Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katie M. Di Sebastiano, Erica Y. Lau, Lira Yun, Guy Faulkner
Summary: UPnGO is a commercialized workplace physical activity intervention aimed at reducing sedentary behavior. The study evaluated the program's success and found that although there were some positive aspects in terms of participation, there were challenges related to declining effectiveness and low maintenance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Adrian E. Bauman, Masamitsu Kamada, Rodrigo S. Reis, Richard P. Troiano, Ding Ding, Karen Milton, Niamh Murphy, Pedro C. Hallal
Summary: Pre-Olympic predictions often include an increase in population-based physical activity, while the post-Olympic effects on physical activity remain largely unsummarized. Most pre-Olympic documents set targets for population physical activity or sports participation; however, analysis of surveillance data shows little change in physical activity prevalence in most cases. Google Trends data demonstrates a sharp increase in searches related to the Olympics during the event, and sustained growth in searches related to exercise throughout the Olympic period.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xinyuan Zhang, Samantha A. Molsberry, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio, Xiang Gao
Summary: Better diet quality and physical activity are associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and lower all-cause mortality among individuals with PD.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ting-Fu Lai, Yung Liao, Ming-Chun Hsueh, Hsin-Yen Yen, Jong-Hwan Park, Jae Hyeok Chang
Summary: This study found that substituting sedentary time with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in older adults is associated with lower body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist circumference. The associations were stronger in younger-old older adults and in those with a normal nutritional status.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ming Hui Li, James Rudd, Jia Yi Chow, Cindy Hui Ping Sit, Stephen Heung Sang Wong, Raymond Kim Wai Sum
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a blended physical literacy intervention embedded into the school day using an ecological approach. The results showed significant improvements in physical competence, knowledge and understanding, and cognitive flexibility for the intervention groups, which were maintained at the follow-up. Although there was no interaction effect between groups, time effects were found for physical activity and planning.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aida Kamalian, Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani, Moein Yoosefi, Bahram Mohajer, Farnam Mohebi, Shohreh Naderimagham, Negar Rezaei, Erfan Ghasemi, Mahtab Rouhifard Khalilabad, Bahar Hassanmirzaei, Maryam Selk Ghaffari, Afifeh Khosravi, Ramin Kordi, Farshad Farzadfar
Summary: This study revealed that the prevalence of insufficient physical activity among Iranian adults increased steadily over the past 16 years, with a particularly significant rise among women, almost doubling in this time period. The increase was consistent across all age and gender categories as well as provinces, with women consistently showing higher prevalence compared to men.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna Myers, Helen Quirk, Anna Lowe, Helen Crank, David Broom, Natasha Jones, Hamish Reid, Chris Speers, Robert Copeland
Summary: The study showed the importance of the Active Hospital pilot being Consultant-led, with consultants able to navigate the political climate within the NHS Trust. Health care professionals emphasized the importance of interventions fitting easily within existing work practices and tailored to individual patient needs. The pilot was well received by patients, but challenges included lack of dedicated resources and capacity to deliver the interventions.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Amanda Batista, Pedro Forte, Joana Ribeiro, Sandra Silva-Santos, Elmiro Silva Neto, Filipe Rodrigues, Jose Eduardo Teixeira, Ricardo Ferraz, Luis Branquinho
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the PA and SB levels of young and middle-aged adults and determine whether they meet PA recommendations. The results showed that more than half of the population was inactive and sedentary, with men being more likely to be sedentary and inactive than women. Women had higher levels of walks and vigorous PA per week, while men had higher levels of walking minutes per day and time spent on SB. Age was also found to affect PA levels, with younger adults having higher levels of vigorous PA. Finally, there was a negative correlation between SB and PA, suggesting the importance of promoting new PA habits and healthy lifestyles for public health.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Romanika Okraszewska, Noah Peters, Lucia A. Reisch, Marion Flechtner-Mors, Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis, Janine Wendt, Daniel A. Scheller, Karolina Konsur, Joanna Zukowska
Summary: This study examines the drivers and barriers to Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) implementation in European cities and assesses its impact on physical activity. The results show that SUMP implementation is hindered by complex institutional structures and regional policy integration. Different cities face varying financial and policy guideline contexts. The study highlights the importance of consistent indicators and data transparency for evaluating the effectiveness of SUMPs and their influence on physical activity.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephen Barrett, Stephen Begg, Paul O'Halloran, Christopher M. Doran, Michael Kingsley
Summary: The Healthy 4U-2 trial showed that a physical activity telephone coaching intervention improved physical activity levels and health outcomes. The economic evaluation alongside the trial found that the intervention was cost-effective from a healthcare funder perspective.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Han Zheng, Qingwen He, Hongyan Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Yanfang Gu
Summary: This study identified gender-specific trajectories of grip strength and explored its interaction with physical activity on depression among middle-aged and older European adults. The results showed that lower grip strength and insufficient physical activity were associated with increased depressive symptoms. Special attention should be paid to the prevention of depression in individuals with lower grip strength and physical inactivity.
Article
Cell Biology
Xiang-Ke Chen, Chen Zheng, Stephen Heung-Sang Wong, Alvin Chun-Hang Ma
Summary: This study found that physical activity has a negative impact on immune cell senescence in sedentary adults with obesity. Objectively measured moderate-vigorous physical activity was independently and inversely correlated with the expression of p16(INK4a) and p21(Cip1) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). A 12-week physical activity intervention was able to mitigate the elevated p16(INK4a) levels in PBMCs.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah Soyeon Oh, Kyoung-A Kim, Minsu Kim, Jaeuk Oh, Sang Hui Chu, JiYeon Choi
Summary: The study indicates that current digital literacy assessment instruments for older adults have strengths and weaknesses in terms of study design, administration method, and ease of use. Certain instrument modalities like the MDPQ are more generalizable and inclusive, making them suitable for measuring the digital literacy of older adults. More research focusing on the suitability of such instruments for older populations is needed, especially in areas like digital content creation and safety that currently lack assessment.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hamid Arazi, Mani Izadi, Hadis Kabirian
Summary: This study found that socio-eco-demographic characteristics, such as education and living status, are associated with physical activity participation of older adults. Perceived barriers to physical activity also moderate the effects of these characteristics. These findings highlight the importance of considering older adults' perspectives and perceptions when developing policies to promote physical activity.
EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Badar Habib, Selina Khoo, Tony Morris
Summary: This study examined the relationship between motives and passion for participation in physical activity among adults, and whether these factors predicted physical activity. The results showed a strong relationship between motives and harmonious passion, and a weaker, negative relationship between motives and obsessive passion. Mastery and physical condition motives, as well as harmonious passion, were significant predictors of overall physical activity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Clemens Toepfer, Johannes Jaunig, Johannes Carl
Summary: The article aims to encourage discussion on physical literacy in the German-speaking sport science community, noting that the concept is slowly gaining recognition but has not been extensively explored. It highlights the challenges and opportunities for further research and interdisciplinary discussions in German language sport science to enhance understanding and promotion of physical literacy.
GERMAN JOURNAL OF EXERCISE AND SPORT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Saghi Zafaranieh, Anna M. Dieberger, Barbara Leopold-Posch, Berthold Huppertz, Sebastian Granitzer, Markus Hengstschlager, Claudia Gundacker, Gernot Desoye, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The study suggests that increasing MVPA and reducing ST during pregnancy may help alleviate oxidative stress in the placenta of obese women.
Article
Sport Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the health and fitness status of primary school children in Austria. During the pandemic, there was an increase in BMI scores and a significant decrease in cardiorespiratory endurance and action speed among the students. However, in the second year of the pandemic, BMI scores stabilized and there were improvements in cardiorespiratory endurance, especially among children who were members of sports clubs.
Article
Sport Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: The COVID-19-related mitigation measures had a significant impact on the health and fitness status of primary school children in Austria. Lockdowns/school closures led to an increase in BMI and waist circumference, a decrease in cardiorespiratory endurance and action speed, and no significant changes in muscle strength. This acceleration is likely to have long-term negative effects on their health.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Vicka Versele, Benedicte Deforche, Dirk Aerenhouts, Peter Clarys, Roland Devlieger, Annick Bogaerts, Christoph Liel, Johanna Loechner, Joerg Wolstein, Mireille van Poppel, Tom Deliens
Summary: This study aimed to identify the needs and desires of expecting and first-time parents regarding interventions addressing unhealthy changes in energy balance-related behavior (EBRB) during pregnancy and early postpartum. The study found that interventions should target changes at the individual, social, environmental, and policy levels, and should be couple- or family-based. The involvement of both parents is crucial in preventing unhealthy EBRB changes.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lilian Cristina Mendoza, Juergen Harreiter, Gernot Desoye, David Simmons, Juan M. Adelantado, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Ewa Wender-Ozegowska, Annunziata Lapolla, Maria G. Dalfra, Alessandra Bertolotto, Roland Devlieger, Fidelma Dunne, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Peter Damm, Lisse Lotte Andersen, Dorte Moller Jensen, David Hill, Mireille Nicoline Maria van Poppel, Rosa Corcoy
Summary: This study examines the relationship between vitamin D and glucose homeostasis in pregnant women with overweight/obesity. The results show no clear beneficial associations between vitamin D compounds and glucose homeostasis measures.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rodrigo Antunes Lima, Fernanda Cunha Soares, Mireille van Poppel, Saija Savinainen, Aino Mantyselka, Eero A. Haapala, Timo Lakka
Summary: This study evaluated the factors influencing cognitive performance in children and adolescents. The findings suggest that fitness and lifestyle factors during childhood and adolescence have positive effects on cognitive performance, while prenatal factors and certain lifestyle factors have negative effects. Reading is positively associated with cognitive performance regardless of age and time spent.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gernot Desoye, Lene Ringholm, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: Despite progress in blood glucose control, pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes still poses risks for the fetus. Good glycemic control reduces the risk of fetal overgrowth, but hyperglycemia can still lead to fetal overnutrition and adiposity. Preventing fetal adiposity requires revised goal setting and continuous glucose monitoring.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel
Summary: This study found a higher likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection in sports classes, and that mandatory use of FFP-2 masks can reduce virus transmission in school classes, although infection is often postponed rather than avoided.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Johannes Carl, Anna S. Bryant, Lowri C. Edwards, Gillian Bartle, Jens E. Birch, Efstathios Christodoulides, Arunas Emeljanovas, Andreas Froberg, Joseph Gandrieau, Barbara Gilic, Ivo van Hilvoorde, Peter Holler, Teodora M. Iconomescu, Johannes Jaunig, Ida Laudanska-Krzeminska, Suzanne Lundvall, Kristine De Martelaer, Joao Martins, Brigita Mieziene, Maria Mendoza-Munoz, Alexandre Mouton, Bogdan S. Olaru, Marcos Onofre, Iuliia Pavlova, Marie Rose Repond, Vassiliki Riga, Kasper Salin, Christophe Schnitzler, Damir Sekulic, Clemens Topfer, Jana Vasickova, Gunay Yildizer, Viviana Zito, Peter Bentsen, Nigel Green, Peter Elsborg
Summary: This study comprehensively assessed and compared the implementation of physical literacy (PL) in research, policy, and practice across Europe. The analysis revealed heterogeneity in PL situations in different countries, but also identified similarities. The research suggests that academic activities should be intensified to further develop conceptual and linguistic aspects of PL and promote its integration into practical and political spheres.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Julia T. Stadler, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Christian Wadsack, Michael Holzer, Anja Pammer, David Simmons, David Hill, Gernot Desoye, Gunther Marsche
Summary: Pregravid obesity is a major risk factor for pregnancy complications and cardiovascular events in children. However, the biological mechanisms underlying these adverse outcomes are not well understood. Impairment of HDL function in obese and GDM-complicated pregnancies may have long-term effects on maternal and offspring health.
Editorial Material
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Peter Damm, Elisabeth R. R. Mathiesen, Lene Ringholm, Cuilin Zhang, Gernot Desoye
Summary: In pregnancies of women with obesity or diabetes, neonates are often overgrown. This article focuses on possible growth deviations earlier in pregnancy and their potential contribution to neonatal overgrowth, suggesting that early-pregnancy growth reduction followed by in utero catch-up growth may confer a higher risk of obesity in later life.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anna Dieberger, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Juergen Harreiter, Gernot J. Desoye, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, DALI Core Investigator grp
Summary: Maternal physical activity and sedentary time during pregnancy are associated with neonatal anthropometry and cord blood parameters, with potential differences based on offspring sex. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower neonatal fat mass in male offspring, while mean sedentary time is associated with lower cord blood C-peptide in female offspring.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Johannes Carl, Johannes Jaunig, Mette Kurtzhals, Alberte L. O. Muellertz, Anna Stage, Peter Bentsen, Peter Elsborg
Summary: This systematic review examines the state of physical literacy research globally, identifies research gaps, and recommends addressing them to advance the field.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie-Therese Weiser-Fuchs, Elena Maggauer, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Bence Csapo, Gernot Desoye, Harald C. Koefeler, Andrea Groselj-Strele, Slave Trajanoski, Herbert Fluhr, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn
Summary: This study found that sialylated human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are associated with impaired glucose homeostasis in pregnancy, suggesting potential implications for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
