Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

The effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity in individuals of low socioeconomic status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Western, MEG Armstrong, I Islam, K Morgan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Digital technologies such as wearables, websites and mobile applications are
increasingly used in interventions targeting physical activity (PA). Increasing access to such …

Do highly physically active workers die early? A systematic review with meta-analysis of data from 193 696 participants

P Coenen, MA Huysmans, A Holtermann… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Recent evidence suggests the existence of a physical activity paradox, with
beneficial health outcomes associated with leisure time physical activity, but detrimental …

Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A" DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity"(DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review

G O'Donoghue, A Kennedy, A Puggina, K Aleksovska… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background To date, the scientific literature on socioeconomic correlates and determinants
of physical activity behaviours has been dispersed throughout a number of systematic …

Determinants of inequalities in life expectancy: an international comparative study of eight risk factors

JP Mackenbach, JR Valverde, M Bopp… - The Lancet Public …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in longevity have been found in all European
countries. We aimed to assess which determinants make the largest contribution to these …

Barriers and facilitators to the uptake and maintenance of healthy behaviours by people at mid-life: a rapid systematic review

S Kelly, S Martin, I Kuhn, A Cowan, C Brayne… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background With an ageing population, there is an increasing societal impact of ill health in
later life. People who adopt healthy behaviours are more likely to age successfully. To …

Are differences in physical activity across socioeconomic groups associated with choice of physical activity variables to report?

R Stalsberg, AV Pedersen - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite being challenged in recent years, the hypothesis that individuals of higher
socioeconomic status (SES) are more physically active than their lower SES counterparts is …

When moving is the only option: the role of necessity versus choice for understanding and promoting physical activity in low-and middle-income countries

D Salvo, A Jáuregui, D Adlakha… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Given its origins in high-income countries, the field of physical activity and public health
research and promotion has broadly followed a choice-based model. However, a substantial …

Inequalities in the London bicycle sharing system revisited: impacts of extending the scheme to poorer areas but then doubling prices

A Goodman, J Cheshire - Journal of Transport Geography, 2014 - Elsevier
Cycling confers transport, health and environmental benefits, and bicycle sharing systems
are an increasingly popular means of promoting urban cycling. Following the launch of the …

Physical activity over the lifecourse and cardiovascular disease

AS Perry, EE Dooley, H Master, NL Spartano… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite improvements in cardiovascular care in recent decades, cardiovascular disease
(CVD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide. At its core, CVD is a largely preventable …