10-Week Lifestyle Modification Program as Strategy for Adding Leisure Physical Activity to Low Socioeconomic Community

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Mariana S. Nakagaki ◽  
Edilaine Michelin ◽  
Roberto C. Burini
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Lifestyle Modification Program ◽  
Leisure Physical Activity

scholarly journals Physical discomfort intolerance as a predictor of weight loss and physical activity in a lifestyle modification program

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1046
Author(s):  
Mary K. Martinelli ◽  
Kathryn M. Godfrey ◽  
Monica Martinez ◽  
Evan M. Forman ◽  
Meghan L. Butryn
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Physical Discomfort ◽  
Discomfort Intolerance ◽  
Lifestyle Modification Program

scholarly journals Impact of a one-year lifestyle modification program on cholesterol efflux capacities in men with abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia

2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (4) ◽  
pp. E460-E468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie Boyer ◽  
Patricia L. Mitchell ◽  
Paul Poirier ◽  
Natalie Alméras ◽  
Angelo Tremblay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Cholesterol Efflux ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Apolipoprotein A ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Lifestyle Modification Program

Cholesterol efflux capacities (CECs) are negatively associated with cardiovascular disease risk, irrespective of plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. Whether interventions targeting lifestyle improve HDL-CECs is unknown. Our objective was to determine whether improving dietary quality and increasing physical activity levels improves HDL-CECs in men with abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia. Our study sample included men (48 ± 8.5 yr) with an elevated waist circumference (≥90 cm) associated with dyslipidemia (triglycerides ≥1.69 and/or HDL cholesterol <1.03 mmol/l); 113 men completed a 1-yr intervention, consisting of a healthy eating and physical activity/exercise program, and 32 were included in a control group. An oral lipid tolerance test (OLTT) was performed in a subsample of 28 men who completed the intervention, and blood was collected every 2 h for 8 h. HDL-CECs were measured using [3H]cholesterol-labeled J774 macrophages and HepG2 hepatocytes. The lifestyle modification program led to an overall improvement in the cardiometabolic risk profile, increases in J774-HDL-CEC by 14.1% (+0.88 ± 1.09%, P < 0.0001), HepG2-HDL-CEC by 3.4% (+0.17 ± 0.75%, P = 0.01), and HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-1 levels (13.5%, P < 0.0001 and 14.9%, P < 0.0001, respectively). J774-HDL-CECs and HepG2-HDL-CECs did not change in the control group. The best predictor for changes in HDL-CEC was apolipoprotein A-1 level. The lifestyle modification program also improved HDL-CEC response in postprandial lipemia during an OLTT. HDL-CEC did not change during the OLTT. Our results suggest that increasing physical activity levels and improving diet quality can have a positive impact on both HDL quantity and quality in men with abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia.

Implementation of Lifestyle Modification Program Focusing on Physical Activity and Dietary Habits in a Large Group, Community-Based Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stoutenberg ◽  
Ashley Falcon ◽  
Kris Arheart ◽  
Selina Stasi ◽  
Francia Portacio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Lifestyle Modification Program

Background. Lifestyle modification programs improve several health-related behaviors, including physical activity (PA) and nutrition. However, few of these programs have been expanded to impact a large number of individuals in one setting at one time. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a PA- and nutrition-based lifestyle modification program could be effectively conducted using a large group format in a community-based setting. Method. One hundred twenty-one participants enrolled in a 16-week, community-based lifestyle modification program and separated in small teams of 13 to 17 individuals. Height, weight, fruit and vegetable (FAV) consumption, physical fitness, and several psychosocial measures were assessed before and after the program. Results. Significant improvements in 6-minute walk distance (+68.3 m; p < .001), chair stands (+6.7 repetitions; p < .001), FAV servings (+1.8 servings/day; p < .001), body weight (−3.2 lbs; p < .001), as well as PA social support and eating habits self-efficacy were observed. Our lifestyle modification program was also successful in shifting participants to higher levels of stages of change for nutrition and PA, increasing overall levels of self-efficacy for healthy eating, and improving levels of social support for becoming more active. Conclusions. A lifestyle modification program can be successfully implemented in a community setting using a large group format to improve PA and FAV attitudes and behaviors.

Leisure physical activity of male youths training football

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (-1) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Biernat ◽  
Grzegorz Zalewski ◽  
Romuald Stupnicki
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Physical Activity
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