scholarly journals Walking It Off: More Stressors and Perceived Stressor Control Predict More Physical Activity in Daily Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 44-44
Author(s):  
Erica O'Brien ◽  
David Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
National Study ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Daily Stressors ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Diary Data ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
Age Range

Abstract Research shows that, while the experience of stress relates to lower levels of physical activity (PA), people who perceive a greater sense of control engage in higher levels of PA. This study explores whether a sense of control specifically over stressful situations moderates the negative association between stressor exposure and PA in daily life. We used 8-day diary data from up to 1,236 participants (Age: Range = 43-91, M = 62.47, SD = 10.20) in the National Study of Daily Experiences. Somewhat contrary to hypotheses, people reported spending more time on light PA (but not moderate-to-vigorous PA) on days when they also experienced more stressors than usual. Perceived stressor control appears to magnify this effect, with people reporting even more light PA on days when they feel greater control. Initial findings suggest that a physically active lifestyle may help middle-aged and older adults cope with daily stressors.

Does exercise-induced bronchoconstriction affect physical activity patterns in asthmatic children?

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
MR van der Kamp ◽  
BJ Thio ◽  
M Tabak ◽  
HJ Hermens ◽  
JMM Driessen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Activity Tracker ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Severe Type

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a sign of uncontrolled childhood asthma and classically occurs after exercise. Recent research shows that EIB frequently starts during exercise, called breakthrough-EIB (BT-EIB). It is unknown whether this more severe type of EIB forces children to adapt their physical activity (PA) pattern in daily life. Therefore, this pilot study aims to investigate daily life PA (amount, intensity, duration, and distribution) in children with BT-EIB, ‘classic’ EIB, and without EIB. A Fitbit Zip activity tracker was used for one week to objectively measure daily life PA at one-minute intervals. Thirty asthmatic children participated. Children with BT-EIB were less physically active compared to children without EIB (respectively 7994 and 11,444 steps/day, p = .02). Children with BT-EIB showed less moderate-to-vigorous PA compared to the children without (respectively 117 and 170 minutes/day, p = .02). Children with EIB (both BT and classic) had significant shorter bouts of activity and a less stretched distribution of bout lengths compared to the non-EIB group (all p < .05). These results emphasize a marked association between EIB severity and PA patterns in daily life, stressing the need for a thorough clinical evaluation of exercise-induced symptoms in childhood asthma.

scholarly journals The Effects of a Physically Active Lifestyle on the Health of Former Professional Football Players

Sports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Melekoğlu ◽  
Erdi Sezgin ◽  
Ali Işın ◽  
Ayşen Türk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Conduction Delay ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Intraventricular Conduction ◽  
Family Medical History ◽  
Active Lifestyles

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if a physically active lifestyle affects the health of former football players. Sixty former professional football players aged 40–50 years and who ended their sports career at least ten years ago were recruited for the study and grouped into two groups based on their physical activity habits after their retirement. Health and lifestyle characteristics were collected through a questionnaire to obtain information about recreational physical activity levels, diseases, family medical history, smoking, alcohol intake and dietary habits. Furthermore, lung functions, blood parameters and cardiovascular health were evaluated. Our results showed that body weight and body fat percentage were significantly higher in retired footballers who had a sedentary lifestyle compared to those who were physically active. The absolute and predicted values for forced expiratory volume in one-second values were higher in the active group. Twelve retired athletes were found to have intraventricular conduction delay. The findings suggest that former footballers who have higher levels of physical activity have advanced body composition, respiratory functions and serum lipids compared to former footballers with less active lifestyles. It is recommended that former elite athletes should maintain physically active lifestyles to sustain their health and reduce the risk of disease and disability in the later years of life.

Extracurricular School-Based Sports as a Stepping Stone Toward an Active Lifestyle? Differences in Physical Activity and Sports-Motivation Between Extracurricular School-Based Sports Participants and Non-Participants

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
An De Meester ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Leen Haerens
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Type Method ◽  
School Based ◽  
Community Sports

Purpose:The goals were to investigate whether extracurricular school-based sports reach students not engaging in community sports and whether extracurricular school-based sports participants are more physically active and/or autonomously motivated toward sports than nonparticipants.Method:1526 students (48.0% boys; 85.9% Belgian natives; age = 15.34 ± 1.83y) completed validated questionnaires to assess sports participation, physical activity (PA) and sports-motivation. Multilevel regression analyses were conducted.Results:Only 28.7% of all students (n = 438), and 19.7% of students not engaging in community sports (n = 123), participated in extracurricular school-based sports. Participants were significantly more physically active [β=44.19, S.E.=17.34, χ2(1)=6.50, p = .01] and autonomously motivated [β=.18, S.E.=.04, χ2(1)=25.62, p < .001] than nonparticipants, even after controlling for community sports participation. Boys were more physically active and autonomously motivated than girls (p < .001).Conclusion:As participation is linked to higher PA-levels and autonomous motivation, increasing overall participation rates may contribute to children developing a more physically active lifestyle and achieving the PA guidelines.

From Perception to Action: The Mediating Role of Parental Safety Concerns on Adolescents’ Physical Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 652-659
Author(s):  
Chia-Yuan Yu ◽  
Ayoung Woo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Safety Concern ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
National Study ◽  
Critical Determinant ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Safety Concerns

Background:Parental safety concerns have been recognized as a critical determinant of adolescents’ physical activity. However, it is still uncertain what factors relate to parental safety concern, and how they, in turn, affect adolescents’ physical activity. This study explored the mediating relationships of parental safety concern on adolescents’ physical activity by considering personal, social, and built environmental factors.Methods:This cross-sectional analysis used the data from Growing Up in Ireland (GUI), a national study (N = 5212). A structural equation model (SEM) was used to evaluate the hypothesized framework.Results:50% of the adolescents engaged in at least 6 days of exercise every 14 days, at a rate of at least 20-minutes per day. Adolescents were more physically active when parents perceived higher levels of safety. Parents perceived their children as safe when they lived in areas with easy access to play spaces. Moreover, adolescents with more close friends and more friends with whom they could play were more physically active and their parents perceived higher levels of safety.Conclusions:Parental safety concerns may profoundly affect adolescent’s physical activity and the resulting health outcomes. Programs and policies should consider the importance of parental safety concerns in promoting adolescents’ physical activity.

scholarly journals Physical activity in former elite cricketers and strategies for promoting physical activity after retirement from cricket: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e017785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R Filbay ◽  
Felicity L Bishop ◽  
Nicholas Peirce ◽  
Mary E Jones ◽  
Nigel K Arden
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Physical Activity Motivation

ObjectivesThe health benefits of professional sport dissipate after retirement unless an active lifestyle is adopted, yet reasons for adopting an active or inactive lifestyle after retirement from sport are poorly understood. Elite cricket is all-encompassing, requiring a high volume of activity and unique physical demands. We aimed to identify influences on physical activity behaviours in active and insufficiently active former elite cricketers and provide practical strategies for promoting physical activity after cricket retirement.Design18 audio-recorded semistructured telephone interviews were performed. An inductive thematic approach was used and coding was iterative and data-driven facilitated by NVivo software. Themes were compared between sufficiently active and insufficiently active participants.SettingAll participants formerly played professional cricket in the UK.ParticipantsParticipants were male, mean age 57±11 (range 34–77) years, participated in professional cricket for 12±7 seasons and retired on average 23±9 years previously. Ten participants (56%) were classified as sufficiently active according to the UK Physical Activity Guidelines (moderate-intensity activity ≥150 min per week or vigorous-intensity activity ≥75 min per week). Eight participants did not meet these guidelines and were classified as insufficiently active.ResultsKey physical activity influences were time constraints, habit formation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, physical activity preferences, pain/physical impairment and cricket coaching. Recommendations for optimising physical activity across the lifespan after cricket retirement included; prioritise physical activity, establish a physical activity plan prior to cricket retirement and don’t take a break from physical activity, evaluate sources of physical activity motivation and incorporate into a physical activity plan, find multiple forms of satisfying physical activity that can be adapted to accommodate fluctuations in physical capabilities across the lifespan and coach cricket.ConclusionsPhysically active and less active retired cricketers shared contrasting attributes that informed recommendations for promoting a sustainable, physically active lifestyle after retirement from professional cricket.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Exercise and Health of the Mind in Young People

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
John WANG
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young People ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Blood Profile ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity And Exercise ◽  
Stroke Type ◽  
The Mind

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The physical health benefits of regular exercise or a physically active lifestyle-better blood profile, protection against heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes and certain forms of cancer-are widely acknowledged and accepted. Less understood is the role that regular physical activity and exercise play in the health of mind in young people. The balance of recent evidence suggests that regular physical activity and exercise contribute positively to a healthy mind.適量運動和健康的生活摸式對人體的益處有莫大裨益。運動的益處包括加強心肺功能，促進血液循環，減低患上糖尿病，心臟病，高血壓，中風和癌症的機會。本文目的是檢閲運動對青少年心理的健康。檢閲結果顯示定期的規律運動對青少年心理健康有良性的促進作用。

Physical Activity, Physical Disability, and Osteoarthritic Pain in Older Adults

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijke Hopman-Rock ◽  
Floris W. Kraaimaat ◽  
Johannes W.J. Bijlsma
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Pain Frequency ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the frequency (chronic, episodic, and sporadic) of arthritic pain in the hip and/or knee, other illness-related variables, physical disability, and a physically active lifestyle was analyzed in community-living subjects aged 55 to 74 years (N= 306). We tested the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle is a mediating variable in the relationship between pain frequency and physical disability. Physical activity was measured with a structured interview method, and physical disability was measured with the Sickness Impact Profile. A stepwise regression model with demographic data, pain frequency, illness-related variables (such as radiological osteoarthritis and pain severity), and lifestyle variables explained 45% of the variance in physical disability; lifestyle variables explained 7% of the variance in physical disability. Our results support the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle (in particular, sport activity) is a mediator in the relation between the frequency of pain and physical disability.

scholarly journals High sedentary behavior and compromised physical capabilities in adult smokers despite the suitable level of physical activity in daily life

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Tonon Lauria ◽  
Evandro Fornias Sperandio ◽  
Agatha Caveda Matheus ◽  
Rodrigo Pereira da Silva ◽  
Marcello Romiti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test ◽  
Similar Amount ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Minute Walk ◽  
Sedentary Activities

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n1p62 Sedentary behavior may play an important role for health outcomes, regardless of the amount of physical activity in daily life (PADL).We aimed to evaluate and compare sedentary behavior as well as physical capabilities in physically active smokers and non-smokers. Twenty-eight adult smokers and 38 non-smokers free of lung disease were matched for age, sex, body mass index, body composition, cardiovascular risk and moderate-to-vigorous PADL. Participants underwent spirometry, cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), six-minute walk test (6MWT), isokinetic dynamometry, and body composition (bioelectrical impedance).Despite the similar amount of moderate-to-vigorous PADL(median, 4.5h/week for smokers and 4.0h/week for non-smokers), smokers spent more time lying (median, 8.2h/week: 95% confidence interval, 5.4 to 19.1 vs. 6.1h/week: 3.7 to 11.2) and in sedentary activities (median, 100h/week: 66 to 129 vs. 78h/week: 55 to 122) compared to non-smokers. Smokers also presented worse spirometry, peak V’O2 and maximum heart rate in the CPET, 6MWT, and isokinetic indices (p<0.05). We observed a strong correlation between the time spent lying and spirometry (r = - 0.730) in smokers. Smoking is related to higher sedentary behavior, despite the suitable PADL. An appropriate PADL did not reduce the deleterious effects of smoking on physical capabilities. Interrupting sedentary behavior may be an appropriate intervention target in smokers for reducing the risk of diseases.

The Influence of Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Youths: A Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Gutin ◽  
Scott Owens
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Organ Damage ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active

The purposes of this article were to (1): review recent studies of relations between physical activity and cardiometabolic biomarkers of youths (2); highlight areas in which additional research is needed; and (3) make recommendations for preventive interventions. Observational studies show that youths who engage in high amounts of moderate-vigorous physical activity display a more favorable cardiometabolic biomarker profile than youths who engage in lesser amounts of moderate-vigorous physical activity. Intervention studies in obese youths show that favorable changes in biomarkers are produced by moderate-vigorous physical activity doses of 150–180 min/week. However, for nonobese youths, intervention studies suggest that such doses are not effective; higher moderate-vigorous physical activity doses of approximately 300 min/week seem necessary. Continuing a physically active lifestyle from childhood into the adult years will enable people to maintain less end-organ damage and lower rates of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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