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 …

The epidemiology of aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity guideline adherence among 383,928 US adults

JA Bennie, K De Cocker, MJ Teychenne… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization's 'Global Recommendations on
Physical Activity for Health'state that adults should engage in regular moderate-to-vigorous …

The health benefits of urban green spaces: a review of the evidence

ACK Lee, R Maheswaran - Journal of public health, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Urban development projects can be costly and have health impacts. An
evidence-based approach to urban planning is therefore essential. However, the evidence …

Low-volume high-intensity interval training reduces hyperglycemia and increases muscle mitochondrial capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes

JP Little, JB Gillen, ME Percival… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIT) is emerging as a time-efficient exercise
strategy for improving health and fitness. This form of exercise has not been tested in type 2 …

Adults' sedentary behavior: determinants and interventions

N Owen, T Sugiyama, EE Eakin, PA Gardiner… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Research is now required on factors influencing adults' sedentary behaviors, and effective
approaches to behavioral-change intervention must be identified. The strategies for …

Effect of moderate to vigorous physical activity on all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older Australians

K Gebel, D Ding, T Chey, E Stamatakis… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Few studies have examined how different proportions of moderate and vigorous
physical activity affect health outcomes. Objective To examine whether the proportion of total …

High intensity interval-vs moderate intensity-training for improving cardiometabolic health in overweight or obese males: a randomized controlled trial

G Fisher, AW Brown, MM Bohan Brown, A Alcorn… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To compare the effects of six weeks of high intensity interval training (HIIT) vs
continuous moderate intensity training (MIT) for improving body composition, insulin …

Effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on endothelial function and cardiometabolic risk markers in obese adults

BJ Sawyer, WJ Tucker, DM Bhammar… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
We hypothesized that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) would be more effective than
moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) at improving endothelial function and …

Where does HIT fit? An examination of the affective response to high-intensity intervals in comparison to continuous moderate-and continuous vigorous-intensity …

ME Jung, JE Bourne, JP Little - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Affect experienced during an exercise session is purported to predict future exercise
behaviour. Compared to continuous moderate-intensity exercise (CMI), the affective …

Exercise snacks: a novel strategy to improve cardiometabolic health

H Islam, MJ Gibala, JP Little - Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2022 - journals.lww.com
We define exercise snacks as isolated≤ 1-min bouts of vigorous exercise performed
periodically throughout the day. We hypothesize that exercise snacks are a feasible, well …