The 24-hour activity cycle
A new paradigm for physical activity
The physiologic mechanisms by which the four activities of sleep, sedentary behavior, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) affect health are related, but these relationships have not been well explored in…
Global physical activity levels
Surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects
Dit artikel beschrijft het vóórkomen van fysieke activiteit en inactiviteit voor volwassenen (vanaf 15 jaar) uit 122 landen (89% van de wereldbevolking). Wereldwijd is 31.1% van de volwassenen fysiek inactief,…
Physical activity and public health
A recommendation from the centers of disease control and prevention and the American college of sports medicine
Objective: To encourage increased participation in physical activity among Americans of all ages by issuing a public health recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed for health…
2011 compendium of physical activities
A second update of codes and MET values
Het Compendium voor Fysieke Activiteiten is een wereldwijd gebruikte bron voor het schatten en classificeren van het energieverbruik van fysieke activiteiten (FA). De eerste versie dateert van 1993. Middels een…
Compendium of physical activities
An update of activity codes and MET intensities
We provide an updated version of the Compendium of Physical Activities, a coding scheme that classifies specific physical activity (PA) by rate of energy expenditure. It was developed to enhance…
Physical activity and health
Physical Activity and Health is the first textbook to bring together the results of the most important studies in this rapidly changing field and offers a detailed yet concise and…
Physical activity and public health
Updated recommendation for adults from the American college of sports medicine and the American heart association
In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health. The Committee on Exercise and…