Maintaining a high physical activity level over 20 years and weight gain

AL Hankinson, ML Daviglus, C Bouchard, M Carnethon… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
… a group of people habitually active at high levels over 20 years; still, … high and low activity.
Our study is limited by measuring activity by self-report, which is known to overestimate activity

Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects

PC Hallal, LB Andersen, FC Bull, R Guthold, W Haskell… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
… prevention programmes, policy makers need data for physical activity levels and trends.
In this report, we describe physical activity levels worldwide with data for adults (15 years or …

Physical activity and health

L Miles - Nutrition bulletin, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… These additional increases in energy expenditure are thought to be important contributory
factors to why those who engage in moderate to high levels of physical activity are able to …

How much physical activity is good for health?

SN Blair, HW Kohl, NF Gordon… - Annual review of …, 1992 - annualreviews.org
physical activity and physical health. We concentrate on potential preventive etiologic
associations , with little emphasis on therapeutic effects of physical activity … much physical activity

Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in healthy children

RS Strauss, D Rodzilsky, G Burack… - Archives of pediatrics & …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
… Children who spent the least time participating in sedentary behaviors were significantly
more likely to have high levels of moderate activity compared with children who spent the most …

Physical activity levels in middle and high school physical education: a review

S Fairclough, G Stratton - Pediatric exercise science, 2005 - journals.humankinetics.com
physical activity during middle and high school physical education (PE) classes were reviewed.
Students engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (… the highest levels of MVPA …

High-level physical activity in childhood seems to protect against low back pain in early adolescence

N Wedderkopp, P Kjaer, L Hestbæk, L Korsholm… - The spine journal, 2009 - Elsevier
… children with low levels of physical activity had higher probability … In short, it seems as if high
levels of physical activity in … “treat” mid back pain with physical activity. It is also important to …

High level of physical activity preserves the cardioprotective effect of preinfarction angina in elderly patients

P Abete, N Ferrara, F Cacciatore, E Sagnelli… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
… However, stratifying in quartiles of physical activity, a high level of physical activity seemed to
preserve … variables such as AMI only in elderly patients with a high level of physical activity. …

Adolescent participation in sports and adult physical activity

T Tammelin, S Näyhä, AP Hills, MR Järvelin - American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
… in adolescence was associated with a high level of physical activity in adulthood. In males, …
combat sports was associated with a high or very high level of adult activity. In females, the …

Moderately intense physical activities and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men

J Lynch, SP Helmrich, TA Lakka… - Archives of internal …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
… , who engaged in moderately intense physical activities above the 40-… activities. Conclusions:
After adjustment for age, baseline glucose levels, and known risk factors, physical activities