Congratulations to Dr. Mark Tremblay, Dr. Markus Duncan, Dr. Nicholas Kuzik, Dr. Diego Augusto Santos Silva and Dr. Valerie Carson on their new publication “Towards precision 24-hour movement behavior recommendations – the next new paradigm?” published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science! A summary and citation are provided below.
Summary:
In the past decade a new paradigm integrating all movement behaviors (physical activities, sedentary behaviors, and sleep) recommendations into a single 24-hour movement behavior guideline has been adopted by many. Despite this advancement in holistic thinking, universal guidelines across broad age groups lack the specificity (e.g., by age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, underlying health conditions, ability/disability, SES) of guidance contained in the underlying evidence. The new paradigm can provide advancements in the holistic understanding of the correlates and determinants of 24-hour movement behaviors and their relationships with health outcomes. For even broader reach and greater impact of this approach, there is a need to connect decision-makers, healthcare professionals, researchers, marginalized groups, and other stakeholders so that comprehensive information, insight, and perspectives contribute to the construction of future movement behavior guidelines.
Advancements in research techniques now provide a platform for individualized precision 24-hour movement behavior guidelines that customize recommendations to individual characteristics and circumstances making them more tailored and equitable. We can, so should, do better with our public health guidance. With this opinion piece we challenge 24-hour movement behavior researchers and guideline developers to venture into the next new paradigm and work to inform and develop precision 24-hour movement behavior guidelines, optimized for every individual, leading to precision insights and interventions, management and manipulations for improved population health and wellness. We encourage more and better research to further support or refute the premise of this opinion piece.
Citation:
Tremblay MS, Duncan MJ, Kuzik N, Silva DAS, Carson V. Towards precision 24-hour movement behavior recommendations-The next new paradigm?. J Sport Health Sci. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2024.05.003
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