Healthy grandparenting: The impact of non-residential grandchild care on physical activity and sedentary behavior in people aged 50 years and over. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Motor skills and Didactics, Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Movement and Sport Sciences
Given the widespread provision of grandparental child care, examining its impact on grandparents’ energy-expenditure related behaviors in the broader context of health is imperative. The maintenance of functional independence and good quality of life is critical at a more advanced age. It has been put forward that an increased duration, frequency and intensity of physical activity (PA) combined with a restriction of sedentary behavior (SB) is ...