Reduced physical activity in young and older adults: metabolic and musculoskeletal implications

KA Bowden Davies, S Pickles… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although the health benefits of regular physical activity and exercise are well
established and have been incorporated into national public health recommendations, there …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations when using the activPAL monitor in field-based research with adult populations

CL Edwardson, EAH Winkler, DH Bodicoat… - Journal of sport and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Research indicates that high levels of sedentary behavior (sitting or lying with low energy
expenditure) are adversely associated with health. A key factor in improving our …

Combined effects of time spent in physical activity, sedentary behaviors and sleep on obesity and cardio-metabolic health markers: a novel compositional data …

SFM Chastin, J Palarea-Albaladejo, ML Dontje… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The associations between time spent in sleep, sedentary behaviors (SB) and physical
activity with health are usually studied without taking into account that time is finite during the …

How to reduce sitting time? A review of behaviour change strategies used in sedentary behaviour reduction interventions among adults

B Gardner, L Smith, F Lorencatto, M Hamer… - Health psychology …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Sedentary behaviour–ie, low energy-expending waking behaviour while seated or lying
down–is a health risk factor, even when controlling for physical activity. This review sought to …

The sedentary office: an expert statement on the growing case for change towards better health and productivity

JP Buckley, A Hedge, T Yates, RJ Copeland… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
An international group of experts convened to provide guidance for employers to promote
the avoidance of prolonged periods of sedentary work. The set of recommendations was …

Meta‐analysis of the relationship between breaks in sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic health

SFM Chastin, T Egerton, C Leask, E Stamatakis - Obesity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The concept of “breaks” in sedentary behavior has emerged as a potential
modifier of detrimental effects on adiposity caused by sedentary behavior. The existing …

GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour …

JH Migueles, E Aadland, LB Andersen… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
The inter-relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (collectively
defined as physical behaviours) is of interest to researchers from different fields. Each of …

A comparison of the effectiveness of physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions in reducing sedentary time in adults: a systematic review and meta …

SA Prince, TJ Saunders, K Gresty, RD Reid - Obesity reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature and compare the
effectiveness of controlled interventions with a focus on physical activity (PA) and/or …

Breaking up prolonged sitting with standing or walking attenuates the postprandial metabolic response in postmenopausal women: a randomized acute study

J Henson, MJ Davies, DH Bodicoat… - Diabetes …, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine whether breaking up prolonged sitting with short bouts of
standing or walking improves postprandial markers of cardiometabolic health in women at …

Successful aging: Advancing the science of physical independence in older adults

SD Anton, AJ Woods, T Ashizawa, D Barb… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
The concept of 'successful aging'has long intrigued the scientific community. Despite this
long-standing interest, a consensus definition has proven to be a difficult task, due to the …