Researchers compared the walking habits of about 500 65+ year-old adults in Portland, Oregon to their neighborhood characteristics. The researchers conclude that built environment may not play a significant role in whether older adults walk, but, among those who do walk, it is associated with increased levels of activity.
Archive for category Physical Activity
Yesterday a paper on Energy Expenditures for Youth was published. It’s useful to researchers and practitioners interested in measuring physical activity and energy expenditure values in children and adolescents in a variety of settings.
According to the survey data based on a quetionaire to parents 83% of boys and 56% of girls complied with the recommended daily amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity. But the accelerometer showed that only 3% of boys and 2% of girls actually did so.
Ontario instituted a policy requiring elementary schools to offer at least 20 min of daily physical activity and replacement of non-nutritious vending machine foods. This paper discuss the challenges in relation to the Ontario government school physical activity and nutrition policies.
Intervention guidance on workplace health promotion with reference to physical activity. This guidance is for employers and professionals in small, medium and large organisations.
The influence of built environment on physical activity and BMI may differ by sociodemographic subgroups. Prople are more likely to walk if they lived in neighbourhoods with greater residential density, greater street connectivity and greater land use mix.
63 women and 16 men 50 years old were randomly assigned to either an intervention (physical activity consultation and 12-week pedometer-based walking program) or control (no action) group. Step-counts, time spent in leisure walking and positive affect was higher, and total sitting was lower.
Exercise and cancer risk
Sep 6
This new study followed 80,000 Japanese adults for up to a decade, found that regularly active men and women had lower risks of developing any type of cancer. When the researchers looked at specific types of cancer, they found that exercise was linked to lower risks of colon, liver, pancreatic and stomach cancers.
EnergyNow! is a results-based grant program that will enable schools to combat obesity in children with an emphasis on building hysical education programs that are doable, sustainable and effective. The EnergyNow! alliance includes the National Association of Physical Sport and Education (NASPE), a recognized leader in sport and physical activity; and a manufacturer of heart rate monitors and fitness assessment technology.
Older adults who take a brisk stroll just three times a week could boost their brainpower and reduce the risk of memory-robbing illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease.