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Evaluating a multi-component intervention to reduce and break up office workers’ sitting with sit-stand desks using the APEASE criteria

BMC Public Health, 2022
Objective Sedentary workplace interventions have had success in reducing excessive sitting time in office workers, but barriers to implementation and uptake remain.
Marsha L. Brierley, Lindsey R. Smith, Daniel P. Bailey, Samson O. Ojo, David J. Hewson, Sofie A. Every, Taylor A. Staines, Angel M. Chater   +7 more
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Obesity and physical activity [PDF]

International Journal of Obesity, 1999
Three aspects of obesity and physical activity are reviewed: whether the obese are inactive; how the activity level can be increased; and which are the effects of an increase in physical activity in combination with a reduction of energy intake.The focus is on an objective approach that is, activity associated energy expenditure as measured with doubly
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Habitual Physical Activity in Adults Measured by Accelerometer in Compliance with Selected Health Recommendations

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 2017
The aim of the present study was the evaluation of habitual physical activity in adult members of health promoting associations in compliance with selected health recommendations. Physical activity was monitored for 7 consecutive days using accelerometer
Małgorzata Dębska, Władysław Mynarski, Michał Rozpara, Daniel Puciato   +3 more
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Associations between dietary patterns and blood pressure in a sample of Australian adults

Nutrition Journal, 2020
Background Investigating effects of whole diets on blood pressure (BP) can contribute to development of diet-based recommendations for health. Our aim was to assess the relationship between dietary patterns and BP in a sample of free-living Australian ...
Claire Margerison, Lynnette J. Riddell, Sarah A. McNaughton, Caryl A. Nowson   +3 more
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How to Change Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the INFANT Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Children, 2021
Background: Understanding the mechanisms (mediators) of behavior change is crucial to designing more effective interventions. However, this is rarely reported.
Kylie D. Hesketh, Konsita Kuswara, Gavin Abbott, Jo Salmon, Jill A. Hnatiuk, Karen J. Campbell   +5 more
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The effect of sleep deprivation on postural stability among physically active young adults

Scientific Reports, 2023
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of sleep deprivation on postural stability among physically active young adults. The study involved 22 physical education students. Average velocities and spatial distribution of the center of pressure displacements
Rafał Stemplewski, Julia Ciążyńska, Magdalena Cyma-Wejchenig, Janusz Maciaszek   +3 more
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Physical activity intervention for rural middle-aged and older Australian adults: a pilot implementation study of the ecofit program delivered in a real-world setting

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background ecofit is an evidence-based multi-component physical activity intervention that integrates smartphone technology, the outdoor environment, and social support.
Magdalena Wilczynska, Anna K. Jansson, David R. Lubans, Jordan J. Smith, Sara L. Robards, Ronald C. Plotnikoff   +5 more
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Physical activity of female children and adolescents based on step counts: meeting the recommendation and relation to BMI

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2015
Study aim: the aim of this study was to assess the step counts of children and adolescents with different BMIs and to present the results in relation to the step count recommendation.
Kantanista Adam, Król-Zielińska Magdalena, Borowiec Joanna, Glapa Agata, Lisowski Paweł, Bronikowski Michał   +5 more
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Associations between physical activity, screen time, sleep time and selected academic skills in 8/9-year-old children

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background High levels of physical activity (PA), low levels of screen time, combined with sufficient sleep time, provide better health benefits. However, few studies have examined the association of these behaviours with academic skills. Therefore, this
Agata Korcz, Jana Krzysztoszek, Michał Bronikowski, Marlena Łopatka, Łukasz Bojkowski   +4 more
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Physical Activity and Exercise [PDF]

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 2014
Exercise has been prescribed for diabetes treatment since at least 600 B.C. The early East Indian text, the Shushruta, described a reduction in the sweetness of urine from diabetic patients after exercise. One might think that very little could be left to discover in the field of exercise and diabetes, yet surprisingly this is far from the truth ...
Michael, Riddell, Sophie, Pollack, Homadis, Shojaei, Joshua, Kalish, Howard, Zisser   +4 more
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