A comparison of self-reported and device measured sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Prince, L Cardilli, JL Reed, TJ Saunders… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Sedentary behaviour (SB) is a risk factor for chronic disease and premature
mortality. While many individual studies have examined the reliability and validity of various …

Built environmental correlates of older adults' total physical activity and walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DW Barnett, A Barnett, A Nathan… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Identifying attributes of the built environment associated with health-enhancing
levels of physical activity (PA) in older adults (≥ 65 years old) has the potential to inform …

Longitudinal weight gain and related risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults in the US

S Bhutani, MR Vandellen, JA Cooper - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cross-sectional analyses have shown increased obesogenic behaviors and a potential for
weight gain during COVID-19 related peak-lockdown (March–May 2020), but longitudinal …

Global matrix 2.0: report card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 38 countries

MS Tremblay, JD Barnes… - … of physical activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report
Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents …

Attacking the pandemic of physical inactivity: what is holding us back?

M Pratt, AR Varela, D Salvo, HW Kohl III… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Physical inactivity was characterised as a global pandemic in the 2012 Lancet series on
physical activity and health. 1 The extent of the pandemic, causes and potential solutions …

Muscle and bone mass in middle‐aged women: role of menopausal status and physical activity

S Sipilä, T Törmäkangas, E Sillanpää… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Women experience drastic hormonal changes during midlife due to the
menopausal transition. Menopausal hormonal changes are known to lead to bone loss and …

Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

E Carraça, J Encantado, F Battista, K Beaulieu… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multicomponent behavior change interventions are typically used in weight management,
but results are largely heterogeneous and modest. Determining which techniques (behavior …

Individual characteristics and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review

N Notthoff, P Reisch, D Gerstorf - Gerontology, 2017 - karger.com
Background: People aged 50 years and older are regularly identified as the most sedentary
group in the population. However, even within this group, there are considerable …

A cross-cultural exploratory study of health behaviors and wellbeing during COVID-19

MC Ruiz, TJ Devonport, CH Chen-Wilson… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study explored the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived health behaviors;
physical activity, sleep, and diet behaviors, alongside associations with wellbeing …

Built environment, physical activity, and obesity: findings from the international physical activity and environment network (IPEN) adult study

JF Sallis, E Cerin, J Kerr, MA Adams… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Creating more physical activity–supportive built environments is recommended by the World
Health Organization for controlling noncommunicable diseases. The IPEN (International …