Background: Standard-of-care (SOC) cancer treatments are primarily aimed at reducing size and progression of a tumor. There is a need for successful supplemental anabolic therapies to combat cancer cachexia in addition to these SOC treatment modalities. Anabolic interventions, including testosterone and amino acid supplements, may be beneficial in reducing and/...
Background: This study prospectively examined patterns of objectively-assessed sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during a one-year period following completion of primary treatment among breast cancer survivors. The potential moderating effect of weight status on sedentary and MVPA time was also examined. Methods: Breast cancer survivors [N=177; M(SD)...
Background: Supportive care interventions are needed to reduce the chronic and late-appearing effects of breast cancer treatments. Reducing sedentary behaviour (SED) may be one promising strategy given the unique health benefits of low SED that are distinct from beneficial effects of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA). Objectives: To examine the ...
Abstract: Travel by public transit is increasingly recognised as a ‘walk interrupted’ and therefore a potential means to engage in physical activity (PA). However, little is known about how taking public transit to and from school contributes to PA in youth. Our objective was to assess moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) during ...
Background: The steep decline in physical activity (PA) among the oldest old is not well understood. Longitudinal objective PA data can give insights about how amount and bouts of PA and sedentary behaviour (SB) change with age. Methods: Men aged 70-90 years, from a UK population-based cohort wore GT3x ...
Objective: To assess the validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) for measuring sedentary behaviour (SB) in the Chilean adult population. Methods: 204 adults (88/116 male/female, 45.2±14.0) who were randomly selected during National Health Survey 2009-2010 completed the protocol. The participants wore an Actigraph GT3X (AG) for at least 7 consecutive ...
Abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate physical activity levels of schoolchildren during physical education classes. Thirty classes between second and fifth grades were selected from Florianópolis’ public schools, of which 13 (n=260, 50.4% boys) had attended to physical education classes. Actigraph® GT3X+ physical monitors were used to ...
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the one-year stability of objectively-measured physical activity (PA) among individuals aged 18 to 35 years. We recruited 16 volunteers (8 men) and measured their activity levels every month from October 2012 to September 2013. GT3x+ Actigraph accelerometers were used; the epoch was set at 5 seconds. ...
Introduction: The on-going Finnish Schools on the Move programme aims to make the school day more physically active. This study investigated how school-time physical activity changed in students from grades 1 to 9 in two academic years during the pilot phase of the programme. Methods: The data was collected in 2010-2012 during ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in sedentary time between employed women who meet minimum exercise recommendations and those who do not. Methods: Activity levels were assessed by the Actigraph GT3X+ over 7 days in 103 employed women (age: 44.4±11.8). Demographic variables and perception of worksite facilities to ...