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Automaticity facets applied to screen-time sedentary behaviours and active commuting measured by accelerometers

open access: yesHealth Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2020
Background: The time adults spend sitting in front of screens is a health risk factor. In contrast, walking and cycling to and from work, also known as active commuting, could promote physical activity and improve population health. Objective: This study
Gonzalo Marchant   +3 more
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Ecological Momentary Assessment Is a Feasible and Valid Methodological Tool to Measure Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has the potential to yield new insights into the prediction and modeling of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB).
Jaclyn P. Maher   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Combined Stretching and Strengthening Exercise Using Rehabilitation Exercise System with a Linear Actuator and MR Damper on Static and Dynamic Sitting Postural Balance: A Feasibility Study

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Postural imbalance induced by prolonged sitting can be improved by exercise therapy. The aim of study was to evaluate the influence of combined stretching and strengthening exercise using rehabilitation exercise system with a linear actuator and MR ...
Ji-Yong Jung   +2 more
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How much do adults sit? Results from the German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health Monitoring, 2022
Background: Sedentary behaviour is increasingly perceived as a risk factor for the development of diseases and for increased mortality. In particular, increased time spent sitting in combination with low physical activity seems to have negative health ...
Kristin Manz   +3 more
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Reliability of the Soleus H-Reflex in Different Sitting Postures

open access: yesMedical Sciences, 2020
The Soleus (SOL) Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) is commonly recorded in sitting position. However, the reliability of recording is unknown. We assessed the reliability of SOL H-reflex amplitude measurements across multiple traces and sessions during erect ...
Hamad S. Al Amer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total and domain‐specific sitting time among employees in desk‐based work settings in Australia

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objective: To describe the total and domain‐specific daily sitting time among a sample of Australian office‐based employees. Methods: In April 2010, paper‐based surveys were provided to desk‐based employees (n=801) in Victoria, Australia. Total daily and
Jason A. Bennie   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-sectional study of physical activity of adult population in South-Moravian area of the Czech republic

open access: yesTělesná Kultura, 2011
BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) was defined in a worldwide scientific community as one of the most important factors in dealing with issues of prevention and public health.
Jiří Nykodým, Josef Mitáš
doaj   +1 more source

Social facilitation between commercial broilers and Nigerian indigenous chicks and its effect on their welfare

open access: yesAgricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2018
This study was undertaken to investigate how social facilitation between two chicken breeds could affect their welfare. Sixty chicks each of a commercial broiler (CB) and Nigerian indigenous chicken (NIC) breed were used for this study.
Iyasere Oluwaseun Serah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different Head-Sway Responses to Optic Flow in Sitting and Standing With a Head-Mounted Display

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
We investigated postural responses (head displacements) and self-motion perception (vection) to radial and lateral optic flows while sitting and standing by using a head-mounted display.
Kanon Fujimoto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Smart Work Clothing for Automatic Risk Assessment of Physical Workload

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2018
Work-related musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disorders are still prevalent in today's working population. Nowadays, risk assessments are usually performed via self-reports or observations, which have relatively low reliability. Technology developments
Liyun Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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