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Back to Research DatabaseModeling Physical Activity Outcomes from Wearable Monitors
Although the measurement of physical activity with wearable monitors may be considered objective, consensus guidelines for collecting and processing these objective data are lacking. This article presents an algorithm... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Daniel P. Heil1, Soren Brage2, and Megan P. Rothney3
- Institutions: 1-Department of Health and Human Development, Movement Science/Human Performance Lab, Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT
2-Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
3-GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
The Strathclyde Evaluation of Children’s Active Travel (SE-CAT): Study rationale and methods
The school commute is a prime opportunity to increase children’s physical activity levels. However, active commuting has decreased over the past 40 years. Strategies that increase walking to school... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: David McMinn, David A Rowe, Shemane Murtagh, Norah M Nelson
- Institutions: --
Association between objectively-measured physical activity and sleep, NHANES 2005–2006
Statement of problem: Epidemiological studies examining the association between physical activity and sleep have relied on self-report measures of physical activity and have primarily been conducted in older adults.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Paul D. Loprinzi1, Bradley J. Cardinal2
- Institutions: 1-Bellarmine University, Department of Exercise Science, Donna & Allan Lansing School of Nursing & Health Sciences, 2001 Newburg Rd., Louisville, KY 40205, USA.
2-Oregon State University, Program in Exercise and Sport Science, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, 220 Langton Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
Effects of a physical education intervention on cognitive function in young children: randomized controlled pilot study.
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCT) are required to test relationships between physical activity and cognition in children, but these must be informed by exploratory studies. This study aimed to... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Abigail Fisher, James ME Boyle, James Y Paton, Phillip Tomporowski, Christine Watson, John H McColl and John J Reilly
- Institutions: --
Associations between children’s social functioning and physical activity participation are not mediated by social acceptance: A cross-sectional study
Physical activity (PA) during childhood often occurs in social contexts. As such, children’s ability to develop and maintain friendship groups may be important in understanding their PA. This paper... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Simon Sebire, Russell Jago, Kenneth Fox, Angie Page, Rowan Brockman, Janice Thompson
- Institutions: --
Agreement between activity monitoring devices during home rehabilitation: a sub-study of the AAA stop trial
Purpose: To assess the association between activity monitoring devices for estimating energy expenditure (EE) in the context of a home-based rehabilitation program. Methods: Twenty four patients with abdominal aortic... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: J. Myers1, M. Dupain2, A. Vu1, A. Powell1, K. Smith1, R. Dalman3
- Institutions: 1- VA Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University - Palo Alto - United States of America, 2- Millersville University - Millersville - United States of America, 3- Stanford University - Stanford - United States of America,
Validity of Estimating Minute-By-Minute Energy Expenditure of Continuous Walking Bouts by Accelerometry
Objective measurement of physical activity remains an important challenge. For wearable monitors such as accelerometer-based physical activity monitors, more accurate methods are needed to convert activity counts into energy... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Erin Kuffel, Scott Crouter, Jere Haas, Edward Frongillo, David Bassett
- Institutions: --
Actigraph Accelerometer-Defined Boundaries for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Intensities in 7 Year Old Children
Background: Accurate objective assessment of sedentary and physical activity behaviours during childhood is integral to the understanding of their relation to later health outcomes, as well as to documenting... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Richard M. Pulsford1, Mario Cortina-Borja2, Carly Rich2, Florence-Emilie Kinnafick3, Carol Dezateux2, Lucy J. Griffiths2
- Institutions: 1 College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, 2 Medical Research Council Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, 3 School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR IN PORTUGUESE YOUTH: THE SEASONALITY EFFECT.
Introduction Sedentary behavior (SB) is directly associated with a greater risk of death from cardiovascular problems, cancer and all causes. Moreover, SB is directly associated with obesity in children.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: SILVA, P., SANTOS, R., VALE, S., MARTINS, C., AIRES, L., MOTA, J.
- Institutions: FACULTY OF SPORT - UNIVERSITY OF PORTO
THE ENVIRONMENT AND CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: THE PEACH PROJECT
Introduction: The PEACH project (Personal and Environmental Associations with Children’s Health: www.bris.ac.uk/enhs/peach) is a longitudinal study investigating the environmental and personal determinants of physical activity and eating behaviours in... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: PAGE, A.S., COOPER, A.R.
- Institutions: BRISTOL UNIVERSITY