Moderate and vigorous physical activity intensity cut-points for the Actical accelerometer

RC Colley, MS Tremblay - Journal of sports sciences, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… Therefore, the main aim of this study was to use decision boundary analyses to determine
an appropriate Actical cut-point moderate and vigorous physical activity in adults and test the …

Effects of moderate and vigorous physical activity on fitness and body composition

C Drenowatz, VK Prasad, GA Hand, RP Shook… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2016 - Springer
Current physical activity (PA) guidelines indicate that moderate-intensity (MPA) and vigorous
intensity (VPA) PA provide similar benefits when total volume is equal. The present study …

Risk for losing physical independence in older adults: the role of sedentary time, light, and moderate to vigorous physical activity

EA Marques, F Baptista, DA Santos, AM Silva, J Mota… - Maturitas, 2014 - Elsevier
… association of a range of physical activity intensities and sedentary behavior with the risk
of losing physical independence later in life in community-dwelling older adults. A total of 131 …

Green space is associated with walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in middle-to-older-aged adults: findings from 203 883 Australians in the 45 …

T Astell-Burt, X Feng, GS Kolt - British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
… in moderate and vigorous physical activities, as … in vigorous activities was adjusted by a
factor of two in recognition of the greater benefits for health.17 Moderate and vigorous activities

[HTML][HTML] Regular moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity rather than walking is associated with enhanced cognitive functions and mental health in young adults

T Nakagawa, I Koan, C Chen, T Matsubara… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… The beneficial effect of physical activity (PA) on the brain has been well established. Both …
with a sample of young adults. We found that more frequent vigorous- and moderate-intensity …

Concurrent agreement between ActiGraphⓇ and activPALⓇ in measuring moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for adults

LFR Lee, PM Dall - Medical engineering & physics, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the ability of the activPAL Ⓡ monitor (commonly used for measuring
Sedentary Behaviour (SB), sitting or reclining with low energy expenditure while awake) …

Is the frequency of weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity associated with the metabolic syndrome in Canadian adults?

J Clarke, I Janssen - Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
… research, which indicated that vigorous physical activity has a greater influence on
cardiometabolic health than an equivalent volume of moderate physical activity. Total weekly MET …

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from ages 9 to 15 years

PR Nader, RH Bradley, RM Houts, SL McRitchie… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
… This decrease augurs poorly for levels of physical activity in US adults and potentially for
health over the course of a lifetime. Consequently, there is a need for program and policy action …

Volume of light versus moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity: similar benefits for all‐cause mortality?

PF Saint‐Maurice, RP Troiano, D Berrigan… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
… light physical activity or moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity. AC indicates activity counts;
… In this prospective study conducted in a representative sample of US adults using device‐…

Adult attention and interaction can increase moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity in young children

HM Zerger, MP Normand, V Boga… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… involved in their child's physical activities. However, this … the moderate-to-vigorous physical
activity (MVPA) exhibited by … Although there is considerable evidence that physical activity