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Physical Activity and Pandemics Lessons Learned from COVID-19
The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused public health-related, and economic consequences regarding lifestyles. Due to social distancing strategies,...
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Physical Activity and Bariatric Surgery
Hypocaloric diet and physical exercise are the first therapeutic steps in the treatment of obesity. In morbidly obese patients, physical activity is...
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Assessment of resources for physical activity and understanding people’s perception and practices regarding physical activity in an Indian city
BackgroundPromoting physical activity in urban India is imperative considering the burden of non-communicable diseases in the country. Planning for...
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Mood profile in men and women of all ages is improved by leisure-time physical activity rather than work-related physical activity
BackgroundThe aim of our study was to determine how six mood indicators (vigour, fatigue, depression, anger, confusion, tension) depend on moderate...
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Types of leisure-time physical activity participation in childhood and adolescence, and physical activity behaviours and health outcomes in adulthood: a systematic review
BackgroundYouth leisure-time physical activity participation benefits physical activity habits and health outcomes later in life. However, it is...
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Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C): physical literacy, physical activity and associations with wellbeing
BackgroundPhysical literacy (PL) is considered an important determinant of children's physical activity through which health benefits may be derived....
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How does relative time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity correspond to the 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour?
BackgroundMore and more researchers have started to analyse device-measured physical activity data using compositional data analysis (CoDA), which...
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Remotely monitored physical activity from older people with cardiac devices associates with physical functioning
IntroductionAccelerometer-derived physical activity (PA) from cardiac devices are available via remote monitoring platforms yet rarely reviewed in...
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Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
Physical activity can delay functional decline in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but these associations have not been studied within a sample of...
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Effects of a physical education intervention on children’s physical activity and fitness: the PROFIT pilot study
BackgroundPhysical education classes are widely accepted as one of the most effective settings for promoting physical activity and health and have...
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Advising activity—knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding the recommendation of physical activity in clinical psychologists
BackgroundRegular physical activity comes with multiple benefits for physical but also mental health and can be a pivotal element in the prevention...
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Personality and motivation of physical activity in adolescent girls: effects of perceived parental support and social physical anxiety
In the present study, we investigated the relationship between personality and motivation for physical activity while introducing perceived parental...
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Body image and physical activity in Latinas
Women with negative body image engage in less physical activity. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between body image and...
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Social support and physical activity: does general health matter?
BackgroundPhysical activity levels remain suboptimal in older adults. Exploration of potentially modifiable factors such as social support is needed...
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Assessment of nutritional status, physical fitness and physical activity of school going adolescents (12–15 years) in Delhi
BackgroundAdolescence is a distinct period that is crucial for setting the foundation for long-term health.
ObjectiveTo assess the nutritional...
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Longitudinal association of childhood physical activity and physical fitness with physical activity in adolescence: insights from the IDEFICS/I.Family study
BackgroundThis study aimed to examine associations of early childhood physical fitness and physical activity (PA) with PA during later...
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The contribution and interplay of implicit and explicit processes on physical activity behavior: empirical testing of the physical activity adoption and maintenance (PAAM) model
The adoption and maintenance of physical activity (PA) is an important health behavior. This paper presents the first comprehensive empirical test of...
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The association of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study from the physical activity at work (PAW) trial
IntroductionPhysical inactivity and sedentary behaviour independently increase morbidity and negatively affect quality of life. This study evaluates...
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Relationship of device measured physical activity type and posture with cardiometabolic health markers: pooled dose–response associations from the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep Consortium
Aims/hypothesisThe aim of this study was to examine the dose–response associations of device-measured physical activity types and postures (sitting...
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Physical Activity and Self-Determination towards Exercise among Esports Athletes
BackgroundEsports is competitive video gaming, performed within teams or individually, across multiple genres. Players are required to be sedentary...