Too little exercise and too much sitting
Inactivity physiology and the need for new recommendations on sedentary behavior
Dit artikel beschrijft de verschillen in uitwerking op het lichaam van te veel zitten versus te weinig matig intensief bewegen. Tot de eeuwwisseling waren wetenschappers zich niet bewust van de…
Reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace
An evidence review, full report
Considering all the relevant evidence and case study experience, this review recommends that high quality studies (ideally cluster-randomised controlled trials, which are feasible across multiple workplace settings) be conducted in…
Workplace sitting and height-adjustable workstations
A randomized controlled trial
Dit artikel vergelijkt de uitkomsten van twee interventies die als doel hadden om dagelijkse zittijd op het werk terug te dringen. Bij beide interventies werd een in hoogte verstelbaar bureau…
Physiological and health implications of a sedentary lifestyle
Sedentary behaviour is associated with deleterious health outcomes, which differ from those that can be attributed to a lack of moderate to vigorous physical activity. This has led to the…
Environmental factors associated with adults' participation in physical activity
A review
Background: Promoting physical activity is a public health priority, and changes in the environmental contexts of adults' activity choices are believed to be crucial. However, of the factors associated with…
Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in US adults
NHANES 2003-06
Prolonged sedentary time is ubiquitous in developed economies and is associated with an adverse cardio-metabolic risk profile and premature mortality. This study examined the associations of objectively assessed sedentary time…
Testing a hierarchy-of-effects model
Pathways from awareness to outcomes in the verb-tm campaign 2002-2003
Background: The McGuire hierarchy-of-effects (HOE) model, used extensively in mass-media interventions to describe the mechanisms for understanding effects, has not been tested in physical activity campaigns. Design: Data collected at…
Physical activity measurement
A primer for health promotion
As the importance of physical activity is recognised in health promotion, the task of measuring it becomes a central research and practice challenge. Measurement of physical activity is important to…