Enhancing mental health, well-being and active lifestyles of university students by means of physical activity and exercise research programs

C Herbert - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mental disorders (eg, depression) and sedentary behavior are increasing, also among
emerging adults. One particular target group of emerging adults with high sitting times and …

Isometric resistance training to manage hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Baffour-Awuah, MJ Pearson, G Dieberg… - Current hypertension …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular
disease and adequate blood pressure control is often elusive. The objective of this work was …

Gender differences in physical activity status and knowledge of Irish University staff and students

C McCarthy, JP Warne - Sport sciences for health, 2022 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this study is to examine gender differences in physical activity status
and knowledge of physical activity guidelines in University staff and students. Methods 820 …

Physical inactivity and sitting time prevalence and trends in Mexican adults. Results from three national surveys

C Medina, A Jáuregui, C Hernández, T Shamah… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Physical inactivity and high sitting time are directly related to mortality and
morbidity of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Thus, improved understanding of the …

Strenuous physical training, physical fitness, body composition and bacteroides to prevotella ratio in the gut of elderly athletes

K Šoltys, L Lendvorský, I Hric, E Baranovičová… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Regular physical activity seems to have a positive effect on the microbiota composition of the
elderly, but little is known about the added possible benefits of strenuous endurance …

Physical activity levels in adults and elderly from triaxial and uniaxial accelerometry. The Tromsø Study

EH Sagelv, U Ekelund, S Pedersen, S Brage… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Surveillance of physical activity at the population level increases the knowledge
on levels and trends of physical activity, which may support public health initiatives to …

How adherence to the updated physical activity guidelines should be assessed with accelerometer?

H Vähä-Ypyä, H Sievänen, P Husu… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The aerobic part of the recently updated physical activity (PA) guidelines for
adults recommends at least 150 min of moderate or at least 75 of vigorous-intensity PA or an …

Association of physical activity with lung function in lung-healthy German adults: results from the KORA FF4 study

A Luzak, S Karrasch, B Thorand, D Nowak… - BMC pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background In lung disease, physical activity (PA) yields beneficial health effects, but its
association with the function of healthy lungs has rarely been studied. We investigated the …

Association between profiles of accelerometer-measured daily movement behaviour and mortality risk: a prospective cohort study of British older adults

MS Yerramalla, M Chen, A Dugravot… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2024 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives We identified profiles of wake-time movement behaviours (sedentary behaviours,
light intensity physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) based on …

Efectos de la actividad física de intensidad suave sobre las condiciones físicas de los adultos mayores: revisión sistemática

C Font-Jutglà, EM Gimeno, JB Roig, MG da Silva… - Revista Española de …, 2020 - Elsevier
La actividad física (AF) puede mejorar la funcionalidad en las personas mayores de 65
años. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la eficacia de intervenciones de ejercicio de …