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

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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DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6
Published: 2026-08-05
Container: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6,
title = {Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review},
author = {Guilherme M. Balbim and Ryan S. Falck and Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Chuidan Kong and David Zimmon and Daniel Elesin and Cassandra D’Amore and Jennifer C. Davis and Nucharapon Liangruenrom and Madeline Crowley and Natan Feter and Matthew N. Ahmadi and Francisco B. Ortega and Jairo H. Migueles and Jean-Philippe Chaput and Meijun Hou and Kaiqi Guan and George Thomas and Tahlia Alsop and Damian McClymont and Emmett Morgante and Rui Cao and Yujie Liu and Xun Luo and Zijun Liu and Connor Graham and Lauren Centeno Scherer and Maya Nagaishi and Linjing Zhou and Rebeca Hernández Gamboa and Yeon Soo Seo and Matthew Noseworthy and Liye Zou and Lora Giangregorio and Karen Spruyt and Sjaan R. Gomersall and Yiqun Gan and Robert Schinke and Shigeru Inoue and Takumi Abe and Yu-Kai Chang and Amy Shirong Lu and Åsa B. Tornberg and Frank Hookin Fu and Zhaowei Kong and Kirk I. Erickson and Ester Cerin and Ashleigh E. Smith and Jasper Schipperijn and Jannique van Uffelen and António Palmeira and Michelle W. Voss and David W. Dunstan and David Lubans and Linda C. Li and Jennifer R. Tomasone and Miao Miao and Keerthana Swaminathan and Varadayini Gorhe and Maurelle D’Sa},
year = {2026},
journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity},
doi = {10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01945-6}
}

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TI  - Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review
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AU  - Ryan S. Falck
AU  - Teresa Liu-Ambrose
AU  - Chuidan Kong
AU  - David Zimmon
AU  - Daniel Elesin
AU  - Cassandra D’Amore
AU  - Jennifer C. Davis
AU  - Nucharapon Liangruenrom
AU  - Madeline Crowley
AU  - Natan Feter
AU  - Matthew N. Ahmadi
AU  - Francisco B. Ortega
AU  - Jairo H. Migueles
AU  - Jean-Philippe Chaput
AU  - Meijun Hou
AU  - Kaiqi Guan
AU  - George Thomas
AU  - Tahlia Alsop
AU  - Damian McClymont
AU  - Emmett Morgante
AU  - Rui Cao
AU  - Yujie Liu
AU  - Xun Luo
AU  - Zijun Liu
AU  - Connor Graham
AU  - Lauren Centeno Scherer
AU  - Maya Nagaishi
AU  - Linjing Zhou
AU  - Rebeca Hernández Gamboa
AU  - Yeon Soo Seo
AU  - Matthew Noseworthy
AU  - Liye Zou
AU  - Lora Giangregorio
AU  - Karen Spruyt
AU  - Sjaan R. Gomersall
AU  - Yiqun Gan
AU  - Robert Schinke
AU  - Shigeru Inoue
AU  - Takumi Abe
AU  - Yu-Kai Chang
AU  - Amy Shirong Lu
AU  - Åsa B. Tornberg
AU  - Frank Hookin Fu
AU  - Zhaowei Kong
AU  - Kirk I. Erickson
AU  - Ester Cerin
AU  - Ashleigh E. Smith
AU  - Jasper Schipperijn
AU  - Jannique van Uffelen
AU  - António Palmeira
AU  - Michelle W. Voss
AU  - David W. Dunstan
AU  - David Lubans
AU  - Linda C. Li
AU  - Jennifer R. Tomasone
AU  - Miao Miao
AU  - Keerthana Swaminathan
AU  - Varadayini Gorhe
AU  - Maurelle D’Sa
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APA

Balbim, G. M., Falck, R. S., Liu-Ambrose, T., Kong, C., Zimmon, D., Elesin, D., D’Amore, C., Davis, J. C., Liangruenrom, N., Crowley, M., Feter, N., Ahmadi, M. N., Ortega, F. B., Migueles, J. H., Chaput, J., Hou, M., Guan, K., Thomas, G., Alsop, T., McClymont, D., Morgante, E., Cao, R., Liu, Y., Luo, X., Liu, Z., Graham, C., Scherer, L. C., Nagaishi, M., Zhou, L., Gamboa, R. H., Seo, Y. S., Noseworthy, M., Zou, L., Giangregorio, L., Spruyt, K., Gomersall, S. R., Gan, Y., Schinke, R., Inoue, S., Abe, T., Chang, Y., Lu, A. S., Tornberg, Å. B., Fu, F. H., Kong, Z., Erickson, K. I., Cerin, E., Smith, A. E., Schipperijn, J., Uffelen, J. V., Palmeira, A., Voss, M. W., Dunstan, D. W., Lubans, D., Li, L. C., Tomasone, J. R., Miao, M., Swaminathan, K., Gorhe, V., & D’Sa, M. (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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