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Filter by:The aim of our study is to compare the effects of functional exercises and posture exercises on lower extremity functions, posture and physical activity in office workers. For this reason, functional exercises will be applied to a group of office workers and posture exercises will be applied to a group, lower extremity functions, posture and physical activity will be evaluated before and after the training.
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 aim of this study is to investigate the usability of a newly designed and developed user-centered exergame in older adults with major neurocognitive disorder (dementia).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of NMN supplementation (250 and 500 mg/day over 38 days) compared to placebo in healthy volunteers with moderate physical activity on muscle recovery, physical capacity, cardiorespiratory recovery, the perception of the arduousness of the effort, the variation in blood lactate levels before and after physical exercise, the perception of the intensity of post-exercise muscle pain (cramps), the body composition and Nicotinamide-Adenine Mononucleotide (NAD+) level in blood.
Physical activity monitoring after coronary bypass grafting and other major surgeries has been found to be predictive for hospital readmission and adverse outcome. In patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) it has been found that a patient reported activity score is predictive of 3 year major adverse coronary event (MACE). It is not known whether physical activity shortly after discharge from PCI is predictive of one-year MACE. Early identification of patients at increased risk of MACE would facilitate the intensification of preventive strategies in these patients. Primary objective is the quantification of physical activity (daily steps) during the first two weeks after hospital discharge as a predictor for MACE at one year. Secondary objectives are: 1) Comparison between daily steps and objectively measured activity counts (divided in time spent in moderate-to-vigorous activity, light activity and sedentary activity), as well as patient reported activity; 2) Association of daily steps after one year with reaching targets for systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), body mass index (BMI) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c); 3) Comparison of daily steps after hospital discharge and MACE between non cardiac rehabilitation (CR), conventional hospital based CR, tele-CR and modular CR participants; 4) Comparison of daily steps at one year after hospital discharge in different CR groups.
This mixed methods study was the feasibility phase of a broader intervention of research (The HERizon Project) that aims to develop a theory-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescent girls in the UK and Ireland. The design was a two-arm randomised controlled trial, comprising of (i) the HERizon six week remote intervention arm and (ii) a wait-list control arm. Block randomisation with country-level stratification was used to allocate the participants on entry. The primary outcome of the study was change in moderate to vigorous physical activity levels. Secondary outcomes included cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, exercise motivation, perceived competence, self-esteem and body appreciation. Assessments were conducted pre-intervention (April/May, 2020) and repeated immediately post-intervention (June/July, 2020). As the study ran during the COVID-19 pandemic, all participants began the intervention in full national lockdowns, with all local schools and amenities being closed. Restriction began to be lifted in the last week of June in Ireland and in the first week of July in the UK, with some local amenities opening and small outside group gathering being permitted. Due to the nature of the study, participants and project deliverers could not be blinded to the assigned intervention.
This study aims to assess the effects of a new approach to food labelling called physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labelling. PACE food labelling provides the public with information about how many minutes (or miles/kilometres) of physical activity (e.g. walking or running) are equivalent to the calories contained in foods.
This study aims to determine, using a randomized trial with two parallel arms, whether hedonic rewards (Arm 1) can be more effective than their cash equivalent (Arm 2) in motivating participants to meet step goals.
This study was to construct and develop an application (APP) based on social-cognitive theory for overweight and obese women during pregnancy.
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of an evidence-based tailored physical activity program adapted for adults with acute leukemia. Implementation-related process evaluation of the physical activity program will also be assessed.