Search results for "physical activity"

Ecological correlates of Spanish adolescents’ physical activity during physical education classes

2016

The public health benefit of school physical education (PE) depends in large part on physical activity (PA) provided during class. According to the literature, PE has a valuable role in public health, and PA levels during PE classes depend on a wide range of factors. The main objective of this study, based on ecological models of behaviour, was to analyse what personal, psychosocial and environmental factors were associated with moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) during PE lessons. The sample consisted of 189 adolescents (60.8% girls; M = 16.3 years, SD = 0.7) from nine high schools. PA was assessed by accelerometer. Differences in PA behaviour between the study groups were evaluated using the…

The role of physical activity and exercise in obesity and weight management: Time for critical appraisal

2016

The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically during last 3 decades with devastating consequences to public health. Recommended strategies to reduce obesity have focused on healthier diet and physical activity (PA). Clearly, these approaches have not been successful, but whether this is due to failure to restrict energy intake or to maintain high levels of energy expenditure has been the subject of great controversy. Consequently, there has been a great deal of confusion about the role of PA and exercise in obesity and weight management. In this article, the theoretical basis for considering reduced PA and energy expenditure as the cause of obesity is appraised. Furthe…

Corrigendum to “Leisure-time physical activity and metabolic syndrome plus depressive symptoms in the FIN-D2D survey” [Preventive Medicine 51 (2010) …

2011

a Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, PL 35, FI-40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland b Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Central Finland Health Care District, Keskussairaalantie 19, FI-40620 Jyvaskyla, Finland c Unit of General Practice, Central Finland Health Care District, Keskussairaalantie 19, FI-40620 Jyvaskyla, Finland d ORTON, Rehabilitation Unit, PO Box 29, FI-00281, Helsinki, Finland e Department of Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland f National Institute for Health and Welfare, PO Box 30, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland g Department of Primary Healthcare, University of Eastern Finland and Unit of …

Updated meta-analysis of prevention of cardiovascular mortality by regular physical activity

2018

Physical activity and risk of venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

2019

The inverse association between physical activity and arterial thrombotic disease is well established. Evidence on the association between physical activity and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is divergent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational prospective cohort studies evaluating the associations of physical activity with VTE risk. MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and manual search of relevant bibliographies were systematically searched until 26 February 2019. Extracted relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the maximum versus minimal amount of physical activity groups were pooled using random effects meta-analysis. Twelve article…

Exercise during and after curative oncological treatment – a mapping review

2016

Background: By mapping the existing literature on exercise oncology, gaps in knowledge can be identified, and future directions for research can be pointed out.Objectives: This review aimed to map diagnoses and outcome measures targeted in reviews and describe the effects on those outcomes. Further, the aim was to map exercise intervention characteristics being reviewed and the effects depending on these characteristics, and to discuss implications for future research.Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Cinahl, PSYCHInfo, and Cochrane Library. Reviews including physical activity and exercise intervention trials in adult patients during or after curative oncological treatme…

Role of exercise-induced hepatokines in metabolic disorders.

2019

International audience; The health-promoting effects of physical activity to prevent and treat metabolic disorders are numerous. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not yet completely deciphered. In recent years, studies have referred to the liver as an endocrine organ, since it releases specific proteins called hepatokines. Some of these hepatokines are involved in whole body metabolic homeostasis and are theorized to participate in the development of metabolic disease. In this regard, the present review describes the role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21, Fetuin-A, Angiopoietin-like protein 4, and Follistatin in metabolic disease and their production in response to acute exerci…

Basic self-reports as an indicator of physical activity

2016

Introduction: Basic self-reports of physical activity (PA) has been applied by clinicians to identify whether adolescents with asthma are physically active. Aim: To investigate whether basic self-reports of PA in adolescents with and without asthma can be used as an indicator of PA with objective measures as criterion. Methods: One-hundred-and sixty (99 boys) adolescents (mean age 13.5 yrs) with (n=88) and without (n=72) asthma completed recordings of PA for three consecutive week-days and one weekend-day using the SenseWear TM Pro 2 Armband (BodyMedia Inc., Pittsburgh, PA). Cut off point defining moderate to vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) was 3 metabolic equivalents. Self-reported PA was ass…

Does Physical Activity Matter for the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

2020

Research indicates that university and college students are at higher risk of experiencing mental health problems than other populations. This study aims to examine the relationship between Physical Activity (PA) and the mental health of Ukrainian university students during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown. The conventional sample consisted of 1512 students from 11 Ukrainian universities, with a mean age of 20 years (M = 20.06, SD = 3.05) and 69% of whom were female. The cross-sectional online survey was disseminated through the most popular social media channels in Ukraine (i.e., Facebook, Viber, Telegram) and included the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scal…

Comparison of Postural Features and Muscle Strength between Children with Idiopathic Short Stature and Healthy Peers in Relation to Physical Exercise

2020

Previous research has reported that children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) showed functional and cognitive impairments. The purpose of this study was to compare muscle strength and body posture between children with ISS treated with growth hormone (GH) and healthy peers (healthy children, HC), and to analyze whether these parameters were affected by physical exercise. Eighteen children for the ISS group (mean age: 10.96 ± 1.68 years) and 26 children for the HC group (mean age: 10.19 ± 1.06 years) were recruited for the study. All participants performed the following assessments: handgrip and Sargent test for the muscle strength evaluation; baropodometric and stabilometric test for the…