Validity of the activPAL monitor to measure stepping activity and activity intensity: A systematic review

Y Wu, JL Petterson, NW Bray, DS Kimmerly… - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Accumulating step counts and engaging in moderate-to-vigorous intensity
physical activity is positively associated with numerous health benefits. The activPAL is a …

Criterion validity of ActiGraph monitoring devices for step counting and distance measurement in adults and older adults: a systematic review

AM Ngueleu, C Barthod, KL Best, F Routhier… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Wearable activity monitors such as ActiGraph monitoring devices are widely
used, especially in research settings. Various research studies have assessed the criterion …

Recommendations for determining the validity of consumer wearable and smartphone step count: expert statement and checklist of the INTERLIVE network

W Johnston, PB Judice, PM García… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Consumer wearable and smartphone devices provide an accessible means to objectively
measure physical activity (PA) through step counts. With the increasing proliferation of this …

Sex does not influence impairments in popliteal endothelial-dependent vasodilator or vasoconstrictor responses following prolonged sitting

MW O'Brien, JA Johns, TD Williams… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
An acute bout of prolonged sitting (PS) impairs the popliteal artery flow-mediated dilation
(FMD) response. Despite equivocal reductions in mean shear rate, young women …

Step rate thresholds associated with moderate and vigorous physical activity in adults

MW O'Brien, MJ Kivell, WR Wojcik… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Adults are recommended to engage in 150 min of moderate (MPA) to vigorous (VPA)
aerobic physical activity per week, with the public health message of obtaining 3000 steps in …

Greater habitual moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with better executive function and higher prefrontal oxygenation in older adults

MW O'Brien, DS Kimmerly, S Mekari - GeroScience, 2021 - Springer
International physical activity guidelines recommend that older adults accumulate 150
min/week of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). It is unclear whether meeting this …

Improving the criterion validity of the activPAL in determining physical activity intensity during laboratory and free-living conditions

Y Wu, JA Johns, J Poitras, DS Kimmerly… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The activPAL is a valid measure of step counts and posture, but its ability to determine
physical activity intensity is unclear. This study tested the criterion validity of the activPAL …

Assessing physical activity after ACL injury: moving beyond return to sport

C Kuenze, K Collins, KA Pfeiffer, C Lisee - Sports Health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Return to sport is widely utilized by sports medicine researchers and clinicians as a
primary outcome of interest for successful recovery when working with young patients who …

Assessment of 24-hour physical behaviour in adults via wearables: a systematic review of validation studies under laboratory conditions

M Giurgiu, S Ketelhut, C Kubica, R Nissen… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Wearable technology is used by consumers and researchers worldwide for
continuous activity monitoring in daily life. Results of high-quality laboratory-based …

Popliteal flow-mediated dilatory responses to an acute bout of prolonged sitting between earlier and later phases of natural menstrual and oral contraceptive pill …

MW O'Brien, JA Johns, A Al-Hinnawi… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Uninterrupted sitting can impair popliteal flow-mediated dilation (FMD) responses in young,
premenopausal females when endogenous or exogenous estrogen levels are low …