Global status of cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity–Are we improving or getting worse?

AP Hills, S Jayasinghe, R Arena, NM Byrne - Progress in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite heightened recognition of the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) to
cardiovascular (CV) health, along with updated international consensus guidelines for …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits and harms of digital health interventions promoting physical activity in people with chronic conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Zangger, A Bricca, B Liaghat, CB Juhl… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Digital health interventions for managing chronic conditions have great
potential. However, the benefits and harms are still unclear. Objective This systematic review …

The nutrition transition and the double burden of malnutrition in sub-Saharan African countries: how do these countries compare with the recommended lancet …

JH Nel, NP Steyn - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Over the last two decades, many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have
undergone dietary and nutrition transitions fuelled by rapid urbanisation, economic …

Health and economic value of eliminating socioeconomic disparities in US youth physical activity

TM Powell-Wiley, MF Martinez, J Heneghan… - JAMA Health …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are considerable socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in youth physical
activity (PA) levels. For example, studies show that lower-SES youth are less active, have …

[HTML][HTML] Post-COVID-19 syndrome and type 2 diabetes: Primacy of exercise in prevention and management

S Jayasinghe, A Misra, AP Hills - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in millions of infections and deaths and shows no signs of …

Exploring basic psychological needs within and across domains of physical activity

B Westerskov Dalgas, K Elmose-Østerlund… - … Journal of Qualitative …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study explored variations in adults' experience of satisfaction, unfulfilment and
frustration of basic psychological needs within and across four domains of physical activity …

Why some do but too many don't? Barriers and enablers to physical activity in regional Tasmania–an exploratory, mixed-methods study

S Jayasinghe, R Soward, TP Holloway, KAE Patterson… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The interconnectedness of physical inactivity and sedentarism, obesity, non-
communicable disease (NCD) prevalence, and socio-economic costs, are well known …

Theory analysis: The health promotion model and motivation in physical activity

AR Turner, SM Reed - Research and Theory for Nursing …, 2023 - connect.springerpub.com
Background: The health promotion model (HPM) depicts numerous factors impacting health-
promoting behavior. Variables of the HPM including experiences, self-efficacy, and the …

A spatial analysis of access to physical activity infrastructure and healthy food in regional Tasmania

S Jayasinghe, EJ Flies, R Soward, D Kendal… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Prevalence of physical inactivity and obesity continues to increase in regional areas such as
North-West (NW) Tasmania and show no signs of abating. It is possible that limited access to …

Multicomponent Physical Exercise Training in Multimorbid and Palliative Oldest Adults

C Blasco-Lafarga, G Sanchis-Soler… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exercise counteracts aging and pathology symptoms, but there is still scarce research on
exercise programs for multimorbid and/or palliative old patients (MPO-Ps). In order to …