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Filter by:Despite knowing that exercise improves health, primary care providers (PCPs) do not regularly assess physical activity (PA) levels or use proven techniques to help patients to increase their PA levels. Studies have shown that PCPs don't talk to patients about their PA levels because they don't feel they have adequate knowledge or resources to help their patients. Additionally they don't feel they have time to provide personalized advice regarding PA. This study will use tablet computers and email to engage patients in contemplating their own PA levels and starting conversations with their PCPs. Electronic surveys delivered via tablets and email prior to periodic health reviews will be used to support customized, patient-centred health care. The patient's survey responses will be used to develop a printable 'toolkit' with individualized PA recommendations, a personalized exercise prescription (Rx), as well as patient-specific educational and community resources. The exercise Rx and resources can be edited by the PCP based on the resulting discussion between patient and PCP. The overarching aim of this study is to determine how the use of technology in family doctors' offices can help patients to engage with their PCPs regarding PA and ultimately increase their PA levels.
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for increasing exercise adherence among low active individuals with elevated depressive symptoms. The investigators expect that this project will contribute much needed knowledge about the role that tDCS can play in changing the affective experience of exercise.
The aim of this study was to characterize the psychophysiological demand in different Capoeira performances in male experienced individuals. Eleven men healthy and experienced in Capoeira. Participants were invited to five visits in different days: 1) anamnesis and anthropometric assessment; 2) aerobic performance assessment; 3 to 5) performance of 90s in three Capoeira styles (Angola, Benguela and São Bento). Main Outcome Measure(s): The physiological demand through the heart rate (HR), R-R interval (RRi), blood pressure (BP), blood lactate ([Lac]), and glucose ([Gluc]) and rating perceived effort (RPE), feeling scale (FS) and perceived activation (PA) were assessed after 10min of rest and during recovery (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9min) of each performance. HR and RRi records also occurred during each performance.
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and there will be two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurse practitioners (NPs) across Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) who agree to participate will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. The NPs in the intervention group will be asked to screen about 30 individuals aged 40-74 years without established cardiovascular disease (CVD) that currently come to their clinics. The NPs will be asked to screen these patients for CVD using a set of specific data collection tools that will be in electronic format. The control group will carry on with usual practice. Their charts will be reviewed by the researchers at a later date. At the end of the study, the screening program, with tools and strategies for CVD screening, will be given to NPs in the control group.
Policing is an increasingly sedentary occupation and high levels of physical and psychological morbidities are reported by officers and staff. Wearable fitness technology may be a feasible intervention to promote physical activity and improve health. This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of introducing wearable fitness technology (Fitbit™ activity monitors linked to the 'Bupa Boost' smartphone app) as a motivator for increasing physical activity within the police force. Additional aims are to and to assess the potential impact of the intervention on physical activity, sedentary time, health and wellbeing, stress, sickness absence and self-perceived productivity, and to explore which motivational strategies (e.g. individual goal-setting vs. social competitions) are most acceptable and potentially effective and for which groups of staff. A single-group, before and after, mixed methods exploratory trial will be conducted. Approximately 180 police officers and staff from two sites (Plymouth Basic Command Unit and North Dorset) will be recruited to take part. Participants will use the technology for 12 weeks initially followed by a further five months of optional use. A combination of questionnaire surveys, interviews and analysis of staff absence records will be used. Data will be collected pre-intervention, mid-intervention (6 weeks), post-intervention (12 weeks) and follow-up (8 months). Primary outcomes are change in objectively recorded step count, self-reported physical activity and sedentary time. Secondary outcomes include general health and wellbeing, perceived stress and productivity, sickness absence, engagement with the intervention and perceived usability and usefulness. This study will add to our understanding of the feasibility and acceptability of mobile fitness technology in a specific workplace setting, and inform a potential larger trial within the police force.
The purpose of this regional parallel-group RCT was to assess the effect of a six-month tailored telephone and email based physical activity intervention on various measures of physical fitness and body composition in a sample of physically inactive adults. A total of 111 physically inactive adults (40-55yr) from Agder, Norway were randomly allocated to either an intervention group (IG;n=56) or a no-intervention control group (CG;n=55). The IG received tailored exercise recommendations, every two months by email or mail (print) in addition to motivational follow-ups every second week, alternatively by email and telephone. Primary outcome measures were various objective measures of musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory fitness in addition to various measures of body composition, including waist circumference, body mass index and fat percentage, which were assessed pre- and post-intervention.
Overview- In this study, overweight or obese, sedentary participants (age=35-55 years, n=20) will be randomized to a 12-week control period or an aerobic exercise intervention. Those randomized into the control group will then complete the exercise intervention subsequently. The planned energy expenditure per week of exercise will be 10-12 kilocalories per kilogram of body weight per week. Participants will complete three non-consecutive exercise sessions per week. Body weight, resting metabolic rate via indirect calorimetry, peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) through graded exercise testing, fasting blood samples, CGM, sleep and dietary habits via self-report, and physical activity monitoring will be completed at prior to and following the aerobic exercise intervention.
The goal of this study is to quantify energy metabolism using indirect calorimetry at rest, in the presence of excess energy following a meal, and in response to the demand for energy during exercise. The investigators also will examine the individual and joint associations of activity and obesity status on neurocognitive domains of appetite control. Participants will include adolescent males and females (N=80) using a 2 x 2 cross-sectional study design, stratified by body weight (normal vs overweight/obese) and physical activity level (sedentary vs. active).
This study is a randomized crossover trial to compare the effectiveness of interrupting SB on glucose homeostasis in the lab and free-living settings. All participants (N=56) will complete one screening visit to determine eligibility, complete at fitness test, and body composition analysis by bioelectrical impedance. After 7-21 days, all participants will complete two 3-hour in-lab oral glucose tolerance tests (spaced 7-21 days apart). Prior to the in-lab OGTT visits, participants will wear an activity monitor for 7 days on the right thigh. The experimental conditions for the OGTTs will be: 1) 3-hour OGTT of continuous sitting; and 2) 3-hour OGTT with sitting interrupted every 30 minutes with 3-minutes of moderate intensity walking on a treadmill. There will be a 7-21 day washout period between the OGTT visits. In addition, a subset of participants (N=12) who meet inclusion criteria and who successfully complete both OGTT visits will complete a second randomized crossover trial in the free-living environment. The experimental conditions for the free-living components will be: 1) 4 days of habitual sedentary behaviors; and 2) 4 days of prompted short exercise breaks during times in which sedentary behaviors have exceeded 30 minutes. Participants in the free-living trial will wear an activity monitor and a continuous glucose monitor.
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