Managing sedentary behavior to reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

PC Dempsey, N Owen, SJH Biddle… - Current diabetes reports, 2014 - Springer
Modern human environments are vastly different from those of our forebears. Rapidly
advancing technology in transportation, communications, workplaces, and home …

The effect of sedentary behaviour on cardiorespiratory fitness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Prince, PC Dempsey, JL Reed, L Rubin… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important indicator of current and future
health. While the impact of habitual physical activity on CRF is well established, the role of …

American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention

CL Rock, C Thomson, T Gansler… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes the Diet and Physical Activity
Guideline to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies …

Trends in sedentary behavior among the US population, 2001-2016

L Yang, C Cao, ED Kantor, LH Nguyen, X Zheng… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prolonged sitting, particularly watching television or videos, has been
associated with increased risk of multiple diseases and mortality. However, changes in …

Sedentary behaviour surveillance in Canada: trends, challenges and lessons learned

SA Prince, A Melvin, KC Roberts, GP Butler… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Historical changes in the nature of sedentary activities have been observed in
other countries, but it is not clear if similar trends exist in Canada. It is also unclear how …

Impact of replacing sedentary behaviour with other movement behaviours on depression and anxiety symptoms: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank

AA Kandola, B del Pozo Cruz, DPJ Osborn, B Stubbs… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Sedentary behaviour is potentially a modifiable risk factor for depression and
anxiety disorders, but findings have been inconsistent. To assess the associations of …

Gender and education differences in sedentary behaviour in Canada: an analysis of national cross-sectional surveys

SA Prince, KC Roberts, A Melvin, GP Butler… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Canadians spend the majority of their days sedentary. Gender and education
are important social determinants of health that impact health behaviours. There is evidence …

The prevalence and correlates of sitting in European adults-a comparison of 32 Eurobarometer-participating countries

JA Bennie, JY Chau, HP van der Ploeg… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Prolonged sitting is an emerging health risk. However, multi-country
comparative sitting data are sparse. This paper reports the prevalence and correlates of …

A short history of time use research; implications for public health

A Bauman, M Bittman, J Gershuny - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background This section defined time use (TU) research, illustrating its relevance for public
health. TUR in the health context is the study of health-enhancing and health-compromising …

Ten-year change in sedentary behaviour, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk: independent associations and …

S Knaeps, JG Bourgois, R Charlier… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background We aimed to study the independent associations of 10-year change in
sedentary behaviour (SB), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and objectively …