scholarly journals The Problem of Sedentary Behaviour in the Office Workspace: A Structured Exercise Program for Primary Prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Skyler Mann ◽  
Abdul Hamid Hamad ◽  
Dinesh Kumbhare
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Exercise Program

Abstract 09: A Community-Based Exercise Intervention Transitions Metabolically Abnormal Obese Adults to a Metabolically Healthy Obese Phenotype

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance C Dalleck ◽  
Tara B Richardson ◽  
Gary P Van Guilder
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Metabolic Characteristics ◽  
Metabolically Healthy ◽  
Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease

Introduction: It has been estimated that 32% of obese adults in the US are metabolically healthy. This subset of individuals, referred to as metabolically healthy but obese (MHO), appear to be more resistant to the adverse cardiometabolic consequences faced by their metabolically abnormal obese (MAO) counterparts. Cross-sectional observations indicate that increased physical activity and higher fitness contribute to the protective metabolic characteristics in this subset of obese individuals. However, to date no study has investigated whether a community-based exercise intervention designed to increase exercise volume and fitness can transition MAO adults to a MHO phenotype. Identifying the therapeutic dose of exercise required to convert a MAO person to metabolically healthy would yield important clinical information for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Hypothesis: We assessed the following hypotheses: (1) community-based exercise training would transition MAO adults to metabolically healthy, and (2) the odds of successful transition to a metabolically healthy phenotype would be larger for obese individuals who [[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]] (a) performed the highest volume of exercise, and (b) experienced the greatest increase in fitness. Methods: Three-hundred thirty-two healthy adults (190 women, 142 men; aged 28-88 years) engaged in a supervised 14-week community-based exercise program designed to favorably modify cardiovascular disease risk factors. Components of the metabolic syndrome (National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III criteria) were measured before and after the exercise program. Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg·m 2 ) adults who met 2-4 criteria for metabolic syndrome were classified as metabolically abnormal. Metabolically healthy was defined if obese adults met 0 to 1 criteria for metabolic syndrome. Results: Baseline point prevalence of MAO was 20.5% (N = 68). There was a significant reduction (p<0.05) in point prevalence of MAO to 12.3% by post program as 27/68 individuals (40%) transitioned to MHO. Compared to the lowest quartiles of relative energy expenditure and change in fitness, participants in the highest quartiles were 21.8 (95% CI 4.4[[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]]108.0; p<0.05) and 8.2 (95% CI 3.1[[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]]21.6; p<0.05) times more likely to transition from MAO to MHO, respectively. Conclusions: These findings indicate that supervised community exercise can transition MAO adults to a MHO phenotype. MAO adults who engaged in higher volumes of exercise and those who demonstrated greater improvements in fitness were significantly more likely to become metabolically healthy. Importantly, the unfavourable metabolic characteristics of obesity are not irreversible. Community exercise should be considered an effective model for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in MAO adults.

Primary prevention of metabolic syndrome in the community using an evidence-based exercise program

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance C. Dalleck ◽  
Gary P. Van Guilder ◽  
Esther M. Quinn ◽  
Don L. Bredle
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Evidence Based

scholarly journals Impact of the Home Confinement Related to COVID-19 on the Device-Assessed Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns of Spanish Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ángel I. Fernández-García ◽  
Jorge Marin-Puyalto ◽  
Alba Gómez-Cabello ◽  
Ángel Matute-Llorente ◽  
Jorge Subías-Perié ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Sedentary Behaviours ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Phase 0 ◽  
Sedentary Bouts

The main objective of this study was to device-assess the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns of older adults during the situation prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, home confinement, and phase-0 of the deescalation. We also aimed to analyse the effectiveness of an unsupervised home-based exercise routine to counteract the potential increase in sedentary behaviour during the periods within the pandemic. A total of 18 noninstitutionalized older adults( 78.4 ± 6.0  y.), members of the Spanish cohort of the EXERNET-Elder 3.0 project, participated in the study. They were recommended to perform an exercise prescription based on resistance, balance, and aerobic exercises during the pandemic. Wrist triaxial accelerometers (ActiGraph GT9X) were used to assess the percentage of sedentary time, physical activity, sedentary bouts and breaks of sedentary time. An ANOVA for repeated measures was performed to analyse the differences between the three different periods. During home quarantine, older adults spent more time in sedentary behaviours ( 71.6 ± 5.3 % ) in comparison with either the situation prior to the pandemic ( 65.5 ± 6.7 % ) or the ending of isolation ( 67.7 ± 7.1 % ) (all p < 0.05 ). Moreover, participants performed less bouts of physical activity and with a shorter duration during home quarantine (both p < 0.05 ). Additionally, no differences in the physical activity behaviours were found between the situation prior to the pandemic and the phase-0 of deescalation. According to our results, the home confinement could negatively affect health due to increased sedentary lifestyle and the reduction of physical activity. Therefore, our unsupervised exercise program does not seem to be a completely effective strategy at least in this period.

scholarly journals Trening ute eller inne? Rapport fra et prosjekt med datainnsamling under Forskningsdagene 2012

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Calogiuri ◽  
Andi Weydahl ◽  
Saija P. Mikkilä ◽  
Hildegunn Nordtug ◽  
Katinka Horgen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
Active Lifestyles ◽  
Lack Of Exercise

<p> </p><p class="Default"><strong>Reciprocal benefits of physical activity and exposure to nature for greater gain in health promotion. </strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="EN-US"><strong>Theoretical assumptions and description of a pilot study.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="EN-US">Recent studies have highlighted that health problems connected to inactivity are not just associated to lack of exercise, but rather to sedentary behaviour in a broader sense. In a large longitudinal study in the U.S.A., it was found that the amount of time spent in sedentary behaviour, such as watching television, was associated with cause-specific mortality in normal adults, even in subjects who did engage in some exercise program including intensive physical activity PA (Matthews et al., 2012).Therefore, in health promotion, it is important to promote active lifestyles characterized by higher activity levels across the day, increasing the time and frequency one is engage in any body movement, rather than only promoting participation in exercise sessions taking place two or three times a week.</span></p>

Effects of a 6-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program on the Aging Voice

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1018-1032
Author(s):  
Chia-Hsin Wu ◽  
Roger W. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Vocal Tract ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Aging Voice ◽  
Before And After

Purpose Semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) exercises with tubes or straws have been widely used for a variety of voice disorders. Yet, the effects of longer periods of SOVT exercises (lasting for weeks) on the aging voice are not well understood. This study investigated the effects of a 6-week straw phonation in water (SPW) exercise program. Method Thirty-seven elderly subjects with self-perceived voice problems were assigned into two groups: (a) SPW exercises with six weekly sessions and home practice (experimental group) and (b) vocal hygiene education (control group). Before and after intervention (2 weeks after the completion of the exercise program), acoustic analysis, auditory–perceptual evaluation, and self-assessment of vocal impairment were conducted. Results Analysis of covariance revealed significant differences between the two groups in smoothed cepstral peak prominence measures, harmonics-to-noise ratio, the auditory–perceptual parameter of breathiness, and Voice Handicap Index-10 scores postintervention. No significant differences between the two groups were found for other measures. Conclusions Our results supported the positive effects of SOVT exercises for the aging voice, with a 6-week SPW exercise program being a clinical option. Future studies should involve long-term follow-up and additional outcome measures to better understand the efficacy of SOVT exercises, particularly SPW exercises, for the aging voice.

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (19) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
WILLIAM E. GOLDEN ◽  
ROBERT H. HOPKINS
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease
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