scholarly journals Physical Activity, Physical Fitness & Health: Distilling Guidelines for Young People

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
Jin Jong QUEK
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Young People ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Fitness And Health

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The associations between physical activity and health; physical activity and physical fitness; and physical fitness and health in young people are complex and difficult to tease out. The complexities in the relationships are in part due to the difficulties faced in appropriately appraising physical activity in young people. Physical fitness standards tend to be based on norms that have been established within a population. These norms do not provide useful information about what are acceptable fitness standards for young people of different ages. Physically fit young people may not necessarily also be physically active young people and there are concerns that the pattern of increased physical inactivity among young people may have a negative impact on their health status in later years. Current recommendations for young people mirror the thinking that discontinuous physical activity of a moderate intensity that is repeated many times over on a daily basis.青少年中體育活動與健康，體育活動與體能以及體能與健康之間有著複雜的關係併難以理順。之所以複雜，其部分原因是因為不能正確地評估青少年的體育活動。體能的標準往往基於大眾中建立的一些準則，而這些準則併不適用于不同年齡階段的青少年。體格較好的青少年併不一定都是那些經常參加體育活動的人。但在青少年中不參加體育活動的人數增加的現象卻令人擔憂，這將在今後的幾年中對他們的健康產生不良的影響。目前對青少年所推薦的體育活動形式是間斷性的中等強度的運動，即在一天中反覆多次的短時間運動。

scholarly journals Impact on physical fitness of exercise promotion service utilizing social media

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Santtila ◽  
Kalle Grönqvist ◽  
Jussi Räisänen ◽  
Heikki Kyröläinen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Fitness And Health ◽  
The Impact

Summary Study aim: the purpose of the present study was to survey the impact of a social media platform on physical fitness, physical activity levels and daily sitting time. Material and methods: a total of 2039 users (1445 women and 594 men) of the social media service (HeiaHeia, Helsinki, Finland) voluntarily participated in the study by answering an online questionnaire provided by a survey. Results: about 63.8% of the participants reported that the service has advanced their perceived level of physical fitness, while 36.2% reported no impact on their fitness. Most participants (71.3%) with BMI over 25 reported that the service had helped them to improve their physical fitness. Participants with BMI over 35 reported a more positive impact than in any other weight range groups. One-third of the participants (32.3%) sat for more than seven hours a day; 23.5% sat less than five hours a day. More than half of the participants (56.8%) were encouraged to be physical active during the day and aimed to reduce sitting time at their jobs during the workday. Conclusions: there seems to be a positive impact of web services that promote physical activity on the physical fitness among social media users. Although the present service is not merely well suited for physically active and physical fit users, it motivates users of all fitness levels to exercise. However, more studies are needed to clarify effects of social media on physical activity, fitness and health.

scholarly journals Educación Física en Chile: tiempo de dedicación y su influencia en la condición física, composición corporal y nivel de actividad física en escolares (Physical Education in Chile: time spent and its influence on physical condition, body composition, and l

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Frano Giakoni ◽  
Pablo Paredes Bettancourt ◽  
Daniel Duclos-Bastías
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Las Mujeres

Resumen. Las clases de Educación Física constituyen un espacio de aprendizaje motriz y una instancia idónea para mantener y mejorar el estado de la salud física de los estudiantes escolares. Objetivo: Determinar la influencia que tiene el volumen de clases: dos o cuatro horas de Educación Física semanal, sobre la composición corporal, la condición física y nivel de actividad física en escolares chilenos. Método: Se evaluaron 244 estudiantes escolares de 13.11 ± .84 años de edad. Se midieron variables antropométricas, condición física y nivel de actividad física durante la clase de Educación Física. Resultados: Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas para composición corporal (peso p = .0367), condición física (VO2máx p<.0001, dinamometría p = .0165) y nivel de actividad física (p<.0001). Según sexo se determinan diferencias significativas entre hombres y mujeres para las variables de condición física (VO2máx p<.0001, salto horizontal p<.0001 y dinamometría p<.0002) y tiempo en actividad física sedentaria (p = .0403) y ligera (p<.0001). Conclusión: El peso, VO2máx y el nivel de actividad física moderado y moderada - vigorosa, se ven modificados positivamente al realizar cuatro horas. Además, se concluye que los hombres son más activos físicamente que las mujeres y presentan mejor condición física. Los hombres y mujeres que presentan mayores valores de IMC y IMCZ-score, poseen una condición física inferior. Abstract. Physical education classes are an ideal instance to maintain and improve students’ health status. However, it is necessary to know the differences in the number of hours scheduled. Objective: To determine the influence that the allocation of two or four hours of Physical Education per week has on body composition, physical condition, and level of physical activity in schoolchildren. Method: a total of 244 students of 13.11 ± .84 years of age were evaluated. Anthropometric variables, physical condition, and level of physical activity were measured during Physical Education classes. Results: Significant differences were found for body composition (weight p = .0367), physical condition (VO2máx p<.0001, dynamometry p = .0165) and level of physical activity (p<.0001). Based on gender, significant differences between boys and girls were detected in the physical fitness variables (VO2max p<.0001, horizontal jump p<.0001, and dynamometry p<.0002) and in time in sedentary (p = .0403) and light physical activity (p<.0001). Conclusion: Weight, VO2max, and levels of moderate and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are positively modified when performing four hours. In addition, it is concluded that boys are more physically active than girls and have a better physical condition. Boys and girls with higher BMI and BMIZ-score values have lower physical condition.

scholarly journals Energy Consumption in Golf: Classifying Golf by Physical Activity Guidelines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Eigendorf ◽  
Christoph Korallus ◽  
Tessa Riedel ◽  
Uli Schäring ◽  
Uwe Tegtbur
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Skill Level ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Practice Session ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Relative Stress ◽  
Fitness And Health

Abstract Introduction: Physical activity is known to improve physical fitness and health. Playing Golf is a wide spread leisure time activity, but has yet to be evaluated in regard of energy consumption and physical stress. We conducted a cross-over design study with two groups of different age and skill level to evaluate energy consumption and relative stress and compared the results with intensity levels of physical activity guidelines.Methods: We recruited 20 healthy, male subjects, 10 with a high skill level and 10 having a lower skill level. All subjects completed a graded exercise test (GXT), a golf practice session (each 5 strokes with 5 different clubs) and 9 holes of golf on two different days. During all testing sessions gas exchange data and heartrate was continuously captured with a mobile breathing gas analyzer.Results: Exercise intensities (as proportion of VO2peak) during practice were 34.2 ± 6.5 % in LOW and 36.4 ± 6.5 % in HIGH. %VO2peak while playing golf was 45.0 ± 6.4 % in LOW and 46.2 ± 8.8 % in HIGH. Mean METs during the 9 holes of golf were not significantly (p=0.596) different between groups LOW (5.13 ± 0.49) and HIGH (4.98 ± 0.77).Conclusion: The two groups showed neither during practice nor during playing golf significant differences in METs and %VO2. Both groups reached moderate intensity with METs and %VO2 according to the ACSM guidelines on the golf course but not on the driving range. The groups spent about half the time during playing 9 holes of golf in the “moderate” intensity category according to ACSM. Thus golf is a valid sport to improve physical fitness and cardiovascular risk factors.

scholarly journals Sedentary lifestyle among adolescents living in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP)

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-409
Author(s):  
Luiz Antonio Del Ciampo ◽  
Adriana L Louro ◽  
Ieda RL Del Ciampo ◽  
Ivan S Ferraz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
The City

Introduction: Physical inactivity has been pointed out as one of the major public health problems of the 21st century and the benefits of the regular practice of physical activity during adolescence are important for the biological process of growth and development. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents enrolled in schools in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP). Methods: From September 1 to November 30, 2013, a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study was conducted  with adolescents enrolled in 14 state schools in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, short version. Results: A total of 535 adolescents participated, 35% of them boys and 65% girls; 65% were 10 to 14 years old and 35% were 15 to 19 years old; 52.3% studied in the evening period and 10.3% worked part time on a daily basis. Regarding the level of physical activity, 15.5% of the boys and 24.1% of the girls were classified as sedentary (p>0.05). 60.4% of the boys performed physical activity of vigorous intensity, while 56.3% of the girls showed preference for physical activity of low or moderate intensity (p=0.03). The girls aged 15 to 19 years spent more time sitting during the week, while the girls aged 10 to 14 years were less active during the weekend. 24.2% of the girls aged 10 to 14 years who studied during the morning period and 13.7% of the boys and 18% of the girls who studied during the evening period were classified as sedentary. Conclusion: High rates of sedentary lifestyle were observed among adolescents enrolled in state (or public?) schools in Ribeirão Preto (Brazil). Girls presented higher rates of sedentary lifestyle than boys. Boys performed physical activity of vigorous intensity more frequently than girls. The older girls had higher rates of physical inactivity (hours spent in the sitting position) during the week days compared to the younger ones, while the latter spent more time in physical inactivity during the weekend.  

scholarly journals Correlates of Commuter Cycling in Three Norwegian Counties

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nordengen ◽  
Ruther ◽  
Riiser ◽  
Andersen ◽  
Solbraa
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Good Health ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Objectively Measured

Globally, there is an increasing challenge of physical inactivity and associated diseases. Commuter cycling is an everyday physical activity with great potential to increase the health status in a population. We aimed to evaluate the association of self-reported factors and objectively measured environmental factors in residence and along commuter routes and assessed the probability of being a commuter cyclist in Norway. Our study included respondents from a web-based survey in three Norwegian counties and we used a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate the natural and built environment. Of the 1196 respondents, 488 were classified as commuter cyclists. Self-reported factors as having access to an e-bike (OR 5.99 [CI: 3.71–9.69]), being physically active (OR 2.56 [CI: 1.42–4.60]) and good self-rated health (OR 1.92 [CI: 1.20–3.07]) increased the probability of being a cyclist, while being overweight or obese (OR 0.71 [CI: 0.54–0.94]) reduced the probability. Environmental factors, such as high population density (OR 1.49 [CI: 1.05–2.12]) increased the probability, while higher slope (trend p = 0.020), total elevation along commuter route (trend p = 0.001), and >5 km between home and work (OR 0.17 [CI: 0.13–0.23]) decreased the probability of being a cyclist. In the present study, both self-reported and environmental factors were associated with being a cyclist. With the exception of being in good health, the characteristics of cyclists in Norway, a country with a low share of cyclists, seem to be similar to countries with a higher share of cyclists. With better knowledge about characteristics of cyclists, we may design better interventions and campaigns to increase the share of commuter cyclists.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and the Sense of Coherence—Their Role in Body Acceptance among Polish Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Laudańska-Krzemińska ◽  
Jana Krzysztoszek ◽  
Mariusz Naczk ◽  
Ewa Gajewska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Body Acceptance

The aim of the study was to investigate the protective role of physical activity (PA) and other health-related bio-psycho components (physical fitness, body composition, body perception and the sense of coherence (SOC)) in body acceptance. We searched for gender differences in those relationships. We investigated 231 adolescents aged 13–16 years from an urban area in Poland. We conducted objective measurements of height, weight, fat% and relative value of minute oxygen consumption. Questionnaires for PA, SOC Body Figure Perception and body acceptance were applied. Linear regression was used for analyzing determinants of body acceptance. We found that more physically active girls reported a less slim ideal vision of their figure (p < 0.05). Physical fitness is a better predictor of body acceptance than physical activity. In the final model, the sense of coherence, body mass index (BMI), and gender (being a boy) were also predictors of body acceptance (F(6,92) = 13.084, p < 0.0001). Gender differences were discussed in the present study. Fitness enhancing physical activity should be recommended for adolescents to achieve the protective psychosocial effect especially among girls. Physical activity on a daily basis brings positive results in a more adequate and reasonable body assessment and it can play a protective role in terms of mental wellbeing. Body satisfaction varies between genders and it is a more sensitive issue among girls than boys during adolescence.

scholarly journals Health-enhancing physical activity among Saudi adults using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazzaa M Al-Hazzaa
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
International Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
Health Enhancing Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

AbstractObjectivesTo describe the physical activity profile of Saudi adults living in Riyadh, using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short-version telephone format.MethodsPhysical activity was assessed using the official Arabic short form of IPAQ, intended for use in telephone interview. The instrument asks for times spent in walking, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity of at least 10 min duration. The sample consisted of 1616 Saudis, between 15 and 78 years of age, living in Riyadh. Participants were drawn from a list of names in the telephone book using a simple random method. Telephone interviews were administered during the spring of 2003 by trained male interviewers.ResultsThe final sample size was 1064 Saudi males and females (response rate of 66%), with males comprising about 66% of the respondents. Over 43% of Saudis did not participate in any type of moderate-intensity physical activity lasting for at least 10 min. More than 72% of the sample did not engage in any type of vigorous-intensity physical activity lasting for at least 10 min. The proportion of Saudis who walked for 150 min or more per week was 33.3%. Females were engaged more in moderate physical activity than males, whereas males participated more in vigorous activity compared with females. Activity levels did not show significant relationships with education level or job hours per week. Based on the three activity categories established by IPAQ, 40.6% of Saudis were inactive, 34.3% were minimally active and 25.1% were physically active. Physical inactivity increased with advancing age.ConclusionThe data suggest that the prevalence of physical inactivity among Saudis adults is relatively high. Efforts are needed to encourage Saudis to be more physically active, with the goal of increasing the proportion of Saudis engaging in health-enhancing physical activity.

Associations between physical inactivity, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder in people living with HIV in a Ugandan fishing community

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1177-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davy Vancampfort ◽  
Peter Byansi ◽  
Eugene Kinyanda ◽  
Hilda Namutebi ◽  
Lillian Nalukenge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Living With Hiv

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore which variables were associated with physical inactivity in people living with HIV living in a fishing community in Uganda. Secondary aims were to explore the reasons for and barriers to physical activity (PA). Two hundred and fifty-six individuals living with HIV (77 men, 40.5 ± 10.3 years) completed the Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Women had a 1.62 (95% CI = 1.01–2.57), those not having a job a 2.81 (95% CI = 2.00–3.94), and those with depression a 5.67 (95% CI = 2.27–14.17) higher odds for not being physically active for 150 min/week at moderate intensity. Employment and depression status were the only independent significant predictors explaining 27.2% of the PAVS variance. Becoming more healthy and energetic again and reducing stress were the most important PA motives, and musculoskeletal pain, body weakness, and lack of time were the most important PA barriers.

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