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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"MVPA"”.
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The Role of the DLPFC in Bilingual and Monolingual Switching: Evidence from MVPA and tDCS
… first study used multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) to determine whether the patterns of fMRI activity in the left and right DLPFC for language control were similar to the patterns of activity for non-linguistic control. In this study, the left DLPFC showed predictable patterns of activity for …
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Influences of group composition on physical activity in young children
… in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 60 minutes every day, however, most children in the United States do not meet this recommendation. Previous research has demonstrated MVPA is functionally related to activity contexts. Moreover, the presence of peers may influence MVPA, …
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The Contribution of In-School Physical Activity to total Physical Activity In Elementary School Students
… of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during school and across the entire day, and the contribution of in-school activity to total daily activity was calculated. Boys and girls accumulated 46 minutes and 30 minutes of MVPA in-school, respectively (p <0.05). The proportion of …
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Descriptive Epidemiology of Dance Participation In Adolescents
… of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is a key public health objective for the 21st century. Structured PA programs, such as physical education classes, organized sports, and activity classes or lessons, provide opportunities for youth to be physically active. Dance classes are an …
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Comparison of Physical Activity between Traditional and Homeschool Elementary School Students: a pilot study
… the moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and time spent sedentary behavior (SEB) between traditional and homeschool elementary students during one school week. Methods: There was a total of 25 participants (mean age = 8.8 ± 1.6 years; 10 girls, 15 boys), 13 traditional school …
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Choice making to promote physical activity in young children
… contexts that engendered higher levels of MVPA and to adopt Dunlap, DePerczel, Clarke, Wilson, Wright, White, and Gomes’ (1994) methodology by utilizing an ABAB reversal design to determine if choice making influences levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in six …
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The association of physical activity with prediabetes/type 2 diabetes and cardiac autonomic function
… to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (SED) improves the prediction of pre/T2D using data from the Framingham Heart Study (n=4200). Logistic regression was used to examine the odds ratio of pre/T2D in groups cross-classified by subjective and objective MVPA and …
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Physical Activity Patterns in Missoula Youth
… min of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) most days of the week in bouts lasting at least 10 min. PURPOSE: To evaluate the PA patterns of Missoula youth in order to make better recommendations for PA interventions for a wellness policy. METHODS: 324 elementary and middle school …
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Physical Activity Patterns in Missoula Youth
… min of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) most days of the week in bouts lasting at least 10 min. PURPOSE: To evaluate the PA patterns of Missoula youth in order to make better recommendations for PA interventions for a wellness policy. METHODS: 324 elementary and middle school …
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The Effect of Reintegrating Accelerometer Counts In Preschool Children: Comparison Using Different Epoch Lengths
… of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) collected at a criterion epoch (e.g., 60s epoch) are comparable in relation to those collected at smaller epochs (e.g., 1s epoch) then reintegrated into a larger epoch (e.g., 60 consecutive 1s epochs summed to create 1 60s epoch). </p> <p> …
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Treatment implications of a functional analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young children
… min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day of the week (CDC, 2010), current estimates suggest that most children do not (Troiano et al., 2008). Inadequate physical activity increases the risks related to a number of health problems in children (Reilly & Kelly, 2011), however, …
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The impact of vaping/cigarette smoking on physical activity among youth in Canada: a longitudinal analysis of COMPASS data from 2021-2023
… Canadian Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) guidelines (60 minutes/day) and the average weekly minutes of MVPA, and how these associations differed by gender. Methods: A longitudinal analysis of a sample of high school students from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec who …
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Physiological responses to pedal-assist e-bike use in older adults
… intensity physical activity (MVPA) in younger adults, however, it is unknown if pedelec riding elicits MVPA in older adults or if loading the pedelec changes the level of e-assist used, and thus the intensity of the activity completed. Participants (n=21, mean age 70.1 ± 5.1) …
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Strength of family bond predicts disrupted neural habituation to visual familial threat in adolescence
… involved in adaptive threat processing. METHODS: MVPA analysis of fMRI data was used in a novel way to measure disrupted neural habituation in a threat network comprising nodes of the limbic system across several classes of stimuli including unpredictable familial and nonfamilial threat and joy. …
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Adapted Sport and Recreation Camps: Examining Physical Activity, Self-Perceptions, and Motivations for Participation in Youth with Physical Disabilities
… spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), self-perceptions, and motivation for participation in physical activity (PA) change following participation in a 5-day adapted sport and recreation (S&R) camp in youth aged 7-18 years with physical disabilities. Objectives: The first …
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The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Interpersonal and Neighborhood Social Factors On Physical Activity In Low-Income, African American Adults
… in predicting moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in African American adults. Methods. Baseline data from the Positive Action for Today's Health (PATH) trial were used (n = 434, men = 166, women = 268; 100% African American). Self-efficacy for PA, social support from peers, social norms and …
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The influence of low physical activity levels versus extreme physical activity levels on brain structure and working memory
… to vigorous levels of physical activity (MVPA) levels are associated with positive health outcomes and improvement in cognitive function. A challenge facing optimal health outcomes is determining optimal levels of physical activity levels; people can engage in extreme sedentary or high …
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Urban Landscape Design for Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity of Young Seniors: A Study of Shopping-Mall-Plazas in Central Beijing
… that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with more successful ageing, that is, retaining good cognitive and motor functions and avoiding mental health problems. In the everyday life of senior Chinese people, MVPA is characterised by a variety of informal outdoor …
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The Relationship of Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Pulse Wave Velocity
… intake, and moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on arterial stiffness in college students. Methods: 19 college students (age 19.8±1.1 yr, height 166.1±9.6 cm, weight 73.1±18.0 kg) completed a modified Dietary Guidelines for American Index (DGAI) questionnaire for 10 days. MVPA was assessed …
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