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2023

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Medicine

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139
Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Mark S. Tremblay is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focused on medicine and psychology, with a particular emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, developmental and educational psychology, general health professions, and sociology and political science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of obesity, physical activity, diet, and the relationship between physical activity and health. Their work also covers children's physical and motor development, health and lifestyle studies, urban transport and accessibility, child development and digital technology, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

They collaborate often with several coauthors, including:

  • Guy Faulkner
  • Leigh M. Vanderloo
  • Diego Augusto Santos Silva
  • Eun-Young Lee
  • Richard Larouche

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey" (2020) published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "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" (2020) published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "The whole day matters: Understanding 24-hour movement guideline adherence and relationships with health indicators across the lifespan" (2020) published in the Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews" (2020) published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "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" (2020) published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Best Publications

  • Sedentary behavior research network (SBRN) - terminology consensus project process and outcome

    Mark S. Tremblay;Salomé Aubert;Joel D. Barnes;Travis J. Saunders

  • A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review

    Stephanie A Prince;Kristi B Adamo;Kristi B Adamo;Meghan E Hamel;Jill Hardt

  • Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

    Mark S. Tremblay;Allana G. LeBlanc;Michelle E Kho;Travis J. Saunders

  • A comparison of direct vs. self-report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review

    S. Connor Gorber;M. Tremblay;D. Moher;D. Moher;B. Gorber

  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep.

    Mark S. Tremblay;Mark S. Tremblay;Valerie Carson;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Sarah Connor Gorber

  • Systematic review of the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and health indicators in school-aged children and youth.

    Veronica Joan Poitras;Casey Ellen Gray;Michael M. Borghese;Valerie Carson

  • Physiological and health implications of a sedentary lifestyle

    Mark Stephen TremblayM.S. Tremblay;Rachel Christine ColleyR.C. Colley;Rachel Christine ColleyR.C. Colley;Travis John SaundersT.J. Saunders;Travis John SaundersT.J. Saunders;Genevieve Nissa HealyG.N. Healy;Genevieve Nissa HealyG.N. Healy

  • Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"

    Joel Barnes;Timothy K. Behrens;Mark E. Benden;Stuart Biddle

  • New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

    Mark S. TremblayM.S. Tremblay;Darren E.R. WarburtonD.E. Warburton;Ian JanssenI. Janssen;Donald H. PatersonD.H. Paterson

  • Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth: an update.

    Valerie Carson;Stephen Hunter;Nicholas Kuzik;Casey E. Gray

  • Physical activity of Canadian adults: accelerometer results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.

    Rachel C Colley;Didier Garriguet;Ian Janssen;Cora L Craig

  • The accuracy of self-reported smoking: a systematic review of the relationship between self-reported and cotinine-assessed smoking status.

    Sarah Connor Gorber;Sean Schofield-Hurwitz;Jill Hardt;Geneviève Levasseur

  • Physical activity of Canadian children and youth: accelerometer results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.

    Rachel C Colley;Didier Garriguet;Ian Janssen;Cora L Craig

  • Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey.

    Sarah A. Moore;Sarah A. Moore;Guy Faulkner;Ryan E. Rhodes;Mariana Brussoni

  • Adults' sedentary behavior determinants and interventions.

    Neville Owen;Takemi Sugiyama;Takemi Sugiyama;Elizabeth E. Eakin;Paul A. Gardiner

  • Systematic review of physical activity and health in the early years (aged 0–4 years)

    Brian W. Timmons;Allana G. LeBlanc;Valerie Carson;Sarah Connor Gorber

  • Systematic review of the relationships between sleep duration and health indicators in school-aged children and youth.

    Jean-Philippe Chaput;Casey Ellen Gray;Veronica Joan Poitras;Valerie Carson

  • The Relationship between Physical Activity, Self-Esteem, and Academic Achievement in 12-Year-Old Children

    Mark S. Tremblay;J. Wyatt Inman;J. Douglas Willms

  • Secular trends in the body mass index of Canadian children

    M. S. Tremblay;J. D. Willms

  • Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth

    Mark S. TremblayM.S. Tremblay;Allana G. LeBlancA.G. LeBlanc;Ian JanssenI. Janssen;Michelle E. KhoM.E. Kho

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Guy Faulkner
Guy Faulkner University of British Columbia
Ian Janssen
Ian Janssen Queen's University
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Catrine Tudor-Locke
Catrine Tudor-Locke University of North Carolina at Charlotte
John C. Spence
John C. Spence University of Alberta
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Gang Hu
Gang Hu Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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