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Direct linkØystein B. Røynesdal; Eivind Andersen; Hugo V. Pereira; Sally Wyke; Cindy M. Gray; Judith GM Jelsma; Kate Hunt; Nanette Mutrie; Marlene N. Silva; Marit Sørensen; Glyn C. Roberts; Hidde P. van der Ploeg; Femke van Nassau – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: Gender-sensitive approaches to increasing men's physical activity (PA) through sports settings have shown promise across cultural contexts. We examined changes to men's walking and the contribution of walking towards selfreported PA after participating in the men-only European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) programme before exploring men's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Physical Activities, Health Activities
Mullen, Sean P.; Silva, Marlene N.; Sardinha, Luís B.; Teixeira, Pedro J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: This prospective study was designed to evaluate psychometric properties of the Activity Choice Index (ACI), a measure for assessing one's choice to engage in more effortful, physically active behaviors in the course of daily routines over less-demanding, sedentary behaviors, in a sample of overweight women. Method: The sample included 192…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Females
Yar, Talay – Advances in Physiology Education, 2008
Obesity is a global problem; however, relatively little attention is directed toward preparing and inspiring students of medicine and allied medical sciences to address this serious matter. Students are not routinely exposed to the assessment methods for obesity, its overall prevalence, causative factors, short- and long-term consequences, and its…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Using Stable Isotopes to Assess Reduced Physical Activity of Individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Davies, Peter S. W.; Joughlin, C. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This study found that the physical activity levels of 10 children with Prader-Willi syndrome were significantly reduced in comparison to children without the syndrome. Increasing activity levels in children with Prader-Willi syndrome is suggested as a way to raise total energy expenditure and control weight gain. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Children, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
