I’ve just returned from the final day of the Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children.  The highlight today was a keynote by Mike Evans, a physician who has created a number of extremely successful viral videos on health-related …

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My personal highlight from day 2 of the Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children was a debate on the relative importance of sedentary behaviour and physical activity for child health.  Arguing for physical activity was Dr Ulf Ekelund, …

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This week I head to the Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children in Toronto, Canada. I’ll be an official blogger at the conference and I’m looking forward to a bunch of great sessions (Full disclosure: several colleagues, including …

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