scholarly journals Nudges Can Both Raise and Lower Physical Activity Levels: The Effects of Role Models on Stair and Escalator Use – A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Mathias Krisam ◽  
Ruben Korenke ◽  
Mona Maier ◽  
Jakob Korenke
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Lower Physical Activity

The Effects of the BAILAMOSTM Dance Program on Physical Activity Levels and Cognition of Older Latino Adults: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110209
Author(s):  
Guilherme M. Balbim ◽  
Susan Aguiñaga ◽  
Olusola A. Ajilore ◽  
Eduardo E. Bustamante ◽  
Kirk I. Erickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Global Cognition ◽  
Latino Adults ◽  
And Performance

Objective: To investigate the effects of the BAILAMOSTM dance program on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory, and cognitive health. Methods: A parallel, two-armed pilot study was conducted with 57 older Latinos randomized to the BAILAMOSTM dance program ( n = 28) or health education (HE) ( n = 29). We conducted two- and three-way repeated-measures ANOVAs. Results: BAILAMOSTM participants increased participation in leisure moderate-to-vigorous PA (LMVPA) ( F[1,53] = 3.17, p = .048, η2 G = .01) and performance in global cognition relative to HE participants ( F[1,52] = 4.19, p = .045, η2 G = .01). Attendance moderated increases in moderate PA, MVPA, LMVPA, and total PA ( p < .05). Participants of both groups with ≥75% attendance increased participation in PA. Among participants with <75% attendance, BAILAMOSTM participants increased PA relative to HE. Discussion: BAILAMOSTM positively impacted self-reported PA and global cognition in older Latinos. Even smaller doses of dance appear to impact self-reported PA levels.

Physical fitness and physical activity levels in people with alcohol use disorder versus matched healthy controls: A pilot study

Alcohol ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Hannelore Vandael ◽  
Mats Hallgren ◽  
Michel Probst ◽  
Noemi Hagemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

scholarly journals Higher energy expenditure but lower physical activity levels with increasing obesity

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James P DeLany ◽  
John M Jakicic ◽  
David E Kelley ◽  
Kazanna C Hames ◽  
Bret H Goodpaster
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Lower Physical Activity

scholarly journals Does the Spatial Layout of a Playground Affect the Play Activities in Young Children? A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Sumiya ◽  
Tetsushi Nonaka
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Spatial Layout ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Interindividual Variation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Play Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

BackgroundThe objective of this study was to describe, through measurement of physical activity and observation of free outdoor play, the relation between children’s free play and the spatial layout of the playground. To accomplish this, we altered the spatial layout of the same playground to see how the layout affects the play activity and the physical activity levels in the same children.MethodsParticipants were six young children (four girls and two boys; mean age = 5 years and 1 month, SD = 2.59 months). Participants’ physical activity level and the duration of different types of action that occurred in each area and their transitions were compared before and after the alteration of the play-equipment layout using the data from accelerometers and video recordings.ResultsA significant increase in physical activity occurred after the spatial layout alteration, which was related to action differences. Before the alteration, children tended to play in a similar manner for a given play area; however, after the alteration, pronounced interindividual variation in play activity across children was observed.ConclusionThe present pilot study found that in free play situations in the outdoor playground, the spatial layout of playground affects the pattern of play activity and the physical activity levels of young children.

scholarly journals Niveles de actividad física y sedentarismo de los adolescentes en recreos naturales vs. tradicionales: un estudio piloto (Adolescents’ physical activity and sedentary levels in natural vs. traditional playgrounds: a pilot study)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (46) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Independence Tests ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Recess Period

The aim of this work was to compare students’ physical activity and sedentary levels between two high schools, one with a natural playground and the other with a traditional one, according to the recess periods (mid-morning and lunchtime) and the sex of students. The sample consisted of all the students attending their school playground at the time of the measurement. The System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY) was used to determine students’ activity levels. A total of 36 scans were conducted and three categories of activity emerged: very active, walker and sedentary. To perform intra- and inter-recess comparisons, Chi-square independence tests were carried out. Results revealed that students were more active and less sedentary in a natural playground than in a traditional one. In addition, the natural playground encouraged the same levels of PA regardless of the recess period. Moreover, boys were more active than girls during both periods in the traditional playground and during lunchtime in the natural playground. In view of the results, further research is needed to understand whether natural playgrounds can contribute to increasing physical activity levels, especially in adolescence, when building active identities becomes more important.

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