A sedentary lifestyle is harmful for health; personality traits may contribute to physical (in)
activity. With participant-level data from 16 samples (N> 125,000), we examined the …

Creating a negative energy balance by decreasing caloric consumption and increasing
physical activity is a common strategy used to treat obesity. A large number of review and …

Background: Sedentary behaviors predominate modern life, yet we do not fully understand
the adverse effects of these behaviors on mortality after considering the benefits of moderate …

Context Prolonged television (TV) viewing is the most prevalent and pervasive sedentary
behavior in industrialized countries and has been associated with morbidity and mortality …

ABSTRACT KOZEY-KEADLE, S., A. LIBERTINE, K. LYDEN, J. STAUDENMAYER, and PS
FREEDSON. Validation of Wearable Monitors for Assessing Sedentary Behavior. Med. Sci …

Background The current guidelines for aerobic activity require that adults carry out≥ 150
min/week of moderate-intensity physical activity, with a large body of epidemiological …

CONTEXT: Sedentary behavior is implicated in youth and adult overweight and obesity.
However, the relationship between sedentary behavior and weight status is often small or …

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BACKGROUND: Recent epidemiologic evidence points to the health risks of prolonged
sitting, that are independent of physical activity, but few papers have reported the descriptive …

Osteoporosis, a condition of skeletal decline that undermines quality of life, is treated with
pharmacological interventions that are associated with poor adherence and adverse effects …