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Physical activity questions for children and adolescents

The questions used to define adequate physical activity were: On about how many days during the school week does child usually do physical activity outside of school hours? On those days, about how many hours does child usually do physical activity? On about how many weekend days does child usually do physical activity? On a typical weekend day, about how many hours does child usually do physical activity?

The questions used to define sedentary behaviour were: On about how many days, during the school week and on a typical week day, does child usually watch TV, videos or DVDs at home? On those days, about how many hours does child usually spend watching TV, videos or DVDs?

On about how many weekend days does child usually watch TV, videos or DVDs at home? On those days, about how many hours does child usually spend watching TV, videos or DVDs?

On about how many days during the school week does child usually play video or computer games or work on the computer? On those days, about how many hours does child usually spend playing video or computer games or work on the computer?

On about how many weekend days does child usually play video or computer games or work on the computer? On those days, about how many hours does child usually spend playing video or computer games or work on the computer?