Allana G. LeBlanc
University of Ottawa
66 Papers
216 Citations
Allana G. LeBlanc is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Screen time. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 64 publications. Previous affiliations of Allana G. LeBlanc include Queen's University & Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
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Systematic review of the health benefits of physical activity and fitness in school-aged children and youth
Ian Janssen,Allana G. LeBlanc +1 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of studies examining the relation between physical activity, fitness, and health in school-aged children and youth found that even modest amounts of physical activity can have health benefits in high-risk youngsters (e.g., obese).
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,Richard Larouche,Rachel C. Colley,Gary S. Goldfield,Sarah Connor Gorber +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence suggests that daily TV viewing in excess of 2 hours is associated with reduced physical and psychosocial health, and that lowering sedentary time leads to reductions in BMI.
Letter to the Editor: Standardized use of the terms "sedentary" and "sedentary behaviours"
Joel D. Barnes,Timothy K. Behrens,Mark E. Benden,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Dale S. Bond,Patrice Brassard,Helen Brown,Lucas J. Carr,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Hayley Christian,Rachel C. Colley,Mary Duggan,David W. Dunstan,Ulf Ekelund,Dale W. Esliger,Zach Ferraro,Yoni Freedhoff,Karla I. Galaviz,Paula Gardiner,Gary S. Goldfield,William L. Haskell,Gary Liguori,Genevieve N. Healy,Katya M. Herman,Erica Hinckson,Richard Larouche,Allana G. LeBlanc,James Levine,Hotaka Maeda,Mark McCall,Wendy McCubbin,A. McGuire,Vincent Onywera,Neville Owen,Mark D. Peterson,Stephanie A. Prince,Ernesto Ramirez,Nicola D. Ridgers,Ash C. Routen,Alex V. Rowlands,Travis J. Saunders,John M. Schuna,Lauren B. Sherar,Donna Spruijt-Metz,Barry Taylor,Mark S. Tremblay,Jared M. Tucker,Katrien Wijndaele,Jennifer Wilson,Justine Wilson,Sarah J. Woodruff +50 more
TL;DR: This work proposes that journal editors adopt a consistent definition of the term sedentary and require that all manuscripts published within their journal adhere to this common terminology, and suggests that authors use the term “inactive” to describe those who are performing insufficient amounts of MVPA.
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New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
Mark S. Tremblay,Darren E. R. Warburton,Ian Janssen,Donald H. Paterson,Amy E. Latimer,Ryan E. Rhodes,Michelle E. Kho,Audrey HicksA. Hicks,Allana G. LeBlanc,Lori Zehr,K. Murumets,Mary Duggan +11 more
TL;DR: The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, in cooperation with ParticipACTION and other stakeholders, and with support from the Public Health Agency of Canada, has developed the new Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines.
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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,Carrie Dillman,Ian Janssen,Michelle E. Kho,John C. Spence,Jodie A. Stearns,Mark S. Tremblay +9 more
TL;DR: This work aimed to present the best available evidence to determine the relationship between physical activity and measures of adiposity, bone and skeletal health, motor skill development, psychosocial health, cognitive development, and cardiometabolic health indicators in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.