged over $15 million additional support for the survey
- responsible for creating and directing an  inter-disciplinary project team of survey experts and operational mangers to develop and successfully complete the CHMS (created organization chart, staffing plan, and built staff from 1 to over 50 FTE in 3 years)
- survey involves direct physical measures of fitness, physical activity, anthropometry, spiromtery, chronic disease risk factors, oral health, biological specimens (blood, urine), community-level measures, and comprehensive self-reported health and demographic information
- liaised directly and regularly with the Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the Health Canada Research Ethics Board, Statistics Canada Legal Counsel, Statistics Canada Policy Committee, research and NGO stakeholder groups, and comparable international survey leaders
- Chaired the: CHMS Expert Advisory Committee, CHMS Physician Advisory Committee, CHMS Laboratory Technical Committee, CHMS Analysis Advisory Committee, CHMS Steering Committee, CHMS Executive Committee, Health Canada/CHMS Information Committee

2006-2011 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN: Adjunct Professor
- supervised graduate students
- performed research in pediatric exercise science, childhood obesity and health surveillance

2001-2007 CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY,
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK: Adjunct Professor
- collaborate with researchers in the institute in research grant writing, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing, mentoring, graduate student supervision

2003-2006 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN: Professor
- performed research in pediatric exercise science, childhood obesity and health surveillance
- supervised graduate students
- on leave to Statistics Canada for three year secondment

2001-2003 UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN: Dean and Professor
- provided leadership and vision to the College of Kinesiology including overseeing the academic (undergraduate and graduate), athletics, recreational, and physical activity services programs
- worked with the faculty and staff to advance the mission and goals of the College
- facilitated and encouraged scholarship, teaching and service of the highest quality within the College, and across campus
- ensured undergraduate and graduate students had the necessary facilities and learning environment to promote effective intellectual development
- managed the human, financial and capital resources of the College in a manner consistent with the goals, plans, and priorities of the College and University (over 600 staff, $6 million annual budget, $250 million in physical plant)
- oversaw financial management details, including raising funds
- ensured that the University athletics, recreation, and physical activity service programs were managed effectively
- served as a member of the University of Saskatchewan’s senior leadership team and participated in the academic administration of the University
- provided leadership, oversight and responsibility for the funding, preparation, development, construction and relocation to a new $35 million kinesiology complex

2000-2001 CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL POLICY
AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK: Research Fellow
- half-time secondment as Research Fellow
- research grant writing, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing, mentoring

1997-2001 UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK: Associate Professor
- Director of Graduate Studies, 2000-2001
- Acting Director of Graduate Studies, 1999
- granted early tenure, 1999-2000
- granted early promotion to Associate Professor, 1997
- course instructor for:
o Physical Activity, Health, Wellness (2 years)
o Exercise and Fitness Evaluation Techniques (2 years)
o Pediatric Exercise Science (3 years)
o Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant Practicum (3 years)
o Exercise Endocrinology (3 years) (graduate)
o Independent Study and Practica (3 years)
o Kinesiology Graduate Faculty appointment (1993+)
- Department of Biology Graduate Faculty appointment (1997+)
- Director of U.N.B. Fitness Assessment Centre (1991+)
- supervised 47 successful Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant (PFLC) candidates
- conducted CFC, PFLC, CPR courses
- responsible for C.I.A.U. drug education seminars
- Director of U.N.B. exercise physiology laboratory
- active researcher in exercise physiology and physical activity sciences

1994-1997 UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK: Assistant Professor
- course instructor for:
o Introduction to Wellness and Active Living (1 year)
o Physical Activity, Health, and Wellness (2 years)
o Exercise and Fitness Evaluation Techniques (3 years)
o Pediatric Exercise Science (1 year)
o Aerobic Fitness and Health (2 years) (graduate)
o Independent Study and Practica (3 years)
- Graduate Faculty appointment (1993+)
- developed two new Graduate courses
o 1. Aerobic Fitness and Health (PHED 6591)
o 2. Exercise Endocrinology (PHED 6581)
- Director of U.N.B. Fitness Assessment Centre
- supervised 28 successful Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant (PFLC) candidates
- conducted CFC, PFLC, CPR courses
- responsible for C.I.A.U. drug education seminars
- Director of U.N.B. exercise physiology laboratory
- active researcher in exercise physiology and wellness

1990-1994 UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK: Lecturer
- course instructor for:
o Introduction to Wellness and Active Living (2 years)
o Pediatric Exercise Science (2 years)Physical Activity, Health and Wellness (2 years)
o Exercise and Fitness Evaluation Techniques (2 years)
o Independent study and practica (3 years)
o Exercise Physiology (1 year)
o Advanced Exercise Physiology (1 year)
o Independent Research Project (2 years)
o Techniques for Analysis of Human Performance (1 year) (graduate)
- honorary research associate with graduate faculty appointment
- responsible for lecturing, counseling, budget, and research related to exercise physiology
- responsible for C.I.A.U. drug education seminars
- directed and coordinated the operation of the U.N.B. fitness assessment centre including the marketing and preparation of individual and group fitness testing and counseling sessions involving several provincial teams
- developed five new courses that were approved and implemented including:
o 1. Pediatric Exercise Science (PHED 3054)
o 2. Introduction to Wellness and Active Living (PHED 2053)
o 3. Physical Activity, Health and Wellness (PHED 3053)
o 4. Exercise and Fitness Evaluation Techniques (PHED 4043)
o 5. Aspects of Marathon Training (PHED 1301)
- supervised 12 successful Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant candidates
- conducted CFC and CPR workshops

1992-2001 DR. EVERETT CHALMERS HOSPITAL: Affiliated Scientist
- medical staff appointment with selected privileges
- consult on medical issues related to exercise science
- collaborate on research in the Departments of Physiotherapy, Biochemistry, and Laboratory Medicine

1989-1990 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Instructor
- co-instructor of third year Biochemistry and Physiology of Exercise course

1989 DUBIN COMMISSION: Research Assistant
- assisted the scientific advisory committee in determining the performance enhancing potential of various banned drugs and practices

 1988 WORLD JUNIOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Results Supervisor
- coordinated and operated the official results section

1988 CANADIAN FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Regional Supervisor
- responsible for hiring, training and supervising 30 qualified fitness appraisers to gather data for the Campbell's Longitudinal Survey on Well-Being
- involved in all aspects of problem solving and administrative duties for Ontario data collection
- assisted in coordinating the largest longitudinal fitness and lifestyle survey in the world

1986-1988 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Research Technician
- involved in fitness testing and data analysis on children with congenital heart defects
- performed lung function tests on runners and monitored pollution levels to determine impact
- collected all anthropometric and fitness data on children for a strength development study

1986-1990 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Fitness Appraiser
- assisted in all types of fitness testing, counseling, and exercise prescription including testing of several national teams (basketball, field hockey, alpine skiing, water polo)

1987-1990 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Teaching Assistant
- assisted in all aspects (lecturing, grading, advising) of several undergraduate courses including:
o The Child and Physical Activity (3 years)
o Physical Activity and Aging (1 year)
o Exercise Physiology (2 years)
o Basic Physiology (2 years)
o Medical Physiology (2 years)

1983-1992 FITKIDS: President/Owner
- founder of a children's fitness and lifestyle program
- responsible for all operational, administrative and legal implications associated with the development of a viable business
- operations include various functions associated with the promotion of positive fitness and lifestyle habits for children

1988 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Lecturer
- co lecturer for Child and Physical Activity course

1985 SUDBURY DISTRICT HOUSING AUTHORITY: Senior Programmer
- responsible for hiring and supervising 25 employees, including budgeting and payroll
- responsible for overseeing and operating entire recreation program (over 1000 children)

1983-1985 HUNTINGTON COLLEGE: Residence Supervisor
- responsible for all factions within the residence including maintaining a positive living environment, directing the proctors and representing the students to the Board of Directors 

1982-1985 LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY: Instructor
- responsible for teaching and evaluating several physical education activity courses (swimming, lifesaving, badminton, canoeing, exercise programs)

PEER REVIEWED / REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Scopus h-index = 83; >27,000 citations
*indicates graduate student/post-doctoral trainee of mine

1. Khan A, Lee E-Y, Tremblay MS. Meeting 24-h movement guidelines and associations with health related quality of life of Australian adolescents. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24(5):468-473, 2021. 

2. Gonzalez SA,* Sarmiento OL, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput JP, Camargo-Lemos DM, Tremblay MS. Prevalence and correlates of meeting physical activity guidelines among Colombian children and adolescents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 18:400-417, 2021.

3. Lee E-Y, Bains A, Hunter S, Ament A, Brazo-Sayavera J, Carson V, Hakimi S, Huang WY, Janssen I, Lee M, Lim H, Silva DAS, Tremblay MS. Systematic review of the correlates of outdoor play and time among children aged 3-12 years. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 18:41, 2021.

4. Riazi NA, Wunderlich K, Gierc M, Brussoni M, Moore SA, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G. “You can’t go to the park, you can’t go here, you can’t go there”: Exploring parental experiences of COVID-19 and its impact on their children’s movement behaviours. Children 8(3):219, 2021.

5. Dennis C-L, Marini F, Dick JA, Atkinson S, Barrett J, Bell R, Bérard A, Berger H, Brown HK, Constantin E, Da Costa D, Feller A, Guttmann A, Janus M, Joseph KS, Juni P, Kimmins S, Letourneau N, Li P, Lye S, Maguire JL, Matthews SG, Millar D, Misita D, Murphy K, Nuyt AM, O’Connor DL, Parekh RS, Paterson A, Puts M, Ray J, Roumeliotis P, Scherer S, Sellen D, Semenic S, Shah PS, Smith GN, Stremler R, Szatmari P, Telner D, Thorpe K, Tremblay MS, Vigod S, Walker M, Birken C. Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating a preconception-early childhood telephone-based intervention with tailored e-health resources for women and their partners to optimise growth and development among children in Canada: A Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI Canada). BMJ Open 11(2):046311, 2021.

6. Dumuid D, Wake M, Burgner D, Tremblay MS, Okely AD, Edwards B, Dwyer T, Olds T. Balancing time use for children's fitness and adiposity: Evidence to inform 24-hour guidelines for sleep, sedentary time and physical activity. PLOS ONE 16(1):e0245501, 2021. 
7. López-Gil JF, Tremblay MS, Brazo-Sayavera J. Changes in healthy behaviors and meeting 24-h Movement Guidelines in Spanish and Brazilian preschoolers, children and adolescents during the COVID-19 lockdown. Children 8:83, 2021.

8. Colley RC, Clarke J, Doyon CY, Janssen I, Lang JJ, Timmons BW, Tremblay MS. Do fit kids have fit parents? Health Reports 32(1):3-12, 2021.

9. Guerrero MD,* Barnes JD, Tremblay MS, Pulkki-Råback L. Typologies of family functioning and 24-h movement behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:699, 2021.

10. Wachira LJ,* Muthuri S,* Ochola S, Onywera V, Tremblay M. Association between dietary behaviours and weight status of school children: Results from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) - Kenya. Child and Adolescent Obesity 4(1):1-22, 2021.

11. Tanaka C, Tremblay MS, Okuda M, Tanaka S. Association between 24-hour movement guidelines and physical fitness in children. Pediatrics International 62:1381-1387, 2020.

12. de Lannoy L, Rhodes RE, Moore SA, Faulkner G, Tremblay MS. Regional differences in access to the outdoors and outdoor play of Canadian children and youth during the COVID-19 outbreak. Canadian Journal of Public Health 111:988-994, 2020.

13. Tremblay MS, Rollo S,* Saunders TJ. Sedentary Behaviour Research Network members support new Canadian 24-hour Movement Guideline recommendations. Journal of Sport and Health Science 9:479-481, 2020.

14. Rollo S,* Antsygina O,* Tremblay MS. The whole day matters: understanding 24-hour movement guideline adherence and relationships with health indicators across the lifespan. Journal of Sport and Health Science 9:493-510, 2020. 

15. Tremblay MS, Ross R. How should we move for health? The case for the 24-hour movement paradigm. Canadian Medical Association Journal 192(49):E17298-9, 2020.

16. Li MH, Sum RKW, Tremblay MS, Sit CHP, Ha ASC, Wong SHS. Cross-validation of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Second Edition (CAPL-2): the case of a Chinese population. Journal of Sports Sciences 38(24):2850-2857, 2020.

17. Berry TR, Yun L, Faulkner G, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo LM. Population-level evaluation of ParticipACTION’s 150 Play List: A mass-reach campaign with mass participatory events. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 58(6):297-310.

18. Larouche R, Barnes JD, Blanchette S, Faulkner G, Riazi NA, Trudeau F, Tremblay MS. Relationships among children’s independent mobility, active transportation and physical activity: a multi-site cross-sectional study. Pediatric Exercise Science 32:189-196, 2020.

19. Ross R, Tremblay MS. Introduction to the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18–64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older:  An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 45(10 Suppl. 2):v-xi, 2020.

20. Saunders TJ, McIsaac T, Douillette K, Gaulton N, Hunter S, Rhodes RE, Prince S, Carson V, Chaput JP, Chastin SFM, Giangregorio L, Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Kho ME, Poitras VJ, Powell K, Ross R, Ross-White A, Tremblay MS, Healy G. Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 45(10 Suppl. 2):S197-S217, 2020.

21. Ross R, Chaput J-P, Giangregorio L, Janssen I, Saunders TJ, Kho ME, Poitras VJ, Tomasone JR, El-Kotob R, McLaughlin EC, Duggan M, Carrier J, Carson V, Chastin SFM, Latimer-Cheung AE, Chulak-Bozzer T, Faulkner G, Flood S, Gazendam MK, Healy G, Katzmarzyk PT, Kennedy W, Lane K, Lorbergs A, Maclaren K, Marr S, Powell K, Rhodes RE, Ross-White A, Welsh F, Willumsen J, Tremblay MS. Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18–64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 45(Suppl. 2):S57-S102, 2020.

22. Silva DAS, Tremblay MS, Marinho F, Ribeiro ALP, Passos V, Cousin E, Nascimento BR, Valença Neto PF, Naghavi M, Carvalho Malta D. Physical inactivity as a risk factor for all-cause mortality in Brazil (1990-2017). Population Health Metrics 18(suppl.1):13, 2020.

23. da Costa BGG, Chaput J-P, Lopes MVV, Malheiros LEA, Tremblay MS, Silva KS. Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines in a sample of Brazilian adolescents. PLOS ONE 15(9):e0239833, 2020.

24. Mitra R, Moore SA, Gillespie M, Faulkner G, Vanderloo LM, Chulak-Bozzer T, Rhodes RE, Brussoni M, Tremblay MS. Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment. Health and Place 65:102418, 2020.

25. Vanderloo LM,  Keown-Stoneman CDG, Sivanesan H, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Anderson LN, Tremblay MS, Birken CS on behalf of the TARGet Kids! Collaborative. Association of screen time and cardiometabolic risk in school-aged children. Preventive Medicine Reports 20:101183, 2020.

26. Guerrero MD,* Vanderloo LM, Rhodes RE, Faulkner G, Moore SA, Tremblay MS. Canadian children’s and youth’s adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A decision tree analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science 9:313-321, 2020.

27. Gonzalez SA,* Aubert S,* Barnes JD, Larouche R, Tremblay MS. Profiles of active transportation among children and adolescents in the Global Matrix 3.0 initiative: a 49-country comparison. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:5997, 2020.

28. Li X, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Lebovic G, Omand JA, Adeli K, Hamilton JK, Hanley AJ, Mamdani M, McCrindle BW, Sievenpiper JL, Tremblay MS, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Birken CS, for the TARGet Kids! Collaboration. The association between body mass index trajectories and cardiometabolic risk in young children. Pediatric Obesity 15(8):e12633.

29. Moore SA, Faulkner G, Rhodes RE, Brussoni M, Chulak-Bozzer T, Ferguson LJ, Matra R, O’Reilly N, Spence JC, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS. Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17:85, 2020.

30. Sit CHP, Yu JJ, Huang WY, Wong MCS, Sum RKW, Tremblay MS, Wong SHS. Results from Hong Kong’s 2019 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Special Educational Needs. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness 18:177-182, 2020.

31. Aubert S,* Barnes JD, Tremblay MS. Evaluation of the process and outcomes of the Global Matrix 3.0 of physical activity grades for children and youth. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness 18:80-88, 2020.

32. Tanaka C, Tremblay MS, Okuda M, Inoue S, Tanaka S. Proportion of Japanese primary school children meeting recommendations for 24-h movement guidelines and associations with weight status. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice 14:234-240, 2020.

33. Rhodes RE, Guerrero MD,* Vanderloo LM, Barbeau K, Birken CS, Chaput JP, Faulkner G, Janssen I, Madigan S, Mâsse LC, McHugh TL, Perdew M, Stone K, Shelley J, Spinks N, Tamminen KA, Tomasone JR, Ward H, Welsh F, Tremblay MS. Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17:74, 2020.

34. Hongyan G, Okely AD, Aguilar-Farias N, del Pozo Cruz B, Draper CE, El Hamdouchi A,  Florindo AA, Jáuregui A, Katzmarzyk PT, Kontseveya A, Löf M, Park W, Reilly JJ, Sharma D, Tremblay MS, Veldman S. Promoting healthy movement behaviours among children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 4(6):416-418, 2020.

35. Sampasa-Kanyinga H, Colman I, Goldfield GS, Janssen I, Wang JL, Podinic I, Tremblay MS, Saunders TJ, Sampson M, Chaput J-P. Combinations of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms and other mental health problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17:72, 2020.

36. Gonzalez SA,* Sarmiento OL, Lemoine PD, Larouche R, Meisel JD, Tremblay MS, Naranjo M, Broyles ST, Fogelholm M, Holguin GA, Lambert EV, Katzmarzyk PT. Active school transport among children from Canada, Colombia, Finland, South Africa and the United States: A tale of two journeys. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:3847, 2020.

37. Lee E-Y, Barnes JD, Lang JJ, Silva DAS, Tomkinson GR, Tremblay MS. Testing the validity of FitnessGram in two samples of US adolescents (12–15 years). Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness 18:129-135, 2020.

38. Uddin R, Burton NW, Maple M, Khan SR, Tremblay MS, Khan A. Low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour are associated with adolescents’ suicidal vulnerability: evidence from 52 low- and middle-income countries. Acta Paediatrica 109:1252-1259, 2020.

39. Lipsanen J, Elovainio M, Hakulinen C, Tremblay MS, Rovio S, Lagström H, Jaakkola JM, Jula A, Rönnemaa T, Viikari J, Niinikoski H, Simell O, Raitakari OT, Pahkala K, Pulkki-Råback L. Temperament profiles are associated with dietary behavior from childhood to adulthood. Appetite 151:104681, 2020.

40. Gába A, Pedišić Z, Štefelová N, Dygrýn J, Hron K, Dumuid D, Tremblay MS. Sedentary behavior patterns and adiposity in children: a study based on compositional data analysis. BMC Pediatrics 20:147, 2020.

41. Berry TR, Yun L, Faulkner G, Rhodes RE, Chulak-Bozzer T, Latimer-Cheung A, O'Reilly N, Spence JC, Tremblay M. Implicit and explicit evaluations of a mass media physical activity campaign: Does everything get better? Psychology of Sport and Exercise 49:101684, 2020.

42. Ma J, Qiao Y, Zhao P, Li W, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput J-P, Fogelholm M, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Hu G for the ISCOLE Research Group. Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country Study. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16(3):e12984, 2020.

43. Manyanga T,* Barnes JD, Chaput J-P, Guerrero M,* Katzmarzyk PT, Mire EF, Prista A, Tremblay MS, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Body mass index and movement behaviors among schoolchildren from 13 countries across a continuum of human development indices: a multinational cross-sectional study. American Journal of Human Biology 32(2):e23341, 2020.

44. Walsh JJ,* Barnes JD, Tremblay MS, Chaput JP. Associations between duration and type of electronic screen use and cognition in US children. Computers in Human Behavior 108:106312, 2020.

45. Tremblay MS, Tomkinson GR. Discussion of “Establishing modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test (mCAFT) cut-points to detect clustered cardiometabolic risk among Canadian children and youth aged 9 to 17 years” - The need for foundational fitness research in Canada: Is there room for innovation? Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 45:344-345, 2020.

46. Chaput JP, Olds T, Tremblay MS. Public health guidelines on sedentary behaviour are important and needed: A provisional benchmark is better than no benchmark at all. British Journal of Sports Medicine 54(5):308-309, 2020.

47. Silva DAS, Lang JJ, Petroski EL, Mello JB, Gaya ACA, Tremblay MS. Association between 9-minute walk/run test and obesity among children and adolescents: evidence for criterion-referenced cut-points. PeerJ 8:e8651, 2020.

48. Parrish A-M, Tremblay MS, Carson S,* Veldman SLC, Cliff D, Vella S, Chong KH, Nacher M, Pozo-Cruz B, Ellis Y, Aubert S,* Spaven B, Sameeha MJ, Zhang Z, Okely AD. Comparing and assessing physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents: a systematic literature review and analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17:16, 2020.

49. Manyanga T,* Barnes JD, Chaput J-P, Dubois L, Katzmarzyk PT, Mire EF, Prista A, Tremblay MS. Prevalence and correlates of objectively measured weight status among urban and rural Mozambican primary schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 15(2):e0228592, 2020.

50. Xiao Q, Chaput J-P, Olds T, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life in 9- to 11-year-old children from 12 countries. Sleep Health 6:4-14, 2020.

51. Tremblay MS. Introducing 24-hour movement guidelines for the early years: a new paradigm gaining momentum. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 17:92-95, 2020.

52. Tremblay MS. Challenges in global surveillance of physical activity. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 4:2-3, 2020.

53. Uddin R, Lee E-Y, Khan SR, Tremblay MS, Khan A. Clustering of lifestyle risk factors for non-communicable diseases in 304,779 adolescents from 89 countries: A global perspective. Preventive Medicine 131:105955, 2020.

54. Guerrero MD,* Barnes JD, Tremblay MS. Caution with conclusions required: A response to the paper “Objectively measured aerobic fitness is not related to vascular health outcomes and cardiovascular disease risk in 9-10 year old children”. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 18(4):830-833, 2019.

55. Birken CS, Omand JA, Nurse KM, Borkhoff CM, Koroshegyi C, Lebovic G, Maguire JL, Mamdani M, Parkin PC, Randall Simpson J, Tremblay MS, Duku E, Reid-Westoby C, Janus M, on behalf of the TARGet Kids! Collaboration. Fit for School Study protocol: Early child growth, health behaviours, nutrition, cardiometabolic risk, and developmental determinants of a child’s school readiness. BMJ Open 9(11):e030709, 2019.

56. Sukys S, Emeljanovas A, Gruodyte-Raciene R, Mieziene B, Trinkuniene L, Rutkauskaite R, Tremblay M. Results from Lithuania’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:4710, 2019.

57. Tennant EM, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G, Gainforth HL, Latimer-Cheung AE. Exploring parents’ message receipt and message enactment of the world’s first integrated movement behaviour guidelines for children and youth. Journal of Health Communication 24:643-653, 2019.

58. Guerrero MD,* Barnes JD, Chaput JP, Tremblay MS. Screen time and problem behaviors in children: Exploring the mediating role of sleep duration. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 16:105, 2019.

59. Larouche R, Blanchette S, Faulkner G, Riazi N, Trudeau F, Tremblay MS. Correlates of children’s physical activity: a Canadian multi-site study. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 51:2482-2490, 2019.

60. Khan A, Uddin R, Lee E-Y, Tremblay MS. Sitting time among adolescents across 26 Asia-Pacific countries: A population-based study. International Journal of Public Health 64(8):1129-1138, 2019.

61. Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Berry T, Faulkner G, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo L. Parental support of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: prevalence and correlates. BMC Public Health 19:1385, 2019.

62. Manyanga T,* Barnes JD, Chaput JP, Katzmarzyk PT, Prista A, Tremblay MS. Prevalence and correlates of adherence to movement guidelines among urban and rural children in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 16:94, 2019.

63. Colley RC, Clarke J, Doyon CY, Janssen I, Lang JJ, Timmons BW, Tremblay MS. Trends in physical fitness among Canadian children and youth. Health Reports 30(10):3-13, 2019.

64. LeBlanc AG, Barnes, JD, Saunders TJ, Tremblay MS, Chaput J-P. Scientific sinkhole: the pernicious price of formatting. PLOS ONE 14(9):e0223116, 2019.

65. O’Reilly N, Deshpande S, Faulkner G, Latimer A, Leblanc A, Rhodes RE, Tremblay M, Werman M. Title sponsorship of cause-related sport events. Sport, Business and Management 9(2):185-200, 2019.

66. Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ,* Léger LA, Olds TS, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Tremblay MS. Response to criticisms of the 20-m shuttle run test: deflections, distortions, and distractions. British Journal of Sports Medicine 53:1200-1201, 2019.

67. Aubert S,* Barnes JD, Forse ML,* Turner E,* González SA,* Kalinowski J, Katzmarzyk PT, Lee E-Y,* Ocansey R, Reilly JJ, Schranz N, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS. The international impact of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Physical Activity Report Cards for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 16:679-697, 2019.

68. Clarke J, Colley R, Janssen I, Tremblay MS. Accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity of Canadian adults, 2007 to 2015. Health Reports 30(8):3-10, 2019.

69. Guerrero MD,* Barnes JD, Walsh JJ,* Chaput J-P, Tremblay MS, Goldfield GS. 24-hour movement behaviors and impulsivity. Pediatrics 144(3):e20190187, 2019. 

70. Riazi NA, Blanchette S, Trudeau F, Larouche R, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G. Correlates of children’s independent mobility in Canada: A multi-site study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:2862, 2019.

71. Delisle Nyström C,* Barnes JD, Blanchette S, Faulkner G, Leduc G, Riazi NA, Tremblay MS, Trudeau F, Larouche R. Relationships between area-level socioeconomic status and urbanization with active transportation, independent mobility, outdoor time, and physical activity among Canadian children. BMC Public Health 19:1082, 2019.

72. Eny KM, Maguire JL, Dai DWH, Lebovic G, Adeli K, Hamilton JK, Hanley AJ, Mamdani M, McCrindle BW, Tremblay MS, Parkin PC, Birken CS, for the TARGet Kids! Collaboration. Association of accelerated body mass index gain with repeated measures of blood pressure in early childhood. International Journal of Obesity 43:1354-1362, 2019.

73. Carson V, Tremblay MS, Chaput J-P, McGregor D, Chastin S. Compositional analyses of the associations between sedentary time, different intensities of physical activity, and cardiometabolic biomarkers among children and youth from the United States. PLOS ONE 14(7):e0220009, 2019.

74. Lang JJ*, Tremblay MS, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Tomkinson GR. Review of criterion-referenced standards for cardiorespiratory fitness: What percentage of 1 142 026 international children and youth are apparently healthy? British Journal of Sports Medicine 53:953-958, 2019.

75. Barreira TV, Broyles ST, Tudor-Locke C, Chaput J-P, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Kuriyan R, Lambert EV, Maher CA, Maia JA, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Epidemiological transition in physical activity and sedentary time in children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 16:518-524, 2019.

76. Jin Y, Carson V, Pabayo R, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Lee E-Y*. Associations between utilitarian walking, meeting global physical activity guidelines, and psychological well-being among South Korean adolescents. Journal of Transport and Health 14:100588, 2019.

77. Lee EY*, Carson V, Jeon JY, Spence JC, Tremblay MS. Levels and correlates of 24-hour movement behaviours among South Koreans: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2014 and 2015. Journal of Sport and Health Science 8:376-385, 2019.

78. Rhodes RE, Berry T, Faulkner G, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo L, Spence JC. Application of the Multi-Process Action Control Framework to understand parental support of child and youth physical activity, sleep, and screen time behaviors. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 11(2):223–239, 2019.

79. Carsley S, Pope EI, Anderson LN, Tremblay MS, Tu K, Birken CS; for the Team to Address Bariatric Care in Canadian Children. Temporal trends in severe obesity prevalence in children and youth from primary care electronic medical records in Ontario: a repeated cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open 7(2):E351-E359, 2019.

80. Yun L, Vanderloo LM, Berry TR, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G. Political orientation and public attributions for the causes and solutions of physical inactivity in Canada: Implications for policy support. Frontiers in Public Health 7:153, 2019.

81. Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ*, Blanchard J, Léger LA, Tremblay MS. The 20-m shuttle run: assessment and interpretation of data in relation to youth aerobic fitness and health. Pediatric Exercise Science 31(2):152-163, 2019.

82. Bagramian R, Madill J, O'Reilly N, Deshpande S, Rhodes RE, Tremblay M, Berry T, Faulkner G. Evaluation of sport participation objectives within a health-focused social marketing sponsorship. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 20(2):206-223, 2019.

83. Hadjiyannakis S, Ibrahim Q, Li J, Ball GDC, Buchholz A, Hamilton JK, Zenlea I, Ho J, Legault L, Laberge A-M, Thabane L, Tremblay M, Morrison KM. Obesity class versus the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics to define health risk in childhood obesity: Results from the CANPWR cross-sectional study. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 3(6):398-407, 2019.

84. Gunnell KE, Poitras VJ, LeBlanc A, Schibli K, Barbeau K, Hedayati N, Pontifex MB, Goldfield GS, Dunlap C, Lehan E, Tremblay MS. Physical activity and brain structure, brain function, and cognition in children and youth: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Mental Health and Physical Activity 16:105–127, 2019.

85. Katzmarzyk PT., Chaput J-P, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C. International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): Contributions to understanding the global obesity epidemic. Nutrients 11:848, 2019.

86. Li N, Zhao P, Diao C, Qiao Y, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Kuriyan R, Kurpad A, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Hu G, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Joint associations between weekday and weekend physical activity or sedentary time and childhood obesity. International Journal of Obesity 43:691-700, 2019.

87. Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ*, Tremblay MS. Temporal trends in the cardiorespiratory fitness of children and adolescents representing 19 high-income and upper-middle-income countries between 1981 and 2014. British Journal of Sports Medicine 53:478-486, 2019. 

88. Okely AD, Tremblay MS, Reilly JJ, Draper C, Robinson TN. Advocating for a cautious, conservative approach to screen time guidelines in young children. The Journal of Pediatrics 207:261-262, 2019.

89. Silva DAS, Chaput J-P, Tremblay MS. Participation frequency in physical education classes and physical activity and sitting time in Brazilian adolescents. PLOS ONE 14(3):e0213785, 2019.

90. Lang JJ*, Larouche R, Tremblay MS. The association between physical fitness and health in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth aged 6 to 17 years. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 39(3):104-111, 2019.

91. Priebe CS, Latimer-Cheung AE, Berry T, O’Reilly N, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G. Make Room for Play: An evaluation of a campaign promoting active play.  Journal of Health Communication 24(1):38-46, 2019.

92. Larouche R, Mire EF, Belanger K, Barreira TV, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT, Tremblay MS for the ISCOLE Research Group. Relationships between outdoor time, physical activity, sedentary time, and body mass index in children: a 12-country study. Pediatric Exercise Science 31:118-129, 2019.

93. Zakrzewski-Fruer JK, Gillison FB, Katzmarzyk PT, Mire EF, Broyles ST, Champagne CM, Chaput JP, Denstel KD, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Standage M, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries. BMC Public Health 19:222, 2019.

94. Lamoureux NR, Fitzgerald JS, Norton KI, Sabato T, Tremblay MS, Tomkinson GR. Temporal trends in the cardiorespiratory fitness of 2,525,827 adults between 1967 and 2016: a systematic review. Sports Medicine 49:41-55, 2019.

95. Ledoux A-A, Barrowman NJ, Boutis K, Davis A, Reid S, Sangha G, Farion KJ, Belanger K, Tremblay MS, Yeates KO, DeMatteo C, Reed N, Zemek R. Multicentre, randomised clinical trial of paediatric concussion assessment of rest and exertion (PedCARE): a study to determine when to resume physical activities following concussion in children. British Journal of Sports Medicine 53(3):195, 2019.

96. Rhodes RE, Stearns J, Berry T, Faulkner G, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo L, Spence JC. Predicting parental support and parental perceptions of child and youth movement behaviors. Psychology of Sport and Exercise 41:80-90, 2019.

97. Thivel D, Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Chaput JP, on behalf of the ISCOLE Research Group. Associations between meeting combinations of 24-hour movement recommendations and dietary patterns of children: A 12-country study. Preventive Medicine 118:159-165, 2019.

98. Lithopoulos A, Dacin PA, Berry TR, Faulkner G, O’Reilly N, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo LM, Latimer-Cheung AE. Examining the ParticipACTION brand using the brand equity pyramid. Journal of Social Marketing 8(4):378-396, 2018.

99. Chaput JP, Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, Fogelholm M, Mikkilä V, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, LeBlanc AG, for the ISCOLE Research Group. Outdoor time and dietary patterns in children around the world. Journal of Public Health 40(4):e493-e501, 2018.

100. Yun L, Vanderloo L, Berry TR, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Rhodes RE, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Faulkner G. Assessing the social climate of physical (in)activity in Canada. BMC Public Health 18:1301, 2018.

101. Dumuid D, Stanford TE, Martin-Fernandez JA, Pedisic Z, Maher C, Lewis LK, Hron K, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maia J, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Barreira TV, Broyles ST, Tudor-Locke C, Tremblay, MS, Olds T. Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 27(12):3726–3738, 2018.

102. Berry TR, Rhodes RE, Ori EM, McFadden K, Faulkner G, Latimer-Cheung AE, O'Reilly N, Spence JC, Tremblay MS, Vanderloo LM. The short-term effects of a mass reach physical activity campaign:  An evaluation using hierarchy of effects model and intention profiles. BMC Public Health 18:1300, 2018.

103. Aubert S*, Barnes JD, Abdeta C, Abi Nader P, Adeniyi AF, Aguilar-Farias N, Andrade Tenesaca DS, Bhawra J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Cardon G, Chang C-K, Delisle Nyström C*, Demetriou Y, Draper CE, Edwards L, Emeljanovas A, Gába A, Galaviz KI, González SA*, Herrera-Cuenca M, Huang WY, Ibrahim IAE, Jürimäe J, Kämppi K, Katapally TR, Katewongsa P, Katzmarzyk PT, Khan A, Korcz A, Kim YS, Lambert E, Lee E-Y, Löf M, Loney T, López-Taylor J, Liu Y, Makaza D, Manyanga T*, Mileva B, Morrison SA, Mota J, Nyawornota VK, Ocansey R, Reilly JJ, Roman-Viñas B, Silva DAS, Saonuam P, Scriven J, Seghers J, Schranz N, Skovgaard T, Smith M, Standage M, Starc G, Stratton G, Subedi N, Takken T, Tammelin T, Tanaka C, Thivel D, Tladi D, Tyler R, Uddin R, Williams A, Wong SHS, Wu C-L, Zembura P, Tremblay MS. Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity report card grades for children and youth: results and analysis from 49 countries. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(Suppl 2):S251-S273, 2018.

104. Manyanga T*, Barnes JD, Abdeta C, Adeniy AF, Bhawra J, Draper CE, Katapally TR, Khan A, Lambert E, Makaza D, Nyawornota VK, Ocansey R, Subedi N, Uddin R, Tladi D, Tremblay MS. Indicators of physical activity among children and youth in nine countries with low to medium Human Development Indices: A Global Matrix 3.0 paper. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(Suppl 2):S274-S283, 2018.

105. González SA*, Barnes JD, Abi Nader P, Andrade Tenesaca DS, Brazo-Sayavera J, Galaviz KI, Herrera-Cuenca M, Katewongsa P, López-Taylor J, Liu Y, Mileva B, Ochoa Avilés AM, Silva DAS, Saonuam P, Tremblay MS. Report card grades on the physical activity of children and youth from 10 countries with high Human Development Index – Global Matrix 3.0. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(Suppl 2):S284-S297, 2018.

106. Aubert S*, Barnes JD, Aguilar-Farias N, Cardon G, Chang CK, Delisle Nyström C*, Demetriou Y, Edwards L, Emeljanovas A, Gába A, Huang WY, Ibrahim IAE, Jürimäe J, Katzmarzyk PT, Korcz A, Kim YS, Lee EY, Löf M, Loney T, Morrison SA, Mota J, Reilly JJ, Roman-Viñas B, Schranz N, Scriven J, Seghers J, Skovgaard T, Smith M, Standage M, Starc G, Stratton G, Takken T, Tammelin T, Tanaka C, Thivel D, Tyler R, Williams A, Wong SHS, Zembura P, Tremblay MS. Report Card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 30 very high Human Development Index countries. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(Suppl 2):S298-S314, 2018.

107. Barnes JD, Cameron C, Carson V, Chaput JP, Colley RC, Faulkner GEJ, Janssen I, Kramers R, Saunders TJ, Spence JC, Tucker P, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS. Results from Canada's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(Suppl 2):S328-S330, 2018.

108. Dutil C, Walsh J*, Featherstone R, Gunnell K, Tremblay MS, Gruber R, Weiss S, Cote K, Sampson M, Chaput JP. Influence of sleep on developing brain functions and structures in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews 42(2018) 184-201, 2018.

109. Walsh JJ*, Barnes JD, Cameron JD, Goldfield GS, Chaput J-P, Gunnell KE, Ledoux A-A, Zemek RL, Tremblay MS. Associations between 24-hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2(11):783-791, 2018.

110. Lang JJ*, Wolfe Phillips E, Orpana HM, Tremblay MS, Ross R, Ortega FB, Silva DAS, Tomkinson GR. Field-based measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness to evaluate physical activity interventions. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 96:794-796, 2018. 

111. Silva DAS, Tremblay MS. It’s time to take care of Brazilian children and adolescents. Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano 20(4):363-366, 2018.

112. Tremblay MS, Costas-Bradstreet C, Barnes JD, Bartlett B, Dampier D, Lalonde C, Leidl R, Longmuir P, McKee M, Patton R, Way R, Yessis J. Canada’s Physical Literacy Consensus Statement: process and outcome. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1034, 2018.

113. Longmuir PE, Woodruff SJ, Boyer C, Lloyd M, Tremblay MS. Physical Literacy Knowledge Questionnaire: feasibility, validity, and reliability for Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1035, 2018.

114. Tremblay MS, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Anderson KD, Bruner B, Copeland JL, Delisle Nyström C*, Gregg MJ, Hall N, Kolen AM, Lane KN, Law B, MacDonald DJ, Martin LJ, Saunders TJ, Sheehan D, Stone MR, Woodruff SJ. Physical literacy levels of Canadian children aged 8-12 years: descriptive and normative results from the RBC Learn to Play - CAPL Project. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1036, 2018.

115. Saunders TJ, McDonald DJ, Copeland JL, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Bruner B, Gregg MJ, Hall N, Kolen AM, Law B, Martin LJ, Sheehan D, Stone MR, Woodruff SJ, Tremblay MS. The relationship between sedentary behaviour and physical literacy in Canadian children: a cross-sectional analysis from the RBC – CAPL Learn to Play study. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1037, 2018.

116. MacDonald DJ, Saunders TJ, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Bruner B, Copeland JL, Gregg MJ, Hall N, Kolen AM, Law B, Martin LJ, Sheehan D, Woodruff SJ, Tremblay MS. A cross sectional study exploring the relationship between age, gender, and physical measures with adequacy in and predilection for physical activity. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1038, 2018.

117. Law B, Bruner B, Scharoun Benson SM, Anderson K, Gregg M, Hall N, Lane K, MacDonald DJ, Saunders TJ, Sheehan D, Stone MR, Woodruff SJ, Belanger K, Barnes JD, Longmuir PE, Tremblay MS. Associations between teacher training and measures of physical literacy among Canadian 8- to 12-year-old students. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1039, 2018.

118. Dutil C, Tremblay MS, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Chaput JP. Influence of the relative age effect on children’s scores obtained from the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1040, 2018.

119. Lang JJ*, Chaput JP, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Tomkinson GR, Anderson KD, Bruner B, Copeland JL, Gregg MJ, Hall N, Kolen AM, Lane KN, Law B, MacDonald DJ, Martin LJ, Saunders TJ, Sheehan D, Stone MR, Woodruff SJ, Tremblay MS. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with physical literacy in a large sample of Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1041, 2018.

120. Belanger K, Barnes JD, Longmuir PE, Anderson KD, Bruner B, Copeland JL, Gregg MJ, Hall N, Kolen AM, Lane KN, Law B MacDonald DJ, Martin LJ, Saunders TJ, Sheehan D, Stone M, Woodruff SJ, Tremblay MS. The relationship between physical literacy scores and adherence to Canadian physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1042, 2018.

121. Delisle Nyström C*, Traversy G, Barnes JD, Chaput J-P, Longmuir PE, Tremblay MS. Associations between domains of physical literacy by weight status in 8- to 12-year-old Canadian children. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1043, 2018.

122. Gunnell KE, Longmuir PE, Barnes JD, K, Tremblay MS. Refining the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy based on theory and factor analyses. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1044, 2018.

123. Gunnell KE, Longmuir PE, Woodruff SJ, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Tremblay MS. Revising the motivation and confidence domain of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1045, 2018.

124. Delisle Nyström C*, Barnes JD, Tremblay MS. An exploratory analysis of missing data from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Learn to Play - Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL) project. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1046, 2018.

125. Longmuir PE, Gunnell KE, Barnes JD, Belanger K, Leduc G, Woodruff SJ, Tremblay MS. Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Second Edition: a streamlined assessment of the capacity for physical activity among children 8 to 12 years of age. BMC Public Health 18(Suppl 2):1047, 2018.

126. McGregor DE, Carson V, Palarea-Albaladejo J, Dall PM, Tremblay MS, Chastin SFM. Compositional analysis of the associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and health indicators among adults and older adults from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15:1779, 2018.

127. Onywera VO, Larouche R, Oyeyemi AL, Prista A, Akinroye KK, Heyker S, Owino GE, Tremblay MS. Development and convergent validity of new self-administered questionnaires of active transportation in three African countries: Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria. BMC Public Health 18:1018, 2018.

128. Chaput JP, Tremblay MS, Katzmarzyk PT, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Sampasa-Kanyinga H for the ISCOLE Research Group. Sleep patterns and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children from around the world. Public Health Nutrition 21:2385-2393, 2018.

129. Silva DAS, Lang JJ*, Barnes JD, Tomkinson GR, Tremblay MS. Cardiorespiratory fitness in children: evidence for criterion-referenced cut-points. PLOS ONE 13(8):e0201048, 2018.

130. Faulkner G, Bassett-Gunter R, White L, Berry TR, Tremblay MS. Can The Moblees move Canadian children? Investigating the impact of a television program on children's physical activity. Frontiers in Public Health 6:206, 2018.

131. Silva DAS, Tremblay MS, de Souza MFM, Guerra MR, Mooney M, Naghavi M, Malta DC. Mortality and years of life lost due to breast cancer attributable to physical inactivity in the Brazilian female population (1990-2015). Scientific Reports 8:11141, 2018.

132. Morrison KM, Ball GDC, Ho J, Mackie P, Buchholz A, Chanoine JP, Hamilton J, AM, Laberge, Legault L, Thabane L, Tremblay M, Zenlea I. The CANadian Pediatric Weight
management Registry (CANPWR): lessons learned from developing and initiating a national, multi-centre study embedded in pediatric clinical practice. BMC Pediatrics 18:237, 2018.

133. Wachira LJM*, Muthuri SK, Ochola SA, Onywera VO, Tremblay MS. Screen-based sedentary behavior and adiposity among school children: Results from International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment – Kenya. PLOS ONE 13(6):e0199790, 2018.

134. Silva DAS, Rodrigues de Lima T, Tremblay MS. Association between resting heart rate and health-related physical fitness in Brazilian adolescents. Biomed Research International 2018:3812197, 2018.

135. Chaput J-P, Barnes JD, Tremblay MS, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT for the ISCOLE Research Group. Thresholds of physical activity associated with obesity by level of sedentary behavior in children. Pediatric Obesity 13:450-457, 2018.

136. Chaput JP, Barnes JD, Tremblay MS, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT. Inequality in physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration and risk of obesity in children: a 12-country study. Obesity Science and Practice 4(3):229-237, 2018.

137. Livock H, Barnes JD, Pouliot C, LeBlanc AG, Saunders TJ, Tremblay MS, Prud’homme D, Chaput JP. Watching television or listening to music while exercising failed to affect post-exercise food intake or energy expenditure in male adolescents. Appetite 127:266-273, 2018.

138. Dumuid D, Maher C, Lewis LK, Stanford TE, Martín Fernández JA, Ratcliffe J, Katzmarzyk PT, Barreia TV, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Maia J, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Olds T. Human development index, children’s health-related quality of life and movement behavior: a compositional data analysis. Quality of Life Research 27:1473–1482, 2018.

139. Goldfield GS, Kenny GP, Prud'homme D, Holcik M, Alberga AS, Fahnstock M, Cameron JD, Doucette S, Hadjiyannakis S, Tulloch H, Tremblay MS, Walsh J*, Guerin E, Gunnell KE, D’Angiulli A, Sigal RJ. Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adolescents with obesity: the HEARTY randomized controlled trial. Physiology and Behavior 191:138-145, 2018. Corrigendum  198:161, 2019.

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