Diurnal patterns of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older men

C Sartini, SG Wannamethee, S Iliffe, RW Morris… - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) levels among older adults are generally low and
sedentary behaviour (SB) very common; increasing PA and reducing SB levels could have …

Objectively assessed physical activity and lower limb function and prospective associations with mortality and newly diagnosed disease in UK older adults: an OPAL …

KR Fox, PW Ku, M Hillsdon, MG Davis… - Age and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: objective measures of physical activity and function with a diverse cohort of UK
adults in their 70s and 80s were used to investigate relative risk of all-cause mortality and …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of mode of travel to work with physical activity, and individual, interpersonal, organisational, and environmental characteristics

HB Ferrer, A Cooper, S Audrey - Journal of transport & health, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Encouraging walking during the daily commute is a potential strategy for
increasing physical activity levels. This study aimed:(i) to examine, and compare by travel …

Who is meeting the strengthening physical activity guidelines by definition: A cross-sectional study of 253 423 English adults?

GRH Sandercock, J Moran, DD Cohen - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The current UK physical activity guidelines recommend that adults aged 19 to 65 years
perform activity to strengthen muscle and bone a minimum of twice weekly. The number of …

Bedroom media, sedentary time and screen-time in children: a longitudinal analysis

AJ Atkin, K Corder, EMF van Sluijs - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2013 - Springer
Background Having electronic media in the bedroom is cross-sectionally associated with
greater screen-time in children, but few longitudinal studies exist. The aim of this study was …

Is brief advice in primary care a cost-effective way to promote physical activity?

NK Anokye, J Lord, J Fox-Rushby - British journal of sports medicine, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
Aim This study models the cost-effectiveness of brief advice (BA) in primary care for physical
activity (PA) addressing the limitations in the current limited economic literature through the …

Changes in physical activity during the retirement transition: a theory-based, qualitative interview study

S McDonald, N O'Brien, M White… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background There are considerable inter-individual differences in the direction and degree
of change in physical activity (PA) levels during the retirement transition. There is currently a …

Associations between objectively assessed and questionnaire-based sedentary behaviour with BMI-defined obesity among general population children and …

NA Coombs, E Stamatakis - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Sedentary behaviour (SB) is an emerging candidate risk factor for obesity in
young people. Evidence to date is conflicting and it is unclear how different SB types are …

Physical activity patterns in older men and women in Germany: a cross-sectional study

A Moschny, P Platen, R Klaaßen-Mielke, U Trampisch… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Data on physical activity in older adults in Germany is scarce. The aim of this
study was to analyze physical activity patterns and to explore factors associated with …

Questioning policy, youth participation and lifestyle sports

K King, A Church - Leisure studies, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Young people have been identified as a key target group for whom participation in sport and
physical activity could have important benefits to health and well-being and consequently …