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Filter by:This study evaluates the cocoa supplementation and aerobic exercise on central pressure and arterial stiffness parameters in physically inactive middle-aged individuals. 500mg capsules will be offered to all patients. Of these, half will offer the content of 500mg of cocoa per capsule or placebo capsules. The placebo will contain a pharmacologically inert substance (microcrystalline cellulose) of the same color. A half will start 50' aerobic training 3 times/week while the other half will continue without exercise.
The aim of our study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the Occupational Sitting And Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) scale in Turkish by making a cultural adaptation in office workers, which was developed to evaluate work-related sitting, standing, walking and doing heavy work. 100 office workers will be included in the study. Physical activity level of office workers will be evaluated with Turkish OSPAQ and International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Academic educations concurs with a lot of sitting. Studies have shown that prolonged sitting not only has disruptive effects on physical health, but also influence mental health and cognition negatively. For physical health evidence grows that short light intense interruptions of sitting time effectively counterbalance the impact of prolonged sitting. It is not clear of light intense physical activity breaks have a similar positive effect on cognitive performance. Also, it is unclear whether cognitive loading might be able to compensate the impact of prolonged sitting.This study compares the effects of uninterrupted sitting with or without cognitive loading and interrupted sitting on cognitive functioning; muscle activation of leg and trunk muscles under various modes of sitting with walking, in order to calibrate the physical impact of different sitting modes.
Physical inactivity is one of the major contributing factors for the development of chronic diseases and highly correlated with increased all-cause mortality. In the last decade an exponential growth in research concerned with the study of sedentary behaviour and the potential for detrimental effects on health have been published. In this field increasing evidence suggests that prolonged periods of sedentary time, independent of the amount of physical activity, also increases the risk for the development of several chronic conditions and all-cause mortality. Here, sedentary behaviour is defined as "any waking behaviour, characterized by a low energy expenditure (≤1.5 METs), while being in a sitting or reclining posture". Interestingly, the advised moderate-to-vigorous bouts of exercise recommended by the various guidelines cannot compensate the negative impact on health risks arising from prolonged periods of sitting. In other words, it seems that people compensate their total amount of physical activity after exercise training by decreasing their physical activity levels throughout the rest of the day. Here, it appears that frequent, even low-intensity interruptions of periods of sitting are required for good cardiometabolic health. Therefore, not only physical activity but also prolonged sitting should be targeted to optimize cardiometabolic health. Nevertheless, a recent harmonized meta-syntheses indicated that the association between self-reported sitting with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality are only partially independent of physical activity, but were particularly evident in those who undertake insufficient physical activity (<150min/week). However, it is unclear whether high amounts of objectively measured physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting. In addition, it is still unclear whether high amounts of physical activity can preserve a healthy cardiometabolic risk profile, despite prolonged sitting. Therefore, in this study we want to investigate the association between sedentary behaviour, physical activity and cardiometabolic health in highly physically active adults.
The purpose of this study is to test the short-term effects of physical activity promotion messages designed for midlife adults. These messages are designed to provide information and motivation for physical activity by engaging key social processes, such as social comparison (i.e., self-evaluations relative to others).
This study aims to test the feasibility, acceptability, safety of a 3-month hatha and restorative yoga intervention to decrease sedentary behavior, stress and blood pressure in sedentary African-American women.
This is a community project carried out jointly by the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of the West (ITESO), the University Center of Tonalá of the University of Guadalajara (CUTonalá) and the University Center of Health Sciences of the University of Guadalajara ( CUCS) with advice from the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), financed by the Tresmontes Lucchetti company and endorsed by the Jalisco Association of Nutritionists, AC (AJANUT). This project follows the provisions of the "National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes" signed by the executive branch of the Federal Government. In particular, this project is inserted within the Public Health Strategy, in the strategic axis of Health Promotion and educational communication (while still having an impact on the axes of Epidemiological Surveillance and Prevention). In addition, it follows the agreement in which the general guidelines for the expenditure and distribution of food and beverages prepared and processed in the schools of the National Educational System were obtained, proposed by the Ministries of Health and Public Education. The aforementioned referrals are intended to protect and improve the health of Mexican children.
The pilot study will create, implement, and evaluate a physical activity program in both the school and home setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study will ask ranked first person shooters in esports to participate on three separate days from their home computer to test executive function prior tp play and following two hours of play. One testing day will incorporate a 6 minute walk break, another day will incorporate a 6 minute rest break, and the third day will be continuous play. Executive tests will be administered electronically prior to game play and post game play.
Research question is can volunteers be trained to deliver an exercise programme for community-dwelling older people attending community clubs and is the intervention acceptable to older people and volunteers? Physical activity is important for older adults and studies have shown the benefits of physical activity on health outcomes including maintenance of physical function, improvement in well-being and quality of life, and reduction in mortality risk. A recent report on physical activity guidelines published by the Department of Health and Social Care highlighted the importance of physical activity in healthy ageing. Nonetheless, current evidence suggests that less than 7% of community-dwelling older adults meet the recommended physical activity guideline of 150 minutes of moderate vigorous physical activity per week. A review of current literature suggests some evidence that volunteers can be trained to deliver physical activity interventions for community-dwelling older people. Yet few studies have been conducted in the UK, and there is a knowledge gap in understanding the facilitators and barriers of training volunteers to deliver physical activity interventions for community-dwelling older people. This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of implementing volunteer-led exercise classes at local community clubs to encourage older people living in the community to be more active. The investigators aim to develop and evaluate a training programme for volunteers, determine the acceptability of the intervention through qualitative methods and identify facilitators and barriers to its implementation. The investigators will also explore the impact of the intervention on health outcomes for older people to inform future trial.