Background: Although the health benefits of regular physical activity and exercise are well
established and have been incorporated into national public health recommendations, there …

Sarcopenia is one of the main issues associated with the process of aging. Characterized by
muscle mass loss, it is triggered by several conditions, including sedentary habits and …

Background Prolonged sitting at work should be avoided to reduce the risks of either
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among office …

Background Physical activity surveillance systems are important for public health monitoring
but rely mostly on self-report measurement of physical activity. Integration of device-based …

Recently, sedentary behavior recommendations have been included in the public health
guidelines of multiple countries, pointing to new opportunities for prevention of chronic …

The negative effect of sedentary behaviour on type 2 diabetes markers is established, but
the interaction with measures of physical activity is still largely unknown. Previous studies …

Background Regular physical activity (PA) confers many positive effects on health and well-
being. Sedentary behavior (SB), in turn, is a risk factor for health, regardless of the level of …

The aim of this study was to examine the associations of cardiometabolic health markers
with device-measured sedentary behavior (SB) duration and different intensities of physical …

Sedentary behaviour (SB) has recently emerged as an independent risk factor for different
health outcomes. Older adults accumulate long time in SB. Understanding the role that SB …

Purpose This study aims to compare adolescents' cardiometabolic risk score through an
integrative classification of physical activity (PA), which involves the combination of …