ABSTRACT
An appropriate physical activity prescription, for the optimal health and fitness benefits of children, is unknown. Whilst such criteria have been provided for adolescents[1], the free-living habitual physical activity (HPA) of young children is often assessed using guidelines from these older populations. Additionally, the attainment of these standards are confounded by the lack of a recognised criterion measurement of free-living HPA[2], creating difficulty in the establishment of an appropriate HPA prescription for children.
