Perceptions of physical and social environment variables and self - efficacy as correlates of self -
reported physical activity among adolescent girls
Results Perceived neighborhood safety did not exhibit direct or indirect effects on self -
reported physical activity.
Perceived social support exhibited direct and indirect effects on self -
reported physical activity; the indirect effect was accounted for by barriers self - efficacy.
Perceived equipment accessibility exhibited an indirect effect on self -
reported physical activity that was accounted for by barriers self - efficacy.
ship to their perceptions of competence in urban physical education, self -
reported physical activity, and future physical activity intentions.
This study investigated underserved adolescent girls» perceptions of the motivational climate in relationship to their perceptions of competence in urban physical education, self -
reported physical activity, and future physical activity intentions.
Directly Measured and Self -
Reported Physical Activity in a Sample of Finnish Secondary School Students
Psychological Well - Being, Self -
Reported Physical Activity Levels, and Attitudes to Physical Activity in a Sample of New Zealand Adolescent Females
Health behaviours included smoking (never, former, current), alcohol intake (none: ≤ 1 unit / weeks, moderate, heavy: ≥ 14 units / week) self -
reported physical activity (vigorous, moderate and non / mild) 40 and duration of sleep (5 categories from ≤ 5 hours to ≥ 9 hours / day).
When the researchers factored in people's self -
reported physical activity levels, they found that those well - being boosts — for both light - and moderate - intensity activity — were strongest for people who reported having the most sedentary lifestyles.
In a prospective cohort of 18 750 Chinese men and 37 417 Chinese women 65 or older, Schooling et al17 recently reported that self -
reported physical activity was strongly associated with lower mortality in a dose - response manner.
As part of Kaiser Permanente's clinical practice to inquire about Exercise as a Vital Sign, the patients» self -
reported physical activity was documented in their electronic health record during routine clinical visits along with other vital signs such as blood pressure.
While researchers acknowledged the use of self -
reported physical activity meant levels were possibly misclassified, the questions on physical activity in the Cohort of Swedish Men were validated in a prior study using a sub-population of the participants.
Among men in the incident group, those who were physically active one or more hours per week were 13 percent less likely to report nocturia and 34 percent less likely to report severe nocturia then men who
reported no physical activity.
Over 350 college students
reported their physical activity and sedentary behavior the week before they downloaded Pokémon GO, the week immediately after downloading the game, and again several weeks later.
Self -
reported physical activity and attitudes toward exercise were evaluated by questionnaires including the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Steven C. Moore, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., and coauthors pooled data from 12 U.S. and European cohorts (groups of study participants) with self -
reported physical activity (1987 - 2004).
A recent study by researchers from Stanford University's School of Medicine showed that the number of women
reporting no physical activity rose from 19 % to 52 % between 1988 and 2010.
Not exact matches
The practice pays off, according to research: People who practice gratitude
activities are more optimistic, feel better about their lives, exercise more and
report fewer
physical issues.
Or in other words, rather than assume that walking while thinking splits your mental and
physical resources, leaving less to devote to each, the scientists actually found «an increase in arousal or activation associated with
physical activity... which then can be invested into the cognition,» according to the paper
reporting the research.
Though only 9 % or so of consenters (4,552 people) uploaded a full week of
reports on their
physical activity, that's still a big sample size for an objectively measured, data - driven research study.
Activists told Inc. earlier this year they had requested a multipart
reporting process whereby a user would not be able to provide a
physical description of an individual suspected of committing a crime or suspicious
activity without first describing the
activity.
It has been widely
reported that North Korea has a
physical presence to conduct cyber operations in China, including co-owning a hotel in Shenyang with the Chinese from which North Korea conduct malicious cyber
activity.
As of 2014, banking customers
reported completing over 80 % of the needed transactions through a self - service option, leaving approximately 20 % of a retail banking customer's
activities being directed through a
physical banking location.
People using the app
reported feeling happier when they had been moving in the past quarter - hour than when they had been just sitting or lying down, even if their
physical activity was not a part of a work - out or particularly intense.
NEW
REPORT & INFOGRAPHICS: The role of beverages in the Australian diet To understand the role of non-dairy, non-alcoholic beverages in the diet of Australians, a secondary analysis of the National Nutrition and
Physical Activity Survey (2011 - 12)(part of the Australian Health Survey) was commissioned by the Australian Beverages Council and undertaken by the -LSB-...]
A second source of national - level data on intake of SSBs in children was an analysis of the 2007 Australian Children's Nutrition and
Physical Activity Survey (33), which was a computer - assisted 24 - h dietary recall survey of 4400 nationally representative children aged 2 — 16 y. On the day of the survey, 47 % of children
reported having consumed SSBs, which was similar to the percentage that was
reported in the 2011 — 2012 survey.
Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning fat, sodium, sugars, and serving size limits; prohibits certain foods of minimal nutritional value during the school day; requires minimum eating times of at least 15 minutes for breakfast and 20 minutes for lunch; requires there be at least 30 minutes for
physical activity per day; and includes minimum data collection and
reporting requirements.
Additional Accountability Requirements: The Tennessee State Board of Education
Physical Activity Policy 4.206 (2005) requires each school district's School Health Advisory Council to annually administer CDC's SHI: A Self - Assessment and Planning Guide and
report a summary to the state.
The Department has also published guidance materials, including Alternatives to Using Food as Reward and a Guidance Memorandum on the Kentucky Board of Education's Guidelines for Competitive Food and Beverage Sales and on state mandated assessment and
reporting on the school nutrition and
physical activity environment.
National
Physical Activity Plan Alliance: 2014 United States
Report Card on
Physical Activity for Children and Youth, January 2014.
Urging schools to develop comprehensive policies that create an overall «culture of wellness,» the
report specifically illustrates the roles of school breakfast and
physical activity, citing their positive student outcomes in the classroom — and beyond.
Proposed in 2014, they directed schools to include: greater community involvement in formulating wellness policies; specific, measurable goals for nutrition and
physical activity; and increased
reporting and oversight.
And what did those extra 7 % of parents mean when they
reported «excessive
physical activity?»
In this study, we found only one worrisome weight - related behavior to be associated with school - based nutrition interventions: where there were school - based interventions for
physical activity, more parents
reported their kids to be «too physically active»...
Research studies
report that fatness can be reduced by regular
physical activity of moderate to vigorous intensity 3 to 5 times a week, for 30 to 60 minutes.
Find helpful programs and the latest facts, statistics, research, and
reports on the topics of
physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in the United States.
According to this study, breast milk not only affects babies
physical growth, «but also areas of their brain that shape their motivations, their emotions, and therefore their behavioral
activity,»
reported Dr. Katie Hinde, a Harvard University professor involved with the study.
The Wellness Impact
Report encourages schools to use nutrition programs (like school breakfast) and
physical activity to create a total «culture of wellness» for students.
The
report addresses how schools can play a vital role in shaping the future through a combination of improved nutrition — specifically school breakfast — and increased opportunities for
physical activity.
The learning connection is a central tenet of the
report, which posits that healthy school environments enhance learning through a combination of good nutrition and
physical activity programs.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
reports that potty training for boys is often delayed due to their high level of
physical activity.
In a letter sent earlier today to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, the group of 34 led by Melissa Mark - Viverito and Letitia James, called for increased
physical activity in the public schools, citing
reports that they are not meeting state standards.
However, the lowest odds of becoming obese after 5 years were observed for individuals
reporting both high
physical activity and low leisure time sitting (nearly 4-fold lower odds compared with those
reporting both low
physical activity and high leisure time sitting).
Walking, which was the most common form of
physical activity reported among these women, was associated with lower risk; walking 2 hours per week or more was associated with a 15 percent lower risk of hearing loss, compared with walking less than one hour per week.
«Such a relationship between leukocyte telomere length and
physical activity level remained significant after adjustment for body mass index, smoking, socioeconomic status and
physical activity at work,» the authors
report.
Participation in
activities that promote mental
activity, and moderate
physical activity in middle age, may help protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in later life, according to new research
reported today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference ® 2014 (AAIC ® 2014) in Copenhagen.
The authors
report that higher levels of
physical activity compared to lower levels were associated with lower risks of 13 of 26 cancers: esophageal adenocarcinoma (42 percent lower risk); liver (27 percent lower risk); lung (26 percent lower risk); kidney (23 percent lower risk); gastric cardia (22 percent lower risk); endometrial (21 percent lower risk); myeloid leukemia (20 percent lower risk); myeloma (17 percent lower risk); colon (16 percent lower risk); head and neck (15 percent lower risk), rectal (13 percent lower risk); bladder (13 percent lower risk); and breast (10 percent lower risk).
In 2013, 30.5 % of adults
reported no leisure - time
physical activity during an average week.
Older adults with higher levels of
physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain,
reports a study in PAIN ®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).