The U.S. National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) is a comprehensive strategic plan aimed at increasing physical activity levels in all segments of the American population. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the development of the NPAP, provide an update on the status of the NPAP, and ...
BACKGROUND: Efforts to increase population levels of physical activity are increasingly taking the form of strategic plans at national, state/regional, and local levels. The processes employed for developing such plans have not been described previously. The purpose of this article is to chronicle th...
BACKGROUND: Higher levels of physical activity are associated with fewer cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Although the precise mechanisms underlying th... S Mora,N Cook,JE Buring,... - 《Circulation》 被引量: 1489发表: 2007年 The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public he...
More physical activity than the levels currently being engaged in should be prescribed to help manage obesity in children and adolescents. The more physical activity undertaken, the less stringent the dietary restriction needs to be to achieve an energy deficit. ...
However, how this has affected physical activity levels has been complex. Large cross-sectional surveys in many western countries have suggested decreases in overall physical activity when comparing self-reports of activity levels before to during lockdowns14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25....
physical activityphysical fitnessstrategic knowledgeThis study was one of the first to examine elementary student performance on the first four national standards for physical education (National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2004). Motor skill competency, strategic knowledge, physical ...
INTRODUCTION: In affluent countries habitual physical activity (PA) levels are low while participation of middle-aged people in road running events is increasing. We compared PA determinants of runners aged 50+ to those of a general popu... A Chatton,B Kayser - 《Swiss Medical Weekly》 被引...
Measures of height, body weight, waist and hip girths are available from the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey and have been used to explore differences between respondents reporting differing levels of habitual physical activity. Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to...
Students should engage in PE moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at least 50% of class time (USDHHS, 2000). The purpose of this investigation was to assess the physical activity levels of secondary school youth during PE. Method: Total observations included 1238 data points from ...
Assessment of lifestyle Modifiable lifestyle elements were smoking history, alcohol consumption, BMI, and physical activity levels. We asked participants about whether they currently smoke, used to smoke, or have never smoked, falling into categories of current smoker, ex- smoker, and non-smoker...