Longitudinal associations between adherence to 24-h movement guidelines and physical fitness and body composition in pediatric overweight and obesity
Ning Su, Guifang Liu, Junming Lyu, Lin Zhou, Jie Zhu, Yuxiu He, Ryan E. Rhodes, Xueyun Shao, Wei Liang · 2026
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Ning Su and co-authors track how daily movement habits link to fitness and body shape in children with excess weight, in a study from 2026. Health guides urge an hour of active play, capped screen time, and long sleep each day. The team followed 337 children aged six to twelve in China for a year. Sensors and parent reports logged their days.
Sleep shrank and screen time grew over the year, while active play held steady. Fitness and body measures improved on average across the group. Children who met two guides, above all the activity one, lost fat share and gained lean mass. Pairs that joined activity with low screen time or full sleep did best. Meeting all three guides helped fitness most. The authors back habit bundles, not single rules.
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| CREATOR | Ning Su, Guifang Liu, Junming Lyu, Lin Zhou, Jie Zhu, Yuxiu He, Ryan E. Rhodes, Xueyun Shao, Wei Liang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |