Leisure Time Physical Activity of Moderate to Vigorous Intensity and Mortality: A Large Pooled Cohort Analysis

Moore, Stephen; Patel, Alpa V.; Matthews, Charles E.; González, Amy Berrington de; Park, Yikyung; Katki, Hormuzd A.; Linet, Martha S.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Visvanathan, Kala; Helzlsouer, Kathy J.; Thun, Michael J.; Gapstur, Susan M.; Hartge, Patricia; Lee, I-Min

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“…As such, the modest increases in activity (half a day to 1 day per month) found in the present study are not trivial. Findings have demonstrated that modest increases in bouts of activity are associated with significant health benefits; 32,33 , and the ability of Experience Corps to increase activity levels may hold even greater importance for older adults at elevated risk for cognitive and functional impairment by virtue of their sociodemographic risk. 34 Further, from a behavioral change perspective, these small increases in daily activity may become routinized into daily life and sustained over time, leading to long-term benefits.…”

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Increases in Lifestyle Activities as a Result of Experience Corps® Participation

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Experience Corps® (EC) was designed to simultaneously increase cognitive, social, and physical activity through high-intensity volunteerism in elementary school classrooms. It is, therefore, highly likely that EC participation may alter pre-existing patterns of lifestyle activity. This study examined the impact of "real-world" volunteer engagement on the frequency of participation in various lifestyle activities over a 2-year period. Specifically, we examined intervention-related changes on reported activity levels at 12 and 24 months post-baseline using Intention-to-Treat (ITT) and Complier Average Causal Effect (CACE) analyses, which account for the amount of program exposure. ITT analyses indicated that, compared to the control group, EC participants reported modest increases (approximately half a day/month) in overall activity level, especially in intellectual and physical activities 12 months post-baseline. Increases in activity were not found at the 24-month assessment. CACE models revealed similar findings for overall activity as well as for intellectual and physical activities at 12 months. Additionally, CACE findings suggested modest increases in social activity at 12 months and in intellectual and passive activities at 24 months post-baseline. This community-based, health promotion intervention has the potential to impact lifestyle activity, which may lead to long-term increases in activity and to other positive cognitive, physical, and psychosocial health outcomes.

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“…self-affirmation | fMRI | behavior change | VMPFC | physical activity P romoting physical activity and decreasing sedentary behavior are major strategies to manage and prevent chronic diseases (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16). In particular, sedentary behavior increases risk, independent of other types of activity, and exchanging sedentary for even light activity has physiological and psychological benefits (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23).…”

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Self-affirmation alters the brain’s response to health messages and subsequent behavior change

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Health communications can be an effective way to increase positive health behaviors and decrease negative health behaviors; however, those at highest risk are often most defensive and least open to such messages. For example, increasing physical activity among sedentary individuals affects a wide range of important mental and physical health outcomes, but has proven a challenging task. Affirming core values (i.e., self-affirmation) before message exposure is a psychological technique that can increase the effectiveness of a wide range of interventions in health and other domains; however, the neural mechanisms of affirmation's effects have not been studied. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine neural processes associated with affirmation effects during exposure to potentially threatening health messages. We focused on an a priori defined region of interest (ROI) in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC), a brain region selected for its association with self-related processing and positive valuation. Consistent with our hypotheses, those in the self-affirmation condition produced more activity in VMPFC during exposure to health messages and went on to increase their objectively measured activity levels more. These findings suggest that affirmation of core values may exert its effects by allowing at-risk individuals to see the self-relevance and value in otherwise-threatening messages.self-affirmation | fMRI | behavior change | VMPFC | physical activity

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“…One study pooled data from six different cohort studies to examine the effects of leisure-time PA on mortality [13]. Results from this study showed that light activity (e.g., brisk walking) was associated with a gain of almost 2 years toward life expectancy, as compared to inactive counterparts.…”

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Physical Activity Mode and Survival in U.S. Adults

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the protective effects of different modes of physical activity (PA) on all-cause mortality in adults. Methods: Data for this research came from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants 18+ years of age who were eligible for mortality linkage were used in the analysis. Different modes of PA were determined from a series of questions asking respondents if they participated in transportation (TPA), home/yard (HPA), moderate recreational (MPA), vigorous recreational (VPA), or muscle strengthening (MSPA) physical activity. Those respondents answering "yes" to either question were considered participating in that PA mode. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to model the effects of PA mode on mortality while controlling for age, sex, race, and income. Results: Adults were at less risk of mortality if they participated in TPA (Hazard Ratio (HR) =0.72, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.90), HPA (HR=0.43, 95% CI: 0.33-0.55), VPA (HR=0.30, 95% CI: 0.23-0.38), MPA (HR=0.53, 95% CI: 0.45-0.62), and MSPA (HR=0.44, 95% CI: 0.32-0.60). The adjusted model showed a 24.0% decrease in mortality (HR=0.76, 95% CI: 0.67-0.85) for each additional PA mode adopted. Conclusions: Results from this study indicate that various types of PA protect adults from all-cause mortality. Additionally, a dose-response relationship exists between the number of PA modes adopted and risk of mortality.

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Leisure Time Physical Activity of Moderate to Vigorous Intensity and Mortality: A Large Pooled Cohort Analysis

Abstract: Analyzing data from over 650,000 individuals, Dr. Steven Moore and colleagues report that greater amounts of leisure-time physical activity were associated with higher life expectancy across a wide range of activity levels and body mass index groups.

Cited by 531 publications

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Increases in Lifestyle Activities as a Result of Experience Corps® Participation

Increases in Lifestyle Activities as a Result of Experience Corps® Participation

Self-affirmation alters the brain’s response to health messages and subsequent behavior change

Physical Activity Mode and Survival in U.S. Adults

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