Search results for "Physical inactivity"

Predictors of increase in physical activity during a 6-month follow-up period among overweight and physically inactive healthy young adults

2015

Abstract Background/Objective The beneficial effects of physical activity (PA) are well known, but it remains challenging to increase PA among physically inactive and overweight young individuals. The present study aimed to examine how selected psychological and physical characteristics assessed at baseline predict the increase in total PA over a 6-month follow-up among 51 physically inactive and overweight adults (20 women, 31 men; age 26–40 years) who participated in a lifestyle counselling study without supervised PA sessions. Methods Baseline measurements included a questionnaire assessment of sense of coherence and psychological flexibility, heart rate monitoring-based stress/recovery …

Mitä sitten, jos ei liikuta? : etnografinen tutkimus nuorista miehistä

2013