BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to study the role of menopausal status and physical activity on quality of life. METHODS A total of 1,165 Finnish women aged 45-64 years from a national representative population-based study were followed up for 8 years. Study participants completed the Health 2000 study questionnaire and follow-up questionnaire in 2008. Ordinal logistic reg...

BACKGROUND Examination of historical trends and projections in estimated energy expenditure in Russia is important given the country's economic downturns and growth. METHODS Nationally representative data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) from 1995-2011 was used to determine the metabolic equivalents of task (MET)-hours per week from occupational, domestic, travel, and act...

OBJECTIVE To describe physical-activity patterns of low-risk pregnant women and investigate associated factors. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study based on a sample (n = 256) of adult pregnant women in their 2nd trimester. The participants were randomly selected among those attending primary health care units in Botucatu in Sao Paulo State in 2010. Physical activities were investigated b...

BACKGROUND Until now, there has not been any evaluated, disease-specific education and treatment program for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in Germany. It is thought that education can improve these patients' physical activity and quality of life and teach them how to lessen their risk factors, what to do in case of an emergency, and how to assess their own medical treatment. METH...

BACKGROUND Recommendations have been proposed for minimum aerobic fitness among firefighters but it is unclear if those criteria relate to performance on the fireground. Less fit individuals fatigue more quickly than fit individuals when working at comparable intensity and may have gait changes, increasing risk of falls. We evaluated the effect of fatigue during a live burn evolution on gait pa...

Introduction: In addition to the significant role of physical rehabilitation as a non-pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), positive impact of various forms of physical activity (PA) in slowing down of the disease should be pointed out. There is a lack of research on the topic of physical activity undertaken by people with Parkinson's disease, which is part of lifestyle. Aim: ...

The aim of this study was to compare the energy expenditure (EE) estimations of activity-specific prediction equations (ASPE) and of an artificial neural network (ANNEE) based on accelerometry with measured EE. Forty-three children (age: 9.8 ± 2.4 yr) performed eight different activities. They were equipped with one tri-axial accelerometer that collected data in 1-s epochs and a portable gas an...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES There are very few studies describing the pattern of physical activity of children in India. This study was carried out to document patterns of physical activity in south Indian school children aged 8 to 15 yr and examine changes over a one year period. METHODS Physical activity was assessed using interviewer-administered questionnaires at baseline (n=256) and at follo...

OBJECTIVE To adapt to certain cultural patterns and to localize into Spanish the Previous Day Physical Activity Recall questionnaire and to evaluate its content, acceptability and reliability. METHOD The Previous Day Physical Activity Recall questionnaire was subjected to a process of direct translation, back translation and final pretesting. Judges assessed their semantic, idiomatic and conc...

BACKGROUND People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less physically active than those without the disease. Understanding the modifiable factors that are related to physical inactivity is important for developing effective physical activity programs. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to determine levels of physical activity and to determine factors related to the physical activity beh...