Introduction
There is concern that preschool children are not physically active enough to benefit health, yet few interventions have attempted to increase physical activity (PA) in this population. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-week school based Active Play intervention on children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ...
Introduction
It is common for patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) to have frequent complaints of low aerobic capacity, muscle weakness and chronic fatigue. The present body of evidence indicates that patient outcome is compromised if total Kt/V is below 1.7 (Lo, 2003; Yao et al., 2001). An adequacy of weekly peritoneal ...
Introduction
Feedback and monitoring physical activity (PA) may have a role decreasing sedentary behavior. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a Polar Activity Computer (FA20, Polar Electro Oy, Kempele, Finland) in increasing PA in daily life over 6 month.
Method
50 volunteer healthy subjects were randomly assigned ...
Introduction
Knowing the degree of physical activity in a population group becomes the first step to address sport promotion policies to encourage a healthy lifestyle that may have impact on better living conditions. Traditionally, we have used questionnaires and log books to ascertain the practice of physical activities and sports. ...