Sentences with phrase «vigorous physical activities such»

More calories are used in vigorous physical activities such as fast running and bicycling, compared to moderate physical activities such as walking or golfing.

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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.

Those who carried out less than 25 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day — such as walking quickly, cycling or swimming — received 50 per cent more prescriptions over the following four to five years than those who were more active.

We found that vigorous - intensity physical activity in particular, such as activities that increase breathing and heart rates to a high level, was the most effective at lowering risk.

The analysis corrected for variables affecting bone strength, such as age, vitamin and mineral consumption, caffeine, smoking, alcohol consumption, hours per week of vigorous physical activity, and birth control and hormone supplements known to stimulate bone growth.

In children, hip - hop averaged 57 percent of class time engaged in moderate - to - vigorous physical activity, while flamenco averaged about 14 percent of class time in such activity.

Most importantly, cardiorespiratory fitness is a modifiable health factor which can be improved by participating regularly in moderate to vigorous sustained physical activities such as jogging, walking, dancing or swimming.

There's no hard and fast rule about it, but the researchers suggest 75 minutes of intense cardio activity per week, such as running, a spin class, or other vigorous physical activity.

Our data reconfirm that vigorous activity among ethnic minority children is lower than in non-Hispanic white children.17, 18 Such information must be considered when developing physical education curricula and community - based intervention strategies aimed at increasing physical activity among different target populations.