Relationship Between Self-report Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Active and Low-active U.S. Air Force Members

People with an intellectual disability are less physically active, live more sedentary lives, have lower fitness levels and are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population. No evidence exists on the impact of participation in Special Olympics Ireland (SOI) on physical activity and physical fitness levels. Adults with intellectual disabilities (16–64 years) were recruited from services and SOI clubs. Physical measures included waist circumference, height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate and 6-min walking test. Self-report questionnaires gathered data on physical activity levels. Actigraph (GT3X) accelerometers were used to gain an objective measure of physical activity. SOI participants accumulated more moderate to vigorous physical activity per day, had higher fitness levels and more positive health profile scores than those not taking part in SOI. SOI has the potential to make a positive difference to people’s physical health and subsequently their overall health and well-being.

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Relations Between Sedentary Behavior and FITNESSGRAM Healthy Fitness Zone Achievement and Physical Activity

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2011-0431 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1006-1011 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jacob S. Tucker ◽

Scott Martin ◽

Allen W. Jackson ◽

James R. Morrow ◽

Christy A. Greenleaf ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Middle School ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Self Report ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Middle School Children ◽

Physical Activity Guidelines ◽

Health Related ◽

National Physical Activity

Purpose:To investigate the relations between sedentary behaviors and health-related physical fitness and physical activity in middle school boys and girls.Methods:Students (n = 1515) in grades 6–8 completed the Youth Risk Behavior Survey sedentary behavior questions, the FITNESSGRAM physical fitness items, and FITNESSGRAM physical activity self-report questions.Results:When students reported ≤ 2 hours per day of sedentary behaviors, their odds of achieving the FITNESSGRAM Healthy Fitness Zone for aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition increased. Similarly, the odds of achieving physical activity guidelines for children increased when students reported ≤ 2 hours per day of sedentary behaviors.Conclusions:Results illustrate the importance of keeping sedentary behaviors to ≤ 2 hours per day in middle school children, thus increasing the odds that the student will achieve sufficient health-related fitness benefits and be more likely to achieve the national physical activity guidelines.

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Study protocol: A profile of physical performance variables in an outpatient adult population with narcolepsy

HRB Open Research ◽

10.12688/hrbopenres.13086.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 42

Author(s):

Ragy Tadrous ◽

Deirdre O'Rourke ◽

Niamh Murphy ◽

Lisa Slattery ◽

Gillian Quinn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Symptom Severity ◽

Performance Test ◽

Self Report ◽

University Hospital ◽

Performance Variables

Background: Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterised by excessive daytime sleepiness and significantly impacts quality of life. People with narcolepsy demonstrate many potential barriers to being physically fit and active, such as sleepiness and social isolation. Very little is known about how physical performance variables may be affected in people with narcolepsy. This study aims to profile the physical fitness of adults with narcolepsy and to explore the relationship between physical fitness and quality of life, symptom severity and disease duration in this cohort. Methods and Analysis: In this cross-sectional observational study, participants will undergo a comprehensive physical performance test battery that will investigate cardiopulmonary fitness, objective measures of physical activity, muscle strength and endurance. Furthermore, quality of life, symptom severity and physical activity will be ascertained through self-report questionnaires. The study population will consist of adults with narcolepsy aged 18-65 years attending the National Narcolepsy Centre located in St. James’s Hospital as an outpatient. Ethics and Dissemination: Ethical approval has been obtained from the St. James’s Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital Research Ethics Committee, and this study is presently underway. The results obtained from this study will be used to help tailor exercise and possible rehabilitation strategies for this population. Dissemination will be sought through peer-reviewed journals, national and international conferences, and through engagement with service user groups. Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04419792; registered on 5 June 2020.

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Physical Activity: Relations to Field and Technical Indicators of Physical Fitness for Boys and Girls Aged 9-15

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.16.1.83 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 83-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Herbert W. Marsh

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Self Report ◽

Technical Indicators ◽

Perceived Effort ◽

Multiple Dimensions ◽

Activity Measures ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Better Than

Physical activity measures for a large, nationally representative sample of Australian boys and girls aged 9, 12, and 15 were related to multiple dimensions of physical fitness. Physical activity during a one-week period was only modestly related to physical fitness. However, relations tended to be higher for length of time multiplied by METs (METs - minday1) than for time alone, time multiplied by perceived effort, or METs - min day−1 multiplied by effort, whereas time multiplied by effort did no better than time alone. Relations tended to be nonlinear in that progressively higher levels of activity had less positive associations with physical fitness. The pattern and size of the relations were consistent across scores for boys and girls aged 9 to 15. Self-report measures of typical and recent (within one week) physical activity both contributed to the prediction of physical fitness, indicating that both aspects of physical activity are important.

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Influence of Physical Activity on Human Sensory Long-Term Potentiation

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s1355617715001095 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (10) ◽

pp. 831-840 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Nicola Smallwood ◽

Meg J. Spriggs ◽

Christopher S. Thompson ◽

Carolyn C. Wu ◽

Jeff P. Hamm ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

High Activity ◽

Long Term Potentiation ◽

Self Report ◽

Activity Group ◽

Term Potentiation ◽

The Impact ◽

Low Activity

AbstractA growing body of literature has explored the influence of physical activity on brain structure and function. While the mechanisms of this relationship remain largely speculative, recent research suggests that one of the effects of physical exercise is an increase in synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP). This has not yet been explored directly in humans due to the difficulty of measuring LTP non-invasively. However, we have previously established that LTP-like changes in visual-evoked potentials (VEPs) can be measured in humans. Here, we investigated whether physical fitness status affects the degree of visual sensory LTP. Using a self-report measure of physical activity, participants were split into two groups: a high-activity group, and a low-activity group. LTP was measured and compared between the two groups using the previously established electroencephalography-LTP paradigm, which assesses the degree to which the N1b component of the VEP elicited by a sine grating is potentiated (enhanced) following a rapid “tetanic” presentation of that grating. Both groups demonstrated increased negativity in the amplitude of the N1b component of the VEP immediately after presentation of the visual “tetanus,” indicating potentiation. However, after a 30-min rest period, the N1b for the high-activity group remained potentiated while the N1b for the low-activity group returned to baseline. This study presents the first evidence for the impact of self-reported levels of physical activity on LTP in humans, and sheds light on potential neurological mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical fitness and cognition. (JINS, 2015, 21, 831–840)

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Physical Activity and Fitness of Adults Aged 20–59 Years

Human Movement ◽

10.1515/humo-2015-0037 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Andrzej Jopkiewicz ◽

Jacek Gawron ◽

Stanisław Nowak

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Hand Movement ◽

Activity Level ◽

Self Report ◽

Movement Speed ◽

Improvement Programs

AbstractPurpose. The aim of the study was to check whether and to what extent leisure-time physical activity and commuting activity constitute a factor differentiating physical fitness in a selected group of females and males aged 20-59 years. Methods. The study was performed in the Świętokrzyskie region of Poland in the spring of 2010. The sample included 1032 adults (517 females and 515 males) employed and at the same time completing extramural education or attending vocational improvement programs. Four age groups were delineated (20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59). A self-report questionnaire assessed physical activity level whereas physical fitness was determined by tests assessing handgrip strength, upper (dynamic) and lower (explosive) extremity strength, agility, hand movement speed, and endurance. Results. A significant relationship was found between leisure-time physical activity and all the performance-based measures in both females and males. With regard to commuting activity, statistically significant relationships were observed only in the females with regard to handgrip strength, lower extremity strength and endurance. Conclusions. A significant positive relationship between leisure-time physical activity and physical fitness was demonstrated in both females and males aged 20-59 years while commuting activity should significant correlations only in females.

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