Does walking and bicycling more mean exercising less? Evidence from the U.S. and the Netherlands

Panik, Rachael Thompson; Morris, Eric A.; Voulgaris, Carole Turley

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2019.100590

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“…Among adolescents, just 7% met guidelines for MVPA, which was slightly lower than the Australian average of 10% of 15-to 17-year-olds [8]. These differences may have been due to the reduced ability to access traditional settings for physical activity, such as schools [29], work [30], and fitness and recreation facilities [31], or to participate in sport or active travel [32]. In contrast, the proportion of adults and adolescents in this sample who met the MSE guidelines during the April and May stay-at-home period was considerably higher than the Australian average [8].…”

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The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study

Parker¹,

Uddin²,

Ridgers³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

156

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Background Government responses to managing the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the way individuals were able to engage in physical activity. Digital platforms are a promising way to support physical activity levels and may have provided an alternative for people to maintain their activity while at home. Objective This study aimed to examine associations between the use of digital platforms and adherence to the physical activity guidelines among Australian adults and adolescents during the COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions in April and May 2020. Methods A national online survey was distributed in May 2020. Participants included 1188 adults (mean age 37.4 years, SD 15.1; 980/1188, 82.5% female) and 963 adolescents (mean age 16.2 years, SD 1.2; 685/963, 71.1% female). Participants reported demographic characteristics, use of digital platforms for physical activity over the previous month, and adherence to moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE) guidelines. Multilevel logistic regression models examined differences in guideline adherence between those who used digital platforms (ie, users) to support their physical activity compared to those who did not (ie, nonusers). Results Digital platforms include streaming services for exercise (eg, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook); subscriber fitness programs, via an app or online (eg, Centr and MyFitnessPal); facilitated online live or recorded classes, via platforms such as Zoom (eg, dance, sport training, and fitness class); sport- or activity-specific apps designed by sporting organizations for participants to keep up their skills (eg, TeamBuildr); active electronic games (eg, Xbox Kinect); and/or online or digital training or racing platforms (eg, Zwift, FullGaz, and Rouvy). Overall, 39.5% (469/1188) of adults and 26.5% (255/963) of adolescents reported using digital platforms for physical activity. Among adults, MVPA (odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% CI 1.5-2.7), MSE (OR 3.3, 95% CI 2.5-4.5), and combined (OR 2.7, 95% CI 2.0-3.8) guideline adherence were higher among digital platform users relative to nonusers. Adolescents’ MVPA (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3-4.3), MSE (OR 3.1, 95% CI 2.1-4.4), and combined (OR 4.3, 95% CI 2.1-9.0) guideline adherence were also higher among users of digital platforms relative to nonusers. Conclusions Digital platform users were more likely than nonusers to meet MVPA and MSE guidelines during the COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions in April and May 2020. Digital platforms may play a critical role in helping to support physical activity engagement when access to facilities or opportunities for physical activity outside the home are restricted.

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The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study

Parker¹,

Uddin²,

Ridgers³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

156

129

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“…One of the papers in this issue, from a study in the Netherlands and the USA, confirms that active travel is generally additional to, not a replacement for, leisure time physical activity (Panik et al, 2019). A recent study concluded unsurprisingly that assessing different travel modes was better than using driving status to determine sedentary and physical activity (Hajna et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 93%

Changing aspirations: The future of transport and health

Mindell¹

2019

Journal of Transport & Health

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Changing aspirations: the future of transport and health 1. Sustainability and climate change I write this as the urgent need to prevent global climate change is being brought to everyone's attention through United Nations debates, Climate Strikes and Extinction Rebellion protests. Minovi has written about the need for a 'plastic straw' moment for sustainable and equitable mobility (http://blogs.worldbank.org/transport/advocating-changewhen-will-transport-have-its-plastic-straw-moment#comment-129826). Equity, of course, needs to apply both between and within countries. The Sustainable Development Goals (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/) apply to HICs as well as to low and middle income countries (LMICs). These are important not only to improve human health and reduce inequalities [disparities] by age, gender, ethnicity, religion, country and socio-economic circumstances, but also for planetary health. I am therefore pleased to bring to your attention the call for manuscripts for a special issue of this journal on Health equity, social inclusion and mobility (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-oftransport-and-health/call-for-papers/health-equity-social-inclusion-and-mobility). The submission portal will open in 2020, through EMAN (see below).

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“…It is also worth considering health variables as additional proxies for capability constraints [14,35]. These variables can explain why people limit or perform some activities including multitasking due to their physical, social, or mental health conditions, which are difficult to discover in terms of traditional activity duration, socio-demographic, and built environment variables.…”

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confidence: 99%

Residential Locations and Health Effects on Multitasking Behaviours and Day Experiences

2021

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There has been a substantial amount of research on travel-based multitasking and its effect on travel and life satisfaction. Previous studies, however, have not considered the effect of built environment, health, and daily activity duration on such analyses. There is also a lack of knowledge about the effect of such multitasking on individuals’ daily experience and how built environment, health, and activity duration correlate with one’s daily satisfaction and cognitive well-being. The inclusion of time-space prism elements provides deeper insights into reasons and trade-off behaviours of individuals engaging in multitasking, through explaining interdependencies between trips and multitasking behaviours and their impacts on their activity engagement satisfaction and well-being appreciation. Using a three-week time-use diary from Indonesia, this study found that the influences of built environment and physical health on multitasking activities are relatively stronger than activity duration and trip parameters. The results also demonstrated positive correlations between polycentric city designs and people’s day experiences. Whilst evidence from developed countries has shown that the effect of gender on multitasking is significant, this study found that the gender effects on multitasking activities participation were weaker than built environment and physical health factors.

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Does walking and bicycling more mean exercising less? Evidence from the U.S. and the Netherlands

Cited by 26 publications

References 37 publications

The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study

The Use of Digital Platforms for Adults’ and Adolescents’ Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Our Life at Home): Survey Study

Changing aspirations: The future of transport and health

Residential Locations and Health Effects on Multitasking Behaviours and Day Experiences

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