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Overcoming Sedentary Behavior
Published in James M. Rippe, Increasing Physical Activity, 2020
Considerable research has emerged over the past decade in the area of sedentary behavior (1). Good data are now available to suggest that sedentary behavior increases the risk of a variety of conditions including coronary heart disease (CHD) and Type 2diabetes (T2DM). Sedentary behavior is defined as “any behavior which is characterized by an energy expenditure of 1.5 METs or less, while in a sitting, reclining, or lying posture (2).”
HIV and Exercise
Published in James M. Rippe, Lifestyle Medicine, 2019
Jason R. Jaggers, H. A. Gregory
Responses and adaptations to exercise training will vary depending on current fitness level, disease status, and whether or not that patient is currently on an ART regimen. Asymptomatic individuals generally respond in a manner similar to someone without HIV of the same body size, age, and gender. However, some may be more deconditioned due to psychological disturbances commonly associated with daily sedentary behavior such as depression or anxiety, among others. Further, individuals with symptomatic status will generally be on a current ART regimen, which also puts them at an increased risk of CVD. Therefore, extra caution should be taken prior to beginning an exercise prescription.
Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health
Published in Nathalie Bergeron, Patty W. Siri-Tarino, George A. Bray, Ronald M. Krauss, Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Health, 2017
Andrea M. Brennan, Robert Ross, Nathalie Bergeron, Patty W. Siri-Tarino, George A. Bray, Ronald M. Krauss
While there is strong and unequivocal evidence that higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous PA lead to considerable improvements in cardiometabolic health, more recently, great interest has focused on studying the health risks associated with sedentary behavior (Hamilton, Hamilton, and Zderic 2007, Spanier, Marshall, and Faulkner 2006). Sedentary behavior can be defined as “any waking behavior characterized by an energy expenditure <1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) while in a sitting or reclining posture” (Sedentary Behaviour Research Network 2012).
A ‘health message’ on sustainable physical and mental health for the prolonged COVID-19 and other pandemics
Published in Postgraduate Medicine, 2023
This topic continues to be debated after decades of validated research to understand the impact of physical inactivity (PI) and sedentary behavior (SB) – based living on human health. The subject is still a challenge to achieve someone’s level of physical activity (PA) [1]. The world has been living in different nature of another pandemic for several years – PI and SB [2–4]. PI was defined as a pandemic in 2012 [4], and the fourth major risk factor for mortality worldwide is PI, suggesting that it is a huge public health problem [5]. PI suggests that it is a huge public health problem. Leading organizations are already aware of this crisis and have continued to put efforts in increasing PA [6], estimates worldwide indicate that 1 in 4 adults and 81% of adolescents do not get enough PA [7]. PI refers to the ‘range of situations in which energy expenditure decreases to a basal level’ due to paralysis or long sitting hours [8]. Correspondingly, SB is described as an activity distinguished by a low energy expenditure of less than 1.5 metabolic equivalents [9]. This concerns specific behaviors like reading, studying, watching television, or using a computer while sitting, leaning, or lying down, excluding sleeping hours [9]. PA is defined as any movement of the body that is generated by skeletal muscles and results in energy expenditure [10], and a non-pharmacological approach to promoting general health is presented by PA [11]. Exercise is a subcategory of PA and is planned, structured, and repeated with the main goal of improving or maintaining bodily fitness [10].
Self-Management in Organizational Behavior Management
Published in Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2022
Rachael Ferguson, Lauren Rivera
Self-management is perhaps most widely recognized as a choice intervention in promoting general health and safety, which is also a topic of interest in organizational behavior management (OBM). It is typical for individuals working in an office to remain sedentary for most of the workday. Sedentary behavior can increase risk for disease, including cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Behavioral interventions such as feedback and task clarification have been successfully applied to address workplace inactivity and promote health and wellness (Green & Dallery, 2019). Other professions, such as truck drivers, may also be at risk for inactivity, and obesity is twice as common for U.S. truck drivers than the general population (Olson, Wipfli, et al., 2016). Given that these individuals work independently, regular feedback from management may not be feasible. Self-management techniques such as self-observation have proven to be a viable alternative for promoting weight loss (Olson, Wipfli, et al., 2016). Self-management interventions have also led to increased healthy behaviors and outcomes such as ergonomic tool use, hazard identification and correction, healthy eating, communicating safety concerns, improving cholesterol levels, and injury reduction (Olson, Thompson, et al., 2016).
University students’ knowledge, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and barriers related to reducing sedentary behavior: a qualitative study
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Navjot Pachu, Shaelyn Strachan, Diana McMillan, Jacquie Ripat, Sandra Webber
Sedentary behavior is any waking behavior characterized by an energy expenditure ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) while in a sitting, reclining, or lying posture.1 Sedentary behavior is highly prevalent among adults2 with most adults spending 9-10 hours per day sedentary.3,4 University students are a distinct subgroup of adults who are at risk of being sedentary due to academic demands (e.g., sitting in class, studying).5,6 A systematic review of 23 studies that measured sedentary time among university/college undergraduate students across seven countries found that, on average, students spend 10-11 hours per day sedentary.7 This is concerning given that high levels of sedentary behavior are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease,8 type 2 diabetes,9 cancer,10 depression,11 and anxiety.12 Importantly, some of the health risks associated with sedentary behavior have been shown to be somewhat independent of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.13,14 Evidence, however, is accumulating suggesting that breaking up prolonged periods of sitting (e.g., every 30 minutes) with brief bouts of standing and light-intensity activity (e.g., walking at a casual pace) can mitigate some of the cardiometabolic health risks of prolonged uninterrupted sitting.15,16