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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"physical activity behaviours"”.
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Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
… (a) to determine the prevalence of self-reported physical activity behaviours among adolescents in Grades 8-11 in Western Cape public schools from the YRBS 2, (b) to determine if there were statistically significant differences in these behaviours in comparison to the YRBS 1 and (c) to identify …
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Exploring the physical activity behaviours, lived experiences and preferences of teenage and young adults with cancer and beyond.
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for both physical and mental health, during and after cancer. However, there is a lack of research focusing on PA within the teenage and young adult (TYA) oncology population. This cohort have distinct physical and psychosocial needs, which may affect their PA …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Diabetes and Physical Activity Behaviours: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007-2017)
… per week of moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and reduce the amount of time spent sedentary. To our knowledge, there are no nationally-representative studies in Canada that have used objectively-measured physical activity data to assess the associations between physical …
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An evaluation of the effects of a lifestyle intervention on eating and physical activity behaviours of urban adolescents in junior public secondary schools in Botswana: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
… due to unhealthy eating habits and inadequate physical activity. There are 434,000 (21%) adolescents aged 10-19 years in Botswana. The prevalence of overweight among adolescents aged 12-18 years in 2011 in urban private secondary schools in Botswana was 27.1% (192/702) and 13.1% (93/702) in …
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Exploring the role of beliefs on green exercise behaviours and outcomes
Undertaking physical activity in the presence of a natural environment (termed green exercise) is good for health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, we need to understand more about what motivates people to perform green exercise. The literature suggests that beliefs may play a role in physical activity …
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The effects of the CHANGE! intervention on children's physical activity and health
Low childhood physical activity levels, and high paediatric overweight and obesity levels, carry a considerable burden to health including cardiometabolic disease, low fitness, and reduced psychosocial well-being. Numerous school- based physical activity interventions have been conducted with …
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The development and evaluation of a novel online tool for assessing dietary intake and physical activity levels for use in adult populations
The Synchronised Nutrition and Activity Program for Adults (SNAPA™) was developed to address the need for accurate, reliable, feasible, inexpensive and low burden methods for measuring diet and physical activity behaviours in free-living adult populations. Usability testing (n=5) identified a …
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Can exergaming improve mental health of university students?
… design that compared exergaming against other physical activity behaviours and self-management approaches. Results from Study 3 showed that ‘exergamers’ did not present higher or lower mental health scores compared against ‘traditional’ exercisers but displayed less stress and anxiety when …
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A social identity approach to understanding physical activity.
Against the backdrop of a global physical inactivity crisis, prevailing approaches to understanding physical activity behaviours are characterised by a predominant focus on individual-level factors (e.g., cognitions, attitudes, motivations). These approaches largely fail to account for the …
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Motivational determinants of physical activity in patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease
In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), physical activity has a positive impact on physiological and psychological health. Despite the clear benefits of regular physical activity (PA) on recovery from CAD and overall health, only a small proportion of cardiac patients are active enough to …
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Modelling the health impacts of urban transport in Africa
… traffic injuries, air pollution, and decreasing physical activity derived from walking and cycling. This situation highlights a need to develop healthy and sustainable urban transport systems on the continent. Modelling studies can help unpack the effects of urban transport plans and policies, …
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Theory and evidence-based development and feasibility testing of a weight loss intervention (Health4LIFE) for overweight and obese primary school educators employed at public schools in low-income settings, Western Cape Province, South Africa
… they model a healthy body size and lifestyle behaviours in their teaching environment. The United Kingdom (UK) Medical Research Council (MRC) state that best intervention development practice involves a systematic approach where best published research evidence and most suitable theories are …
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School day intervention opportunities for increasing 7-11 year old children?s moderate to vigorous physical activity
The development and maintenance of healthy physical activity behaviours from an early age is a priority for public health in the UK. Schools provide a number of different opportunities (time inside and outside of the curriculum) and resources in the form of space, equipment and staff for children …
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Consequences of Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion and Musculoskeletal Injury: Examining Long-term Impacts on Body Composition and Physical Activity Levels
… effects of SRC in how they may affect both physical activity behaviors and body composition as adults later in life. This thesis examined appropriate algorithms to employ when utilizing Actigraphs as objective measures of free-living physical activity behaviors, and then the body composition …