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The authors reflect on physical activity in Great Britain. Topics include the prevalence of low levels of physical activity in the U.S. and Great Britain, low levels of physical activity as a disease risk factor, opportunities in primary care to include physical activity as part of lifestyle ...
We compared UK members at baseline (years 1 and 2) prior to Vitality's Active Rewards (VAR) intervention commencing (year 3) and follow-up (year 4) for verified, self-reported (encompassing additional physical activities), mortality relative risk and satisfaction with physical activity. Members ...
Objective:Public health surveillance of physical activity in children in the UK depends on a parent-reported physical activity questionnaire which has not been validated. We aimed to validate this questionnaire against measurement of physical activity using accelerometry in 6–7-year-old children.Methods...
Physical activity is an important contributing factor in the prevention of overweight and obesity in young children.
The study pays particular attention to how one lobby effort in the UK, the All Party Committee on Physical Activity (APCPA) attempted to elevate physical activity to a higher level of importance. The findings show how a hybrid form of organisation made up of traditional interest groups, ...
(10分)Physical activity and positive psychology are a match made in heaven ﹣ one focuses on the building of happy, fully functioning people (positive psychology) and the other is a tried and tested avenue for creating such positive people (physical activity). (1) Without a doubt, engaging ...
in Cambridgeshire, UK. Average minutes per hour (min/h) spent sedentary (SED), in light physical activity (LPA) and in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) were measured by accelerometry for up to 7days (mean: 6.7???1.1). Weekly childcare attendance patterns were reported by parents. The withi...
Physical activity (PA) is associated with improved mental health in higher education settings. Universities are well placed to offer PA to promote students’ mental health and wellbeing. This study represents the first attempt to establish how many UK universities offer PA-based interventions to ...
At 9 months of age, a more detailed energy balance profile was performed, including light and dark cycle food intake, locomotor activity and energy expenditure assessment using indirect calorimetry in a Metabolic-Trace (Meta-Trace) system (Ideas Studio, UK; n = 5–9/genotype/sex). Body ...