Mandatory Daily Physical Activity Programs for Grade 10 to 12 Students in British Columbia, Canada

This study aimed to determine whether daily physical activity in young and older adults with T2DM is associated with diabetes control. A prospective correlational study involving 206 young (≤65 years) and older (>65 years) adults was conducted. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess their daily physical activity levels. Patients’ mean HbA1c level was 7.8% (±1.4), and 95.9% of patients had unsatisfactory diabetes control. Performing more minutes per week of moderate-intensity daily physical activity was associated with a lower risk of glycemia in both young and older adults. Furthermore, moderate daily physical activity significantly lowered the risk of glycemia. Health personnel must encourage patients to engage in moderate daily physical activities to improve diabetes control.

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Daily physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, nutritional status, endothelial function, and autonomic modulation in school-age adolescents: A principal component analysis

Obesity Research & Clinical Practice ◽

10.1016/j.orcp.2021.04.004 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elisabeth A. Machado ◽

Paulo Farinatti ◽

Fernando L. Sicuro ◽

Flávio Rodrigues ◽

Eliete Bouskela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Endothelial Function ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Principal Component ◽

Component Analysis ◽

Daily Physical Activity ◽

Autonomic Modulation ◽

School Age

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A Survey on Stretching Practices in Women and Men from Various Sports or Physical Activity Programs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18083928 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 3928

Author(s):

Nicolas Babault ◽

Gaelyann Rodot ◽

Marrain Champelovier ◽

Carole Cometti

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Static Stretching ◽

Present Survey ◽

Warm Up ◽

Exercise Routine ◽

General Practices ◽

Physical Activity Programs ◽

General Aspects ◽

Stretching Exercises

Recommendations for prescribing stretching exercises are regularly updated. It appears that coaches progressively follow the published guidelines, but the real stretching practices of athletes are unknown. The present study aimed to investigate stretching practices in individuals from various sports or physical activity programs. A survey was completed online to determine some general aspects of stretching practices. The survey consisted of 32 multiple-choice or open-ended questions to illustrate the general practices of stretching, experiences and reasons for stretching. In total, 3546 questionnaires were analyzed (47.3% women and 52.7% men). Respondents practiced at the national/international level (25.2%), regional level (29.8%), or recreationally (44.9%). Most respondents (89.3%) used stretching for recovery (74.9%) or gains of flexibility (57.2%). Stretching was generally performed after training (72.4%). The respondents also indicated they performed stretching as a pre-exercise routine (for warm-up: 49.9%). Static stretching was primarily used (88.2%) but when applied for warm-up reasons, respondents mostly indicated performing dynamic stretching (86.2%). Only 37.1% of the respondents indicated being supervised. Finally, some gender and practice level differences were noticed. The present survey revealed that the stretching practices were only partly in agreement with recent evidence-based recommendations. The present survey also pointed out the need to improve the supervision of stretching exercises.

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Association between the type of physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adult residents of a semi-mountainous area in Japan

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1186/s12199-021-00949-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Noriko Kudo ◽

Ritsuko Nishide ◽

Mayumi Mizutani ◽

Shota Ogawa ◽

Susumu Tanimura

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Older Women ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Daily Physical Activity ◽

Mountainous Area ◽

Mountainous Areas ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Type Activity ◽

Specific Health

Abstract Background Physical activity is reported to prevent metabolic syndrome. However, it is unclear whether exercise or daily physical activity is more beneficial for residents of semi-mountainous areas. This study aimed to identify whether daily physical activity is more beneficial than exercise for the prevention of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged and older residents in semi-mountainous areas. Methods We analyzed secondary data of 636 people who underwent a specific health checkup in a semi-mountainous area of Japan. Physical activity was classified into four types: inactivity (I-type; without exercise and without daily physical activity), only exercise (E-type; with exercise and without daily physical activity), only daily physical activity (D-type; without exercise and with daily physical activity), and full physical activity type (F-type; with exercise and with daily physical activity). We compared the means of risk factors for metabolic syndrome by these four types, followed by logistic regression analysis, to identify whether and to what extent the D-type was less likely to have metabolic syndrome than the E-type. Results The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 28.5% (men 45.7%, women 15.8%). The proportions of men with exercise and daily physical activity were 38.7% and 52.8%, respectively. For women, the proportions were 33.0% and 47.1%, respectively. In women, the D-type had the significantly lowest BMI, smallest waist circumference, highest HDL-C, and lowest prevalence of metabolic syndrome of the four types; the same was not observed in men. Additionally, D-type activity was more strongly associated with a reduced risk of metabolic syndrome than E-type activity in women (adjusted odds ratio 0.24; 95% confidence interval 0.06–0.85, P = 0.028). Conclusions Compared to middle-aged and older women residents with exercise in a semi-mountainous area of Japan, those with daily physical activity may effectively prevent metabolic syndrome.

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