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It's not just the television: survey analysis of sedentary behaviour in New Zealand young people [PDF]

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2011
Background Sedentary behaviour has been linked with adverse health outcomes in young people; however, the nature and context of being sedentary is poorly understood.
Foley Louise S, Maddison Ralph, Jiang Yannan, Olds Timothy, Ridley Kate   +4 more
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Reconsidering the sedentary behaviour paradigm. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
AimsRecent literature has posed sedentary behaviour as an independent entity to physical inactivity. This study investigated whether associations between sedentary behaviour and cardio-metabolic biomarkers remain when analyses are adjusted for total ...
Carol Maher, Tim Olds, Emily Mire, Peter T Katzmarzyk   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Correlates of objectively measured sedentary time in adults with intellectual disabilities [PDF]

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
Sedentary behaviour is an independent risk factor for adverse health conditions. Adults with intellectual disabilities spend a high proportion of their day engaged in sedentary behaviour, however, there is limited evidence on potential correlates of ...
Leanne Harris, Arlene M. McGarty, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Fiona Mitchell, Craig A. Melville   +4 more
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Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour following geriatric rehabilitation in older adults with stroke [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Older adults recovering from stroke engage in low levels of physical activity and spend long periods in sedentary behaviour. Sedentary behaviour during geriatric rehabilitation is still poorly understood.
Jules J. M. Kraaijkamp, Marieke Geerars, Niels H. Chavannes, Wilco P. Achterberg, Eléonore F. van Dam van Isselt, Michiel Punt   +5 more
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Sedentary behaviour and adiposity in youth: a systematic review of reviews and analysis of causality [PDF]

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
Background Sedentary behaviour (sitting time) has becoming a very popular topic for research and translation since early studies on TV viewing in children in the 1980s.
Stuart J.H. Biddle, Enrique García Bengoechea, Glen Wiesner   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Exploring the perceptions of sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 and older: a series of focus group interviews [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Older adults are the most sedentary and fastest-growing demographic, yet adults aged ≥ 75 years are underrepresented in sedentary behaviour research.
Ragy Tadrous, Anne Forster, Amanda Farrin, Peter A. Coventry, Andrew Clegg   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Context Mining of Sedentary Behaviour for Promoting Self-Awareness Using a Smartphone [PDF]

Sensors, 2018
Sedentary behaviour is increasing due to societal changes and is related to prolonged periods of sitting. There is sufficient evidence proving that sedentary behaviour has a negative impact on people’s health and wellness.
Muhammad Fahim, Thar Baker, Asad Masood Khattak, Babar Shah, Saiqa Aleem, Francis Chow   +5 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Cross-sectional associations between sleep duration, sedentary time, physical activity, and adiposity indicators among Canadian preschool-aged children using compositional analyses [PDF]

, 2017
Background Sleep duration, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity are three co-dependent behaviours that fall on the movement/non-movement intensity continuum.
AG LeBlanc, AL Adolph, B Day, BW Timmons, C Rich, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, CE Boeke, CJ Dobbelsteyn, DP Cliff, JNK Rao, KA Pfeiffer, KF Rust, L Matricciani, LL Moore, M Hirshkowitz, M Kang, Mark S. Tremblay, ME Rosenberger, MF Rolland-Cachera, ML Louzada, MP Buman, MS Tremblay, MS Tremblay, MS Tremblay, MS Tremblay, National Institutes of Health, RA Jones, RC Colley, RC Colley, RP Troiano, S Paruthi, Sebastien F. M. Chastin, SF Chastin, SL Wong, SM Williams, Statistics Canada, T Hinkley, V Carson, V Espana-Romero, Valerie Carson, WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group, X Chen, Z Pedisic   +42 more
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A randomised-controlled feasibility study of the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with type 2 diabetes: study protocol

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) generally spend a large amount of time sitting. This increases their risk of cardiovascular disease, premature mortality, diabetes-related complications and mental health problems. There is a paucity
Daniel P. Bailey, Charlotte L. Edwardson, Yannis Pappas, Feng Dong, David J. Hewson, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Marsha L. Brierley, Angel M. Chater   +7 more
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Sedentary behaviour in Australian university students: The contribution of study‐related sedentary behaviour to total sedentary behaviour

Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2023
AbstractIssue AddressedSeated activities are attributed to increased sedentary behaviour (SB) and adverse health effects, but little is currently known about university students' SB, particularly study‐related SB. This study describes the sociodemographic variations of domain‐specific SB in regional Australian university students and the contribution ...
Casey A. Sutherland, Rachel L. Cole, Mary Kynn, Marion A. Gray   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources