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Physical distancing ≠ physical inactivity [PDF]

Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2021
Abstract During this time of global health crisis, physical distancing, along with mask wearing, has emerged as the sine qua non social practice to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19. But as physical distancing ensues and all eyes remain fixed on the novel coronavirus, another, albeit careworn, pandemic rages on.
Meyer, Stefanie M, Landry, Matthew J, Gustat, Jeanette, Lemon, Stephenie C, Webster, Collin A   +4 more
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IJCM_122A: Factors affecting physical inactivity among youth

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Non-communicable diseases pose significant public health problem, and prevention efforts are mainly aimed at addressing their risk factors. Unhealthy lifestyle including physical inactivity gets initiated early in life.
Nikhil Kumar Mishra, Meenakshi Jayabalan, Palak Manoj Poddar, MS Gautham, BS Pradeep, BA Arvind   +5 more
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Physical Inactivity and Mortality Risk [PDF]

Cardiology Research and Practice, 2011
In recent years a plethora of epidemiologic evidence accumulated supports a strong, independent and inverse, association between physical activity and the fitness status of an individual and mortality in apparently healthy individuals and diseased ...
Peter Kokkinos, Helen Sheriff, Raya Kheirbek   +2 more
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Exploring the predictors of physical inactivity in a university setting [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Changes in lifestyle patterns and the dependence on technology have contributed to an increase in prevalence of inactivity. To address this there is a need to identify the predictors of physical inactivity using the Theoretical Domains ...
Lawrence Bismarck Ndupu, Mark Faghy, Vicki Staples, Sigrid Lipka, Chris Bussell   +4 more
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Leisure-time physical inactivity among healthcare workers [PDF]

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2018
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity (LTPI) and associated factors among healthcare workers. Material and Methods The cross-sectional study carried out with 2684 healthcare workers from 4 municipalities from the ...
Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Aline Rodrigues Barbosa, Tania Maria Araújo   +2 more
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Reverse causation, physical inactivity, and dementia [PDF]

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020
One variable may influence another as cause and effect. However, in situations in which a cause-effect relationship is scientifically plausible, reverse causation may also be possible. As an example, physical inactivity may predispose to dementia through
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Regional Pattrn of Physical Inactivity in Croatia [PDF]

Collegium antropologicum, 2009
The aim of this paper was to analyze the regional pattern of physical inactivity in Croatia based on the Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003 data. A total of 9,070 adult respondents were included in this study. In men, the highest prevalence of physical inactivity was recorded in the City of Zagreb (39.6%), and it was significantly higher than in Central
Milošević, Milan, Golubić, Rajna, Mustajbegović, Jadranka, Doko Jelinić, Jagoda, Janev Holcer, Nataša, Kern, Josipa   +5 more
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Physical inactivity in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, 2011
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are likely to become physically inactive, because of their motor, mental, and emotional symptoms. However, specific studies on physical activity in PD are scarce, and results are conflicting. Here, we quantified daily physical activities in a large cohort of PD patients and another large cohort of matched controls.
Nimwegen, M.L. van, Speelman, A.D., Hofman-van Rossum, E.J., Overeem, S., Deeg, D.J.G., Borm, G.F., Horst, M.H. van der, Bloem, B.R., Munneke, M.   +8 more
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Physical Inactivity in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis [PDF]

Lung, 2019
Reduced physical activity in many chronic diseases is consistently associated with increased morbidity. Little is known about physical activity in sarcoidosis. The aim of this study was to objectively assess physical activity in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis and investigate its relationship with lung function, exercise capacity, symptom burden ...
Peter S. P. Cho, Sharmila Vasudevan, Matthew Maddocks, Arietta Spinou, Sarah Chamberlain Mitchell, Claire Wood, Caroline J. Jolley, Surinder S. Birring   +7 more
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Physical Inactivity: A Behavioral Disorder in the Physical Therapist’s Scope of Practice [PDF]

, 2020
In health, the gold standard is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.This state is weakened by physical inactivity, which involves a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, depression, and obesity ...
Boisgontier, Matthieu P., Iversen, Maura D., Iversen, MD, Boisgontier, MP   +3 more
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