scholarly journals Physical activity level, waist circumference, and mortality

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1008-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Staiano ◽  
Bruce A. Reeder ◽  
Susan Elliott ◽  
Michel R. Joffres ◽  
Punam Pahwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Active Adults

This study predicted all-cause mortality based on physical activity level (active or inactive) and waist circumference (WC) in 8208 Canadian adults in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan, surveyed between 1986–1995 and followed through 2004. Physically inactive adults had higher mortality risk than active adults overall (hazard ratio, 95% confidence interval = 1.20, 1.05–1.37) and within the low WC category (1.51, 1.19–1.92). Detrimental effects of physical inactivity and high WC demonstrate the need for physical activity promotion.

scholarly journals Physical inactivity as a determinant of the physical activity level in the elderly

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 935-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
EP Meijer ◽  
AHC Goris ◽  
L Wouters ◽  
KR Westerterp
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Activity Level

Pedestrian Activity Among California Adults

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna E. Mathews ◽  
Natalie Colabianchi ◽  
Brent Hutto ◽  
Delores M. Pluto ◽  
Steve P. Hooker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Random Digit Dial

Background:The objectives of this study were to assess (1) pedestrian activity levels among adults, (2) where and why adults engage in pedestrian activity, and (3) what adults consider when deciding where to engage in pedestrian activity.Methods:Pedestrian activity was assessed in 12,036 California adults, ≥18 years, using a random digit-dial telephone survey.Results:Significant differences were identified by race, sex, age, and physical activity level in the type, location, and purpose of pedestrian activities. Men engage in pedestrian activity at work, and women engage in pedestrian activity while escorting children to school and running errands. Whites primarily engage in leisure-time pedestrian activity, and non-whites are more likely to engage in pedestrian activity for transportation. Older adults were less active than their younger counterparts.Conclusions:These findings should be considered by public health agencies and their partners as they continue to increase and promote opportunities for pedestrian activity. Additional research is needed to assess older adults’ physical activity patterns and preferences, barriers, and facilitators to effectively tailor physical activity promotion efforts to this at-risk group.

scholarly journals Perceptions of barriers and facilitators in physical activity participation among women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elezebeth Mathews ◽  
J. K. Lakshmi ◽  
T. K. Sundari Ravindran ◽  
Michael Pratt ◽  
K. R. Thankappan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Social Norming

Background: Despite the known benefits of physical activity, very few people, especially women, are found to engage in regular physical activity. This study explored the perceptions, barriers and facilitators related to physical activity among women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India. Methods: Four focus group discussions were conducted among individuals between 25 and 60 years of age, in a few areas of Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation limits in Kerala, preparatory to the design of a physical activity intervention trial. An open-ended approach was used and emergent findings were analyzed and interpreted. Results: Women associated physical activity mostly with household activities. The majority of the women considered their activity level adequate, although they engaged in what the researchers concluded were quite low levels of activity. Commonly reported barriers were lack of time, motivation, and interest; stray dogs; narrow roads; and not being used to the culture of walking. Facilitators of activity were seeing others walking, walking in pairs, and pleasant walking routes. Walking was reported as the most feasible physical activity by women. Conclusion: Physical activity promotion strategies among women should address the prevailing cultural norms in the community, and involve social norming and overcoming cultural barriers. They should also target the modifiable determinants of physical activity, such as improving self-efficacy, improving knowledge on the adequacy of physical activity and its recommendations, facilitating goal-setting, and enhancing social support through peer support and group-based activities.

Perceived Enjoyment Moderates the Efficacy of an Individually Tailored Physical Activity Intervention

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Williams ◽  
George D. Papandonatos ◽  
Melissa A. Napolitano ◽  
Beth A. Lewis ◽  
Jessica A. Whiteley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Contact Control ◽  
Active Adults ◽  
Physical Activity Recall ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion Program

Given the decreased rate of morbidity and mortality associated with physical activity, understanding the factors that enhance the efficacy of physical activity interventions is a priority. The present study examined the moderating effect of baseline enjoyment of physical activity on the efficacy of a physical activity intervention. Participants were 238 healthy low-active adults enrolled in Project STRIDE, a randomized, controlled, clinical trial comparing individually tailored print and telephone interventions to a contact control. Results indicated a significant interaction between intervention assignment (telephone or print intervention vs. contact control) and baseline enjoyment on physical activity at 6 months, as measured by the 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (z = 2.44, p < .05). These results indicate that our motivationally tailored physical activity promotion program may be more effective among individuals reporting greater enjoyment of physical activity at baseline, and suggest that attention be paid to designing programs that can be effective for participants who report lower levels of physical activity enjoyment.

Physical Activity in the EPIC-Italy Centers

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 646-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simonetta Salvini ◽  
Calogero Saieva ◽  
Anna Vittoria Ciardullo ◽  
Salvatore Panico ◽  
Giovanna Masala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
Intense Activity ◽  
Local Traditions

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition offers the opportunity to explore patterns of physical activity in a large series of healthy adults enrolled in the different local cohorts of the Italian section of the European EPIC project. Physical activity is considered one of the means by which chronic disease could be prevented. Subjects in the EPIC study completed a life-style questionnaire, with a section dedicated to the assessment of physical activity at work and during leisure time. Time spent in the various activities was transformed into an index of physical activity (physical activity level, PAL) and an activity index that includes intense activity (PAL; intense activity included). Quintiles of these indexes were computed in order to observe the distribution of subject characteristics according to levels of physical activity. In general, the population was characterized by low levels of physical activity at work, with more than 50% of the sample reporting sedentary occupations. During leisure time, only a small percentage of subjects compensated for the inactivity at work by engaging in energy-consuming activities. In particular, organized fitness activities were reported by a small percentage of people, whereas walking was the most common sort of physical activity. Specific types of activity seemed to characterize subjects in the different areas of the country, reflecting local traditions or specific living situations. Detailed information about physical activity habits, together with a description of other characteristics, could help in designing physical activity promotion programs in different Italian populations and age groups.

Initial Outcomes of a Participatory-Based, Competency-Building Approach to Increasing Physical Education Teachers’ Physical Activity Promotion and Students’ Physical Activity: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Glenn Weaver ◽  
Collin A. Webster ◽  
Michael W. Beets ◽  
Keith Brazendale ◽  
Jessica Chandler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
School Day

This study examined the initial effects of a participatory-based, competency-/skill-building professional development workshop for physical education (PE) teachers on the use of physical activity (PA) promotion practices (e.g., eliminating lines, small-sided games) and students’ moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). A total of 823 students (52.8% boys) wore accelerometers at baseline (fall 2015) and outcome (spring 2016) on PE and non-PE days. The System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time+ measured changes in PA promotion practices. Teachers ( n = 9) attended a 90-minute workshop prior to outcome data collection. Mixed-model linear regressions estimated changes in teacher practices and students’ MVPA. Three of the nine targeted PA promotion practices changed in the desired direction (i.e., p < .05; increased motor content and lessons taught outdoors, reduced activities with lines), with three more teacher practices trending in the desired direction (i.e., reduced management time and activities with elimination, increased small-sided games). During PE, boys and girls increased MVPA by 2.0 (95% confidence interval [1.1, 3.0]), and 1.3 (95% confidence interval [0.5-2.0]) minutes, respectively. However, there were no statistically significant changes in boys’ or girls’ MVPA during the school day. Greater implementation of promotion practices by the PE teachers was associated with boys’, but not girls’, MVPA during PE. Girls in high- and low-implementing teachers’ lessons experienced increases in MVPA, suggesting that even small changes in PA promotion practices can increase girls’ MVPA during PE. Overall, the workshops were effective at increasing teachers’ PA promotion and students’ MVPA in PE. Other school-based strategies that complement and extend efforts targeting PE are recommended to increase children’s total daily PA.

Built Environment and Physical Activity Promotion: Place-Based Obesity Prevention Strategies

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (S2) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Trowbridge ◽  
Thomas L. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
School Students ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Recreational Exercise ◽  
And Control

Physical inactivity is one of the leading “actual” causes of preventable premature mortality due in large part to its role in obesity and associated morbidities. Currently, less than half (47%) of U.S. adults meet recommendations for aerobic physical activity. For children the numbers are also low, 29% of high school students reported meeting the goal of 60 minutes of daily physical activity over the last week. There has also been a decline in the proportion of children walking or biking to school from 48% in 1969 to 13% in 2009. As a result, promoting physical activity both as recreational exercise and as a part of day-to-day utilitarian travel by foot or bicycle has emerged as a central goal of national and international efforts, often as part of obesity prevention and control efforts.

scholarly journals Effects of Social Marketing Intervention on Physical Activity promotion Among the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
Zahra Rohani ◽  
◽  
Reza Andam ◽  
Hasan Bahrololoum ◽  
Zhaleh Memari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Voluntary Behavior ◽  
Social Marketing Campaigns ◽  
Marketing Intervention

Background: Social marketing emphasizes the use of commercial marketing concepts and their application for social purposes and also the change of voluntary behavior in a nonprofit manner. This study mainly aimed to examine the effectiveness of social marketing in changing the physical activity of the elderly. Besides, this study sought to determine the extent to which the Andreason social marketing criteria have been targeted in social marketing interventions. Methods: This was a narrative review study that investigated social marketing interventions to promote elderly physical activity, during 2000-2019. The scientific databases (Elmnet, SID, Irandoc, Civilica, Medline, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Web of Science, ProQuest, and Emerald) were searched between February and March 2019. The searched keywords included physical activity, social marketing, the elderly, social marketing mix, improving physical activity level, social marketing intervention, social marketing campaigns, and the Andreasen criteria. Finally, nine articles entered the study. Then, the mixed marketing components were extracted from the interventions, and six benchmarks of the Andrasen social marketing interventions were analyzed. Results: Most articles employed four components of the marketing mix. No intervention had applied the six measures of the Andrasen social marketing criteria. Also, five studies reported positive behavioral changes. However, other studies have reported no change in negative behavior. According to the evidence gathered in our study, social marketing offers an effective behavioral change approach to increase physical activity in the elderly. Conclusion: The present findings provide the basis for comprehensive and effective social marketing interventions.

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