Non-organised Extracurricular Physical and Sport Practice: gender, educational stage and physical activity index

Background: Sedentarism is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. To avoid it, it is necessary to establish the barriers which influence a low level of practice of Physical Activity. Methods: This study, conducted with 833 students, aims to describe a model to explain the barriers determining the level of practice of Physical Activity in adolescents according to age, school year, BMI and gender. The inclusion of the analyzed barriers followed the tetra-factorial model: Body image/physical and social anxiety; Tiredness/laziness; Responsibilities/lack of time and Environment/facilities. Results: The barriers to Physical Activity in adolescents are fatigue and sloth, and temporary obligations. The barrier that least influences the practice of Physical Activity is the environment and body image. It is determined that the subjects with the lowest Physical Activity index were those with a high fatigue and laziness score and higher age. The level of physical activity of this population is medium (95% CI, 2.8274–2.9418). Conclusions: It is necessary to overcome tiredness or apathy towards the practice of Physical Activity, especially in those under 16 years of age.

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Framingham Physical Activity Index

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1097/00005768-199706001-00008 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 33-35

Author(s):

&NA;

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Activity Index ◽

Physical Activity Index

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PREDICTION OF LOW HDL-CHOLESTEROL USING ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAM AND A SIMPLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDEX

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

10.1097/00008483-199409000-00010 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 321

Author(s):

Mitchell H. Whaley ◽

Leonard A. Kaminsky ◽

Gregory B. Dwyer ◽

Leroy H. Getchell

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Activity Index ◽

Hdl Cholesterol ◽

Physical Exam ◽

Low Hdl ◽

Physical Activity Index

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Educational training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i39.78014 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 192-199

Author(s):

Javier Arturo Hall-López

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Education ◽

Training Program ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

World Health ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Educational Training ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Educational Training Program

Abstract. Objective: To design and evaluate a training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers. Method: the volunteer subjects participated in the educational training program whose goal was to obtain competences on how to create a pedagogical climate in physical education class oriented to the participation of students in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 50% of the class evaluated quantitatively using the system for observing fitness instruction time (SOFIT), during their university studies and when they have graduated as physical education teachers. Results: The physical activity index increased from 36.6% to 61.2%. Conclusions: The application of the program showed effectiveness with didactic strategies to involve the student in moderate to vigorous physical activity as established by the World Health Organization. Resumen. Objetivo: Diseñar y evaluar un programa de formación educativa para aumentar el índice de actividad física moderada a vigorosa en profesores de educación física. Método: los sujetos voluntarios participaron en el programa de formación que tuvo como meta obtener competencias sobre cómo crear un clima pedagógico en la clase de educación física orientado a la participación de los estudiantes en actividad física moderada a vigorosa por lo menos el 50% de la clase evaluado de manera cuantitativa mediante el sistema para observar el tiempo de instrucción de actividad física (SOFIT), durante sus estudios universitarios y al ser egresados como profesores de educación física. Resultados: el índice de actividad física se incrementó de 36.6% a 61.2%. Conclusiones: La aplicación del programa mostro efectividad con estrategias didácticas para involucrar al alumno en actividad física moderada a vigorosa como lo establece la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

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Sleep disturbance as a moderator of the association between physical activity and later pain onset among American adults aged 50 and over: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. e036219

Author(s):

Daniel Whibley ◽

Heidi M Guyer ◽

Leslie M Swanson ◽

Tiffany J Braley ◽

Anna L Kratz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Index Score ◽

Health And Retirement Study ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Activity Index Score ◽

Incident Pain ◽

Retirement Study

ObjectiveTo examine whether sleep disturbance modifies the association between physical activity and incident pain.DesignProspective population-based study.SettingHealth and Retirement Study.ParticipantsAmerican adults aged ≥50 years who reported no troublesome pain in 2014 were re-assessed for pain in 2016. Of 9828 eligible baseline respondents, 8036 (82%) had complete follow-up data for adjusted analyses (weighted analysis population N=42 407 222).ExposuresPhysical activity was assessed via interview with questions about time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity. Sleep disturbance, assessed using a modified form of the Jenkins Sleep Scale, was examined as a potential moderator.Main outcome measureTroublesome pain.ResultsIn weighted analyses, 37.9% of the 2014 baseline pain-free sample participated in moderate or vigorous physical activity once a week or less, with an overall mean Physical Activity Index Score of 9.0 (SE=0.12). 18.6% went on to report troublesome pain in 2016. Each one-point higher on the Physical Activity Index Score was associated with a reduced odds ratio (OR) of incident pain for those who endorsed sleep disturbance never/rarely (OR=0.97, 95% CI 0.94 to 0.99), but not for those who endorsed sleep disturbance sometimes (OR=0.99, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.01) or most of the time (OR=1.01, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.03). The analysis of possible interaction demonstrated that frequency of sleep disturbance moderated the physical activity and incident pain association (Wald test: p=0.02).ConclusionsThe beneficial association of physical activity on reduced likelihood of later pain was only observed in persons who endorsed low levels of sleep disturbance.

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Estimating Caloric Expenditure using Physical Activity Index (PAI) in Children Performing aMaximal Exercise Test

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000495275.06596.3e ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 601

Author(s):

Anjuli Gairola ◽

Robert Robertson ◽

Constance Bayles ◽

Fredric Goss ◽

Irene Kane ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Exercise Test ◽

Activity Index ◽

Caloric Expenditure ◽

Physical Activity Index

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Physical Activity Index of Female University Students

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.375 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 191 ◽

pp. 1763-1766 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Liliana-Elisabeta Radu ◽

Simona-Pia Făgăraş ◽

Gynetta Vanvu

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

University Students ◽

Activity Index ◽

Physical Activity Index

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Sports Participation outside School in Total Physical Activity of Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.105.2.559-562 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 105 (2) ◽

pp. 559-562 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Meeli Saar ◽

Toivo Jürimäe

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Composition ◽

Activity Index ◽

Sports Participation ◽

Total Physical Activity ◽

Motor Abilities ◽

Endurance Strength ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Children’S Physical Activity ◽

Shuttle Run

This study of associations of sports participation with perceived and actual physical fitness, and total physical activity for 525 10- to 17-yr.-old boys and girls in groups of 10–11-yr. (56 boys and 64 girls), 12–13-yr. (68 boys and 68 girls), 14–15-yr. (70 boys and 71 girls), and 16–17-yr. (68 boys and 60 girls) was based on the Physical Activity Index derived from a questionnaire by Telama, Leskinen, and Young, and self-perceived endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition. Questions about satisfaction with physical activity, participation in organized physical activity and competitions, or watching competitions were asked. Two EUROFIT tests were used, the 20-m endurance shuttle-run and sit-and-reach, plus the sum of 9 skinfold thicknesses. Children who participated in organized physical activity and in competitions had a higher Physical Activity Index. Passive watching of competitions was not related to children's physical activity or their perceived or measured motor abilities.

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