2nd Physical activity almanac
Dit rapport bevat van 217 landen informatie over o.a. algemene informatie over het land (inwonertal, levensverwachting) aantal doodsoorzaken gerelateerd aan inactiviteit prevalentie van lichaamsbeweging, inwoners van 18 jaar en ouder…
Physical activity promotion and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
In this article, we examine the potential benefits of large-scale physical activity promotion strategies on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We do this by describing the unresolved global pandemic of…
Towards better evidence-informed global action: lessons learnt from the Lancet series and recent developments in physical activity and public health
In the past few decades, the field of physical activity has grown and evolved in scope, depth, visibility and impact around the world. Global progress has been observed in research…
Muscle strengthening, aerobic exercise, and obesity
Objective: Both aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening exercise are recommended for obesity prevention. However, at the population level, the independent and/or combined associations of these physical activity modalities with obesity…
Sitting time, physical activity, and risk of mortality in adults
The purpose of this study was to examine the joint and stratified associations of sitting and MVPA with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and to estimate the theoretical effect…
Is the time right for quantitative public health guidelines on sitting?
Sedentary behaviour (SB) has been proposed as an ‘independent’ risk factor for chronic disease risk, attracting much research and media attention. Many countries have included generic, non-quantitative reductions in SB…
The economic burden of physical inactivity
Objective: To summarise the literature on the economic burden of physical inactivity in populations, with emphases on appraising the methodologies and providing recommendations for future studies. Design: Systematic review following…
The economic burden of physical inactivity
Direct health-care costs, productivity losses, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to physical inactivity were estimated with standardised methods and the best data available for 142 countries, representing 93,2% of the…
Standing time and all-cause mortality in a large cohort of Australian adults
Objective. To determine the association between standing time and all-cause mortality. Methods. Prospective questionnaire data from 221,240 individuals from the 45 and Up Study were linked to mortality data from…
Co-benefits of designing communities for active living
To reverse the global epidemic of physical inactivity that is responsible for more than 5 million deaths per year, many groups recommend creating “activity-friendly environments.” Such environments may have other…