Aging has a significant impact on health, underlining the importance of maintaining physical function and reducing time spent sitting among older adults. To understand how to reduce prolonged sitting or increase physical activity, factors related to the
Evidence suggests a positive effect of dog ownership on physical activity. However, most previous studies used self-reported physical activity measures. Additionally, it is unknown whether owning a dog is associated with adults’ sedentary behaviour, an
2 Physical Activity Participation in UK adults. With increasing age, sports participation progressively declines. Walking for health benefits or enjoyment remains fairly constant amongst young and middle-aged adults, but declines progres- sively into older age. Amongst those who are sedentary, more of...
In line with studies of adults of South Asian and White European origin in the UK [35–37] and descriptive data for girls from the Health Survey for England [15] we found that British Pakistani girls were less likely to participate in organised sports and exercise than White British girls....
Table 4. Distribution of age- and sex standardized total sedentary activity, sedentary bouts, duration of breaks in sedentary activity, and MVPA among participants with diabetes, prediabetes, and total sample with low and moderate to high levels of well-being. Empty CellDiabetes n = 144Prediabete...
Improved Glycemic Control Induced By Evening Activity Breaks Does Not Persist Overnight Amongst Healthy Adults.doi:10.1249/01.mss.0001061452.83237.39Jennifer T. GaleJillian J. HaszardMeredith C. PeddieLippincott Williams & WilkinsMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise...
(e.g., classroom), and during school free-time (e.g., recess). However, to better align with the extracted school-related sedentary behaviour exposures, post-hoc categories were created for: active breaks, active lessons, additional physical activity, homework, recess/PE, screen time, ...
Conclusions The serious risks associated with prolonged occupational sitting can be mitigated by incorporating regular breaks and engaging in additional physical activity. Systemic changes, such as more frequent breaks, standing desks, designated workplace areas for physical activity, and gym membership bene...
heart rate variability, duration of physical activity, intensity levels, and even contextual information like location and time of day. On the other hand, when focusing on sedentary behaviors, important features might include metrics related to sitting time, screen time, posture, and breaks from sed...
Among the three cross-over trials, at least one meas- ure of cognitive development was significantly higher in the physical activity condition (MVPA breaks, struc- tured/organized physical activity) compared to the con- trol condition (typical instruction, sedentary session) in two studies [114,...