The purpose of this study was to provide further insight into the limited amount of data that exists on both the dietary practices and energy expenditure of adolescent academy-level football players. Ten male adolescent football players, representing a professional club at academy level (mean ± SD: 15.4 ± 0.3 years; height 1.7 ± 0.1m; weight 57.8 ± 7.8kg ...
Introduction: Nowadays, many researchers have been focused on complex relationship between urban environment attributes and healthy behaviors as physical activity (PA) and dietary intake. However, there are major gaps in our understanding of the way shifts in the physical and social environments affect changes in dietary intake, physical activity patterns ...
Introduction: Despite known benefits of regular physical activity for health and well-being, many studies suggest that levels of physical activity in young people are low, with the majority of youth not meeting the minimum 60-minute daily moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) guideline for health. The purpose of this study was ...
Introductions: Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk of obesity, type II diabetes, hypertension, stroke, psychological problems, and some cancers (1). Currently there are no recommendations in Ireland for sedentary behaviour (SB), however, Australian guidelines recommend <2hours a day in sedentary screen time (ST) behaviour (2). Purpose: The purpose of ...
Purpose: To examine relationships between parent perceived neighborhood recreational environment and physical activity (PA) in adolescents. Perceived diversity and proximity of recreation facilities is a core component of activity friendly neighborhood environments which may contribute to youth PA. Methods: Participants (N=928, mean age 14.1± 1.4 years old, with 50.4% girls, 33.4 non-white/Hispanic) were ...
Purpose: Accelerometers are commonly used as an objective measure of sedentary behavior, but the method of defining nonwear time directly affects sedentary estimates. The present study examined nonwear definitions and their impact on detection of sedentary time in youth using different ActiGraph models and filters. Methods: 60 youth (34 children and 26 adolescents; ...
Purpose: Seasonal variations in weight gain among children are well documented. Urban minority and overweight youth are at higher risk for weight gain during the summer months, which may result from decreases in physical activity (PA) and sleep. While research has established links between PA, sleep, and BMI, the current ...
Purpose: To analyze the association of the length of sedentary behavior breaks on metabolic risk score (MRS) in Portuguese adolescents (12-18 years). Methods: In 2012 we evaluated 400 adolescents (46% males) in a school-based study. We measured cardiorespiratory fitness (20m_shuttle-run test), blood pressure, height, waist circumference, fasting glucose and insulin, total cholesterol, ...
Purpose: Knowledge of youth physical activity (PA) patterns throughout the week is helpful to plan effective PA interventions. The purpose of this study was to determine time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) across a typical academic week, with specific attention to activity on weekends, weekdays, outside of school, in school (...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore differences in daily physical activity (PA) patterns between adolescents meeting and not meeting the minimum 60-minute daily moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) guideline. Methods: 388 adolescents (11 – 13 years) were asked to wear an Actigraph accelerometer for a 9-day period. Data sets were included ...