Sentences with phrase «time in physical activities»

Pre menopausal women who spend much of their leisure time in physical activities are less likely to develop breast cancer according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, May 2008.

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Almost one - fifth of the time spent in US workplaces involves performing physical activities or operating machinery in a predictable environment — that is, specific actions in familiar settings where changes are relatively easy to anticipate.

It was the worst physical experience I had had since spending some time in Chicago's Cook County Jail for antiwar activity!

In that case, the generalization began with the accepted scientific view regarding the electromagnetic field of activity pervading space and time, and rose beyond the limits of that physical theory to posit the ontological framework which the theory itself presupposes.

Take golf, for example, which really doesn't involve a whole lot of physical activity — you take a swing about 90 times in a four - hour span.

Here at Mama OT I love to write about the best baby toys and activities to promote infant development, so today I am excited to have pediatric physical therapist Nicole Sergent, co-owner of Milestones & Miracles, share about how to choose the best toys for baby's first year in order to make play time beneficial to...

Maybe you are in the process of rewriting your school's wellness policy, and have found that a new physical activity or nutrition program will require additional funds; if so, now is the time to start seeking out, and applying for, funding opportunities.

Kids engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity for about 60 percent of the lesson time.

Time in nature provides opportunity for physical activity, critical and creative thinking, personal interaction, and so much more.

The programme has been successfully trialled since 2008, and in that time has demonstrated impressive outcomes — with significant improvements at 12 - month follow up in children's» physical activity levels, BMI scores, dietary behaviours, and educational and social outcomes.

Drawing on her own experiences, the first lady said she has implemented minor changes in her daughters» lives, including limiting television time, replacing sugary drinks in their lunch box with water and milk, and engaging them in more physical activities.

While more physical activity seems like it would be better for kids» health, the overall amount of time spent in physical activity was also higher in those athletes in the study who had serious injuries.

To reduce the amount of time kids spend in front of the screens available to them in today's media - saturated world, parents must incorporate more physical activity and outdoor playtime into their children's daily routines.

Whether you put your child in sports, dance class, swimming lessons, or just give them plenty of time for outdoor play, making sure they get at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day is really important.

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.

The researchers considered factors including physical activity, time spent watching television or involved in structured activities, maternal depression, unsupervised time and time spent with parents; none of those factors explained the association.

Now is the time to tell USDA you support its proposed guidelines for nutrition education, physical activity, and junk food marketing in schools:

Physical activity will be important since children who are 6 years old spend so much of their time in classrooms.

In his role as program ambassador, Cruz spoke with students, encouraging them to make healthy choices for themselves, including making time for physical activity and eating breakfast.

Pretend play in sturdy castles, on swing sets and in playhouses keep little ones busy for a long time as they live out their imagination and build strong bodies through physical activity.

Although this decision to exclude Sarah from circle time appears to wrongly shame her, one of her teachers demonstrated both compassion and insight to see that this form of physical structure — sitting on the chair at the table — with an activity to calm her mind and busy her hands — coloring — in fact enabled Sarah to participate fully in their discussions and add to it with more intelligent, creative contributions than most of the other students.

That's the conclusion of a recent study that researched the quality and time of physical activity at 34 childcare centers in Cincinnati, which the researchers said would likely apply -LSB-...]

In principle, lower levels of leisure time sitting may strengthen protective effects of higher physical activity, either through independent physiological mechanisms or as a marker for greater engagement in low - intensity activity, such as standinIn principle, lower levels of leisure time sitting may strengthen protective effects of higher physical activity, either through independent physiological mechanisms or as a marker for greater engagement in low - intensity activity, such as standinin low - intensity activity, such as standing.

Considering only the physical activity performed in leisure time, the risk of suffering mental health pathologies among the «sufficiently active» population (that means, those who perform high o mild levels of exercise) was reduced up to 56 % or 54 % compared to the «insufficiently active» population, depending of the level of physical activity, mild or high respectively.

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) suggests that both higher levels of physical activity and lower levels of sitting in leisure time may be required to substantially reduce the risk of obesity.

Specifically, they used the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (version 2) to quantify the physical activity that provide data about intensity, frequency and length of the physical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisurPhysical Activity Questionnaire (version 2) to quantify the physical activity that provide data about intensity, frequency and length of the physical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisurActivity Questionnaire (version 2) to quantify the physical activity that provide data about intensity, frequency and length of the physical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisurphysical activity that provide data about intensity, frequency and length of the physical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisuractivity that provide data about intensity, frequency and length of the physical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisurphysical activities performed in different situations (work, commuting and leisure time).

They add: «The greatest reduction in risk of developing metabolic risk factor clustering observed for intermediate levels of physical activity and leisure time sitting was unexpected and suggests that moderate amounts of both moderate - to - vigorous physical activity and leisure time sitting may be sufficient to protect against developing metabolic risk factor clustering over time... The lack of protection for the most active adults may reflect a chance finding, or confounding by other factors such as wider use of prescription drugs by participants in less active groups.

Overall, results show that levels of mental health of population of Madrid vary according to their level of exercise in leisure time and the physical activity total (amount of physical activity at work or usual occupation, commuting and leisure time).

The aim of this research was to assess the possible link between physical activity and levels of mental health by analyzing whether such link changed in terms of physical activity (low, mild, high) and the situation in which was performed (work, commuting, leisure time).

They conclude: «The protective effects of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity and low leisure time sitting against developing obesity and metabolic risk factor clustering are strongest when viewed in combination.

The effectiveness of physical activity for preventing obesity may depend on how much you sit in your leisure time.

Researchers noted a step-wise benefit: subjects who spent at least 68 minutes per day engaged in moderate physical activity showed better glucose metabolism profiles than those who spent less time.

In the intervention studies, physical activity included aerobic, mixed school activity classes, and stretching and balance exercises or 30 to 75 minutes from one to five times a week for 7 weeks to a year.

An additional study found that college students who participated in physical activity had 1.3 times the odds of being happy than peers who didn't participate.

While an increase in physical activity was associated with a lower risk for T2DM, an increase in the amount of time spent watching TV was associated with a greater risk of T2DM.

This approach allowed scientists to determine the amount of time each subject spent engaged in light, moderate, and vigorous levels of physical activity.

One study found that youth who engaged in physical activity once a week compared to none had 1.4 times the odds of being happy if they were normal weight, and 1.5 times the odds if overweight.

This study investigated the effect of a 4 - month intensive aquatic resistance training program as well as the association between overall leisure time physical activity on body composition and functional capacity in post-menopausal women with mild knee OA.

Prolonged sitting time as well as reduced physical activity contribute to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a study of middle - aged Koreans.

«In sum, these exciting findings by Moore et al underscore the importance of leisure - time physical activity as a potential risk reduction strategy to decrease the cancer burden in the United States and abroaIn sum, these exciting findings by Moore et al underscore the importance of leisure - time physical activity as a potential risk reduction strategy to decrease the cancer burden in the United States and abroain the United States and abroad.

In the current study researchers examined the association of sitting time and physical activity level with NAFLD in Korean men and women to explore whether any observed associations were related to the amount of body faIn the current study researchers examined the association of sitting time and physical activity level with NAFLD in Korean men and women to explore whether any observed associations were related to the amount of body fain Korean men and women to explore whether any observed associations were related to the amount of body fat.

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.

Prolonged sitting time and low physical activity levels were linked with the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a BJU International study of 69,795 middle - aged Korean men.

In 2013, 30.5 % of adults reported no leisure - time physical activity during an average week.

For women who lived in these cities for three or more years, their odds of reaching recommended levels of leisure - time physical activity increased almost 50 percent.

Physical activity decreases substantially over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at all levels of severity, according to a new study from researchers in Germany.

«Physical inactivity is associated with morbidity and mortality in COPD, but the association between objectively measured physical activity and other disease components over time has not been well studied,» said lead author Benjamin Waschki, MD, of the Pulmonary Research Institute at LungenClinic in Grosshansdorf, Physical inactivity is associated with morbidity and mortality in COPD, but the association between objectively measured physical activity and other disease components over time has not been well studied,» said lead author Benjamin Waschki, MD, of the Pulmonary Research Institute at LungenClinic in Grosshansdorf, physical activity and other disease components over time has not been well studied,» said lead author Benjamin Waschki, MD, of the Pulmonary Research Institute at LungenClinic in Grosshansdorf, Germany.

Desk - based workers would like to spend less time sitting down and more time walking or doing physical activity as part of their working day, research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes suggests.

«A person doing heavy manual work may compensate for its detrimental effects by participating in brisk leisure - time physical activity,» says professor Taina Rantanen, the leader of the research group.