An important milestone has been reached for our colleague Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe, who defended his doctoral thesis on November 7. Entitled «Effet de récence et de cumul d’activités physiques pendant l’adolescence sur l’état de santé au début de l’âge adulte», PPW sought to better understand the influence of overall physical activity levels and physical activity at specific periods during adolescence on the mental health of young adults.

Based on data from the MATCH study and innovative statistical methods, the results suggest that physical activity throughout adolescence is important, but that physical activity in late adolescence is a particularly crucial period for promoting a transition to a more active, balanced, and healthier adult life in the long term, both physically and mentally. In a context where the mental health of young Canadians is deteriorating, these findings offer valuable avenues for intervention for public health and policy makers.

Pierre Philippe Wilson completed his PhD in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, under the supervision of Professors Mathieu Bélanger and Said Mekari of the Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé – Université de Sherbrooke. Our sincere congratulations Registe!