Sentences with phrase «of sedentary activity»

Screen time has been used extensively as an indicator of sedentary activity.

A 30 or 60 - minute workout doesn't overcome 23 hours of sedentary activity.

He found that «men who reported more than 23 hours a week of sedentary activity had a 64 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease than those who reported less than 11 hours a week of sedentary activity,» according to NPR.

Not exact matches

Bain & Company partner Norbert Hueltenschmidt told the BBC last year that China faces major health care issues with its aging population, environmental problems, levels of access to health care, and sedentary living — physical activity has dropped 45 % since 1990.

While a link between idleness and poor heart health has been established for nearly six decades, the paradigm that emerged said long periods of sedentary behaviour ought to be all right as long as it was offset by enough physical activity.

We develop a conceptual framework that focuses on the effects of the introduction of treadmill workstations on physical activity and the performance of sedentary employees who type on a keyboard, speak on the phone, define problems and identify solutions to them and participate in meetings.

Prior research has shown that the use of social media may detract from face - to - face relationships, reduce investment in meaningful activities, increase sedentary behavior by encouraging more screen time, lead to internet addiction, and erode self - esteem through unfavorable social comparison.

However, as an athlete, you'll most likely require more protein than someone who lives a sedentary lifestyle, simply because your body demands more of your muscles through activity, training, and recovery.

Accelerometers measured participants» physical activity for four days, providing data on each child's levels of sedentary, moderate, vigorous and moderate - to - vigorous physical activity.

Or are the parents themselves leading a sedentary lifestyle and therefore unable to objectively view what might just be a normal level of physical activity?

These materials could help coaches become more aware of energy balance in youth sport and emphasize ways to organize and structure practices and events to maximize physical activity, limit sedentary time, and promote healthy eating during youth sport.

Due to an increasingly sedentary way of life, most Americans aren't logging nearly enough hours of physical activity.

One of the best ways to get kids to be more active is to limit the amount of time spent in sedentary activities, especially watching TV or other screens.

«Impact of parent physical activity, sedentary behavior on their preschool children.»

That's the conclusion of NIH - funded researchers who found that in underserved populations, parents» physical activity — and their sedentary behavior — directly correlates with the activity level of their preschoolers.

Recently, attention has focused on the damaging effects of sedentary behavior regardless of additional physical activity.

A growing number of epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between sedentary behavior and chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and even death that is distinct from those related to a lack of physical activity.

Poor physical fitness and sedentary behavior are linked to increased pain conditions in children as young as 6 - 8 years old, according to the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study ongoing at the University of Eastern Finland.

This association was still observed among patients participating in high levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, indicating that regular high levels of physical activity do not fully protect against the risks associated with prolonged periods of sedentary behaviors.

The study investigated the associations of physical activity and sedentary time with body adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness in 410 Finnish 6 -8-year-old children.

Increasing the amount of physical activity at various intensity levels and reducing the amount of sedentary time seem to be an important way of preventing overweight and enhancing cardiovascular fitness in childhood.

Even ordinary studies of human physiology, for example, suggest that humans are so adapted for intense physical activity that a sedentary lifestyle spawns modern - day scourges like diabetes and heart disease.

The 129 sedentary adult ages 18 to 64 recruited for the study, irrespective of their sex, ethnicity or BMI classifications, correctly estimated physical activities of light effort but underestimated moderate and vigorous effort, even after being given commonly used exercise intensity descriptors.

«Even among those who fulfill daily recommendations for physical activity, lengthy periods of sedentary behavior have been associated with early morbidity and mortality, leading to the «active couch potato» paradigm.

Accelerometers recorded three percent less sedentary time than control participants, equaling about 25 minutes of time spent engaged in activity rather than in sedentary behavior on any given day.

«Smartphones may decrease sedentary time, increase activity, study finds: Report calls use of prompts «a promising strategy».»

Further analysis showed that men who reported high levels of sedentary behaviors and low levels of participation in recreational activities such as walking, jogging, and playing golf, were 41 percent more likely to experience colorectal adenoma recurrence compared with men who reported low levels of both sedentary behaviors and recreational activity.

Although there is extensive evidence supporting an association between higher overall levels of physical activity and reduced risk of colorectal cancer, few studies have focused on the impact of sedentary behavior on colorectal cancer risk.

Study limitations included: Since no women were studied the results may not apply to them; results were self - reported, which could mean physical activity was over reported; results were based only on time outside of work and can't be applied to overall sedentary activity; and participants were members of comprehensive health plans, so results may not apply to men lacking health insurance.

«This study specifically looked at what intensity of activity should be used to replace sedentary activity.

Professor Yajun Chen, from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat - Sen University, in Guangzhou said: «The prevalence of obesity in China is alarming as the country undergoes rapid economic transition, leading to changes to traditional diet, increased sedentary lifestyles and reduced physical activity.

Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the study followed the lifestyle behaviours of 25,000 older Australians including physical activity, diet, sedentary behaviour, alcohol use and sleep patterns.

While WHO formulates its recommendations in terms of moderate - to - vigorous activity, the researchers say there is a growing consensus for the benefits of reducing sedentary behavior and increasing even low - intensity levels of physical activity.

Higher levels of sedentary behaviour are associated with worse health, whereas higher levels of physical activity are associated with better health.

The researchers found that sedentary behavior is a significant predictor of thinning of the MTL and that physical activity, even at high levels, is insufficient to offset the harmful effects of sitting for extended periods.

The monitors allowed the researchers to measure how long patients spent being sedentary, or doing light, moderate or vigorous levels of physical activity.

«By suggesting that being physically active may offset some of the deleterious consequences of routinely engaging in high levels of sedentary behaviour, this study further emphasises the importance of physical activity in the promotion and maintenance of health.

«There is growing concern that not only low physical activity... but probably also sitting and sedentary behaviour is an important and new health hazard of our time.»

In contrast, low sedentary time in the absence of physical activity is associated with higher HDL - cholesterol levels.

«However, given the observational design, the relative magnitude of effect of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health needs further examination through experimental or intervention level research.»

Reducing sedentary activity appears to lengthen telomeres, which sit on the end of chromosomes, the DNA storage units in each cell, the findings show.

Changes in society, marked by industrialization, have had a significant impact on the physical activity of humans, who have become increasingly sedentary over the years.

The authors found there was no significant difference in physical activity in terms of sedentary behaviour, number of steps or moderate - vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between metabolically healthy and unhealthy individuals.

«Regular physical activity and reduced sedentary time reduces build - up of dangerous liver fat.»

TV viewing is generally sedentary and solitary, denying children many health benefits of physical activity and socialization.

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17 - 20 May) shows that both regular physical activity and avoiding inactivity (sedentary behaviour) help reduce build - up of dangerous liver fat, an important complication of obesity.

Lifestyle changes include quitting smoking, adopting a healthy diet, and boosting the amount of regular exercise while curbing sedentary activity.

Our findings also show that reaching the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity may offer some protection against the harmful effects of prolonged sedentary time.»

The study, publishing online January 18 in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found elderly women with less than 40 minutes of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity per day and who remain sedentary for more than 10 hours per day have shorter telomeres — tiny caps found on the ends of DNA strands, like the plastic tips of shoelaces, that protect chromosomes from deterioration and progressively shorten with age.

The accelerometers enabled the scientists to obtain data about the length of time they spent on physical activities of different degrees of intensity, or sedentary activities like watching TV.