Introduction Strategies to increase daily physical activity may be viewed as a mean to counteract the high prevalence of falls in elderly subjects, which is an important and increasing single factor associated with disability, injury and death. On the other hand when the elderly have reduced autonomy and consequent need ...
Introduction This study aimed to verify the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness levels over a set of cardiovascular risk factors, controlling for sex and physical activity (PA) of moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and very vigorous (VVPA) intensities in children and adolescents. Methods Students aged 10-19 years (51 boys and 90 girls) completed measurements ...
Introduction Vigorous physical activity has been linked to greater longevity, greater loss of body fat mass, and improved insulin sensitivity. Current exercise guidelines now include recommendations for vigorous activity in recognition of these findings. The present study aimed to describe the free living physical activity intensity profile of lean (L) ...
Introduction Sedentary behavior (SB) is directly associated with a greater risk of death from cardiovascular problems, cancer and all causes. Moreover, SB is directly associated with obesity in children. This study examined whether there was a significant seasonal variation in objectively measured SB in Portuguese youth across five months of ...
Introduction Spain has one of the highest rates of childhood overweight and obesity in Europe (1). The majority of Spanish children do not engage in enough physical activity (PA) to be beneficial for health (2, 3). Recommendations for healthy levels of PA for children have been established (4) but there is a need for ...
Introduction The PEACH project (Personal and Environmental Associations with Children’s Health: www.bris.ac.uk/enhs/peach) is a longitudinal study investigating the environmental and personal determinants of physical activity and eating behaviours in children across the transition from primary to secondary school. A cohort of 1307 final year primary ...
Background Project OPAL (Older People and Active Living) was funded through Phase 1 of the National Prevention Research Initiative. Its primary aim was to describe the physical activity levels and patterns of adults aged 70 and over using accelerometry. Associations with deprivation of area of residence, perceptions of neighbourhood walkability, convenience and ...
Introduction There is inconclusive evidence for a causal link between physical activity (PA) and health outcomes in preschool children. Despite the common perception from practitioners that preschool children are receiving sufficient PA, data suggest they do not meet the PA recommendations (O’Dwyer et al. 2011). It is important to increase ...
Background Limited information is available about changes over time in objectively measured daily physical activity in young children. This study evaluates if accelerometer-measured physical activity tracks or changes over two years. Methods Daily physical activity was assessed by the Actigraph accelerometer for four consecutive days in 167 children (boys n=90, girls ...
Introduction Physical activity is a major public health concern as trends show inadequate levels of physical activity for health and rising levels of obesity. A research priority is understanding key explanatory variables underpinning children’s physical activity participation. Despite this, there are few studies identifying “clusters” of children based on ...