Clinically assessed gait speed is a valuable test of older adults’ functioning and an important predictor of adverse outcomes including disability, cognitive decline, falls, institutionalization, and mortality. It is logical to pursue correlates of gait speed.
Purpose To evaluate the relationship between accelerometer-determined indicators of free-living walking volume (steps/day, ...
In recent years, the risks associated with sedentary behavior (i.e. obesity, Type
II diabetes) have become more recognized. Knowledge of the time-of-day when
individuals are most sedentary may be beneficial when designing program
interventions to promote and increase physical activity.
Purpose To examine time-of-day patterns of sedentary behavior in ...
Changes in energy intake (EI) or non-exercise physical activity (NEPA) may affect the weight loss response to aerobic exercise training.
Purpose To evaluate differences in EI and NEPA between responders (RS; weight loss ≥ 5%) and non-responders (NR; weight loss < 5%) performing 10 months of supervised aerobic exercise training.
Methods Seventy-four overweight/obese (...
Purpose To determine the effect of implementing the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) program on objectively measured physical activity during the school day in twenty-six licensed daycare centers throughout Louisiana randomized to either treatment (intervention; N=13) or control (no intervention; N = 13) conditions. Subjects: Pre-school children, 3...
Large scale studies investigating physical activity level in the young population often
include children and adolescents in the age range 9 to 15 years. However, less is
known about the physical activity level of 6-year-olds. Active commuting, such as
walking or cycling to school, has been promoted as a potential source of ...
Adults without intellectual disability (WID) are more active than persons with intellectual disability (ID). Very little is known about physical activity (PA) patterns of ID children, however.
Purpose To investigate PA patterns of Icelandic primary school children with mild-to-severe ID.
Methods Anthropometric measurements were obtained among 71 ID children (47 boys) and 70 ...
Introduction Compensatory changes in non-exercise physical activity (NEPA) in response to an aerobic exercise training program may impact weight loss.
Purpose To examine changes in NEPA in response to 2 levels of aerobic exercise training.
Methods Ninety-two overweight/obese (BMI 25-39.9) sedentary young adults (18-30 yrs.) completed (i.e. ≥ 90% scheduled exercise ...
Purpose Recess and other school-based physical activity (PA) programs are important avenues for school children to participate in PA beyond physical education at school (NASPE, 2006). However, the quantification of the contributions of these programs, as compared with physical education, remains largely unexplored. This study was designed to compare young children’...
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep (duration and quality) and diet quality among young adult women. Subjects: Three-hundred seventy-five women (18-24 years) were recruited to participate in the study.
Measurement Each participant wore an actigraph for 7 consecutive nights to measure sleep. Sleep logs ...
Purpose To examine the energy balance pathways of diet and physical activity under conditions of acute sleep deprivation in normal-weight and obese women.
Methods In counter-balanced fashion, 22 normal-weight (30.9±9.5 yrs, 22.0±1.6 kg/m2) and 18 obese (29.7±10.7 yrs, 36.4±5.3 kg/m2) women, with a consistent sleep-wake cycle, completed two separate free-living sleep conditions (Condition 1: one ...