Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · Published 2026-08-05 · DOI 10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6

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Guilherme M. Balbim, Ryan S. Falck, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Chuidan Kong, David Zimmon, Daniel Elesin, Cassandra D’Amore, Jennifer C. Davis, Nucharapon Liangruenrom, Madeline Crowley, Natan Feter, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Francisco B. Ortega, Jairo H. Migueles, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Meijun Hou, Kaiqi Guan, George Thomas, Tahlia Alsop, Damian McClymont, Emmett Morgante, Rui Cao, Yujie Liu, Xun Luo, Zijun Liu, Connor Graham, Lauren Centeno Scherer, Maya Nagaishi, Linjing Zhou, Rebeca Hernández Gamboa, Yeon Soo Seo, Matthew Noseworthy, Liye Zou, Lora Giangregorio, Karen Spruyt, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Yiqun Gan, Robert Schinke, Shigeru Inoue, Takumi Abe, Yu-Kai Chang, Amy Shirong Lu, Åsa B. Tornberg, Frank Hookin Fu, Zhaowei Kong, Kirk I. Erickson, Ester Cerin, Ashleigh E. Smith, Jasper Schipperijn, Jannique van Uffelen, António Palmeira, Michelle W. Voss, David W. Dunstan, David Lubans, Linda C. Li, Jennifer R. Tomasone, Miao Miao, Keerthana Swaminathan, Varadayini Gorhe, Maurelle D’Sa

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2026

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Balbim, G., Falck, R., Liu-Ambrose, T., et al. (2026). Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6

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