Comments to Emaus et al. ‘‘Does a variation in self-reported physical activity reflect variation in objectively measured physical activity, resting heart rate, and physical fitness? Results from the Tromsø study’’

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lone Jørgensen ◽  
Bente Morseth ◽  
Marit Andreassen ◽  
Bjarne K. Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Resting Heart Rate ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Association of objectively measured physical activity and physical fitness with menopause symptoms. The Flamenco Project

Climacteric ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 456-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Aparicio ◽  
M. Borges-Cosic ◽  
P. Ruiz-Cabello ◽  
I. Coll-Risco ◽  
P. Acosta-Manzano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

scholarly journals Resting heart rate as a biomarker for tracking change in cardiorespiratory fitness of UK adults: The Fenland Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas I. Gonzales ◽  
Justin Y. Jeon ◽  
Timothy Lindsay ◽  
Kate Westgate ◽  
Ignacio Perez-Pozuelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Resting Heart Rate ◽  
Remote Patient ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Adjusted Association

AbstractAimsResting heart rate (RHR) is inversely associated with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) but few studies have investigated the nature of this relationship in large population samples. We examined the association between RHR and CRF in UK adults and explored factors that may influence this relationship.Methods and ResultsIn a population-based sample of 5,143 men and 5,722 women (aged 29-65 years), mean (SD) RHR while seated, supine, and during sleep was 67.6 (9.8), 63.5 (8.9), and 56.9 (6.9) bpm, respectively. The age- and sex-adjusted association with CRF as assessed by submaximal treadmill testing was −0.26 (95%CI −0.27; −0.24), −0.31 (95%CI −0.33; −0.29), and −0.31 (95%CI −0.34; −0.29) ml O2 kg-1 beat-1. Sequential adjustment for objectively measured obesity and physical activity attenuated the RHR coefficient by 10% and 50%, respectively. In longitudinal analyses of 6,589 participants re-examined after 6 years, each 1 bpm increase in supine RHR was associated with 0.23 (95%CI 0.20; 0.25) ml O2 min-1 kg-1 decrease in CRF.ConclusionsAcross all measures, RHR is inversely associated with CRF; half of this association is explained by obesity and physical activity, suggesting CRF changes achieved through altered behaviour could be tracked through changes in RHR, a notion supported by longitudinal results. As well as its utility as a biomarker of CRF at population-level, serial measurements of RHR may facilitate personal goal setting/evaluation and remote patient monitoring.

scholarly journals Accelerometry Correlates in Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Disease Symptom Burden: A Pilot Study in End-Stage Renal Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedrana Sember ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Jose Carlos Ribeiro ◽  
Armin Paravlić ◽  
Maja Pajek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Phase Angle ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Daily Physical Activity ◽  
Serum Parameters ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

There is strong evidence that hemodialysis (HD) patients with a sedentary lifestyle have a higher risk of death compared to peers who engage in regular physical activity. Therefore, monitoring physical activity is of utmost importance. However, there is a lack of data on objectively measured physical activity behaviors in HD patients. Therefore, this study aimed to objectively measure physical activity in HD patients throughout the week, with particular attention to dialysis and non-dialysis days. We also examined how objectively measured physical activity correlated with physical fitness, body composition, and disease burden. Daily physical activity, body composition, serum parameters, comorbidity index, sit-to-stand, and hand-grip strength tests were measured in 14 HD patients. Daily physical activity was measured using the Actigraph GT9X accelerometer. The Dialysis Symptom Index questionnaire was also used. We found significant differences in anthropometric variables (weight, body mass index, overhydration, lean tissue index, and fat tissue index, all p < 0.05) and phase angle (p < 0.01) between HD patients reaching and patients not reaching physical activity guidelines for patients with chronic diseases. HD patients showed to be less active during dialysis days compared to non-dialysis days as indicated in sedentary time (–11.7%; p = 0.001), light (–47.3%; p = 0.003), moderate (–51.5%; p = 0.001), moderate to vigorous (–49.3%; p = 0.001), and vigorous (–34.3%; p = 0.067) physical activity. No significant correlations were found among serum parameters, symptom burden, and comorbidity burden, but a very large and positive correlation was found between phase angle and total moderate to vigorous physical activity (p < 0.01). Our findings support the need to implement physical activity on dialysis days in HD units to mitigate the effects of sedentary behavior. Prospective, long-term studies evaluating the use of accelerometers in HD patients and their effects on physical activity are needed.

scholarly journals Associations Between Physical Fitness, Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Academic Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saša Ðurić ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Vinko Zovko ◽  
Vedrana Sember
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Healthy Adolescent ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

There is evidence that physical activity (PA) can improve the academic performance. We recruited healthy adolescent girls, aged 11–12 years, and measured their PA with the accelerometer ActiGraph GT3X for the consecutive 5 days. Physical fitness (PF) was measured with eight motoric tests and three anthropometry measures. Academic performance (AP) was assessed for the six academic narrated school subjects. The results revealed that the girls were more physically active during the week days and less active at weekend (557 vs. 516 counts/min). Physical education grade shows the highest overall correlations with the results of the PF test battery (r = 0.53–0.95, p < 0.01). Nevertheless, correlations surprisingly decrease for the combined daily PA (r = 0.45), especially the weekend PA (r = 0.28). Grade point average and PF correlated moderately (r = 0.43-0.64), while they were moderate to high for PA (r = 0.59–0.87). Many questions arose after the completion of the present study and several new topics opened up, such as the question of how parental education affects the duration of PA and AP of the children and the influence of the place of residence AP of the children.

scholarly journals Study on Health and Physical Fitness for Office Workers in Hong Kong: Phase I

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Pak Kwong CHUNG
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Resting Heart Rate ◽  
Lung Capacity ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Endurance

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.The study consisted of two phases: Phase I was designed to investigate the health status and physical fitness levels of office workers and phase II was conducted to examine the training effects of a circuit training on health and physical fitness of the workers. In phase I, health and stress inventories (Pace of Life Index, General Well-Being Scale, and Bacek Sports Questionnaire), health indices (blood total cholesterol, blood pressure, lung capacity, and resting heart rate), and physical fitness assessment (bicycle ergometer test; skinfold measurement, sit-ups test; grip strength test; and sit and reach test) were conducted to 171 (112 males & 59 females, aged 30-49) office workers from 22 local corporations. From Descriptive Statistics analyses, it was found that the overall health status and stress level of the office workers were at acceptable levels. However, the lung capacity of the workers was in the category of "fair". The total cholesterol level of the male 40-year old group was found higher than the optimal level. Most of the fitness indices of the workers were in categories of "average" or "fair" when comparing with that of the general population of U.S.A. The Correlation analyses shown that the female workers, with higher regular physical activity hours, had fewer incidents of low-back pain and lower resting heart rates. It was also found that the lower the percent body fat, the lower the systolic blood pressure and the better the cardiorespiratory endurance. Similar correlations were found in the male workers: the better the cardiorespiratory endurance, the lower the resting heart rate and systolic blood pressure for the workers. Researchers indicated that workers with higher levels of physical fitness would have higher working ability and productivity, it was suggested that local office workers should give priority to regular physical activity. Activities such as aerobic exercises, calisthenics, stretching, and muscular training should be included in the exercise programmes so that a total fitness can be developed.

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