Increasing Physical Exercise Levels

Increasing physical exercise levels: age-specific benefits of planning.

PURPOSE This study examines the differential age effects on physical exercise of two planning interventions, action planning (when, where, how) and coping planning (anticipating barriers, mental simulation of success scenarios), and examines the mediating mechanisms of the interventions. METHODS The study assigned the participants, 205 cardiac rehabilitation patients, to one of the interventi...

Physical activity levels determine exercise-induced changes in brain excitability

Emerging evidence suggests that regular physical activity can impact cortical function and facilitate plasticity. In the present study, we examined how physical activity levels influence corticospinal excitability and intracortical circuitry in motor cortex following a single session of moderate intensity aerobic exercise. We aimed to determine whether exercise-induced short-term plasticity dif...

Increasing physical activity levels in primary school physical education: The SHARP Principles Model

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year teaching intervention to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during primary school physical education (PE). METHODS A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent group design involving four classes from two primary schools in the West Midlands, UK. In March 2014 schools were selected through purposive sampling to match schools i...

Effects of increasing levels

Increasing opportunities for physical activity.

Being physically active can have a number of benefits - having fun, meeting with friends, keeping healthy and experiencing success. For children with Down syndrome the foundations need to be laid early if they are to keep active in school, teenage and adult years and parents ask for more help in this area from professionals.