The Evolution of Technology and Physical Inactivity: The Good, the Bad, and the Way Forward

Woessner, Mary N.; Tacey, Alexander; Levinger-Limor, Ariella; Parker, Alexandra; Levinger, Pazit; Levinger, Itamar

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.655491

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“…Some of them are promoted for preventing non-communicable diseases but also because of the resulting improvements in health and increased life expectancy [ 5 ]. However, despite the scientific evidence on this topic, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyles, and high obesity rates remain among the global problems in modern society [ 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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Motivation Regarding Physical Exercise among Health Science University Students

Sánchez-Herrera

Juánez

Molina

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Physical exercise and physical activity are inherent and essential agents in the evolution of active life and are associated with promoting health and well-being. This study aimed to examine the types of regulation of motivations and intentionality needed to be physically active in the future in university students from the Health Sciences branch of knowledge. Method: 351 university students with six university degrees in Health Sciences participated, 21.4% of whom were male and 78.6% women (M = 19.32; SD = 4.01). They answered the following questionnaires: “International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)”, “Behavioural Regulation of Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3)”, and “Intention to be physically active (MIFAU)”. Results: intrinsic motivation and integrated regulation were positively associated (rho = 0.759; p < 0.01), as were integrated and identified codes (rho = 0.645; p < 0.01). When relating the types of motivation regulation and the intention to be physically active, men show a significant difference compared to women. It stands out that physically active people who walk are the most unmotivated (p < 0.01). Conclusions: more self-determined regulations and intentionality to be physically active are related to different physical activity levels and the number of METs.

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Motivation Regarding Physical Exercise among Health Science University Students

Sánchez-Herrera

Juánez

Molina

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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“…11,12 However, over the last century technological advances have been accompanied with a large increase in the prevalence of SB. 13,14 Identifying specific SB features, such as total duration or bout length, 5,15 detrimental for health is thus necessary to inform future tailored interventions to tackle the impact of SB on health. This is particularly important for older adults who spend almost 80% of their time being sedentary.…”

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“…Taken together, this has led to recent PA guideline to incorporate specific recommendation of limiting and frequently interrupting time in SB ( 10 , 11 ), although evidence for these recommendations remains limited ( 11 , 12 ). However, over the last century technological advances have been accompanied with a large increase in the prevalence of SB ( 13 , 14 ). Identifying specific SB features, such as total duration or bout length ( 5 , 15 ), detrimental for health is thus necessary to inform future tailored interventions to tackle the impact of SB on health.…”

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Objectively Measured Total Sedentary Time and Pattern of Sedentary Accumulation in Older Adults: Associations With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality

Yerramalla

Hees²,

Chen

et al. 2022

The Journals of Gerontology: Series A

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Background We examined associations of total duration and pattern of accumulation of objectively-measured sedentary behaviour (SB) with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality among older adults. Methods Total sedentary time and eight sedentary accumulation pattern metrics were extracted from accelerometer data of 3991 Whitehall II study participants aged 60-83 years in 2012-2013. Incident CVD and all-cause mortality were ascertained up to March 2019. Results 299 CVD cases and 260 deaths were recorded over a mean (standard deviation) follow-up of 6.2 (1.3) and 6.4 (0.8) years, respectively. Adjusting for sociodemographic and behavioural factors, 1-SD (100.2 minutes) increase in total sedentary time was associated with 20% higher CVD risk (Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval): 1.20 (1.05-1.37)). More fragmented SB was associated with reduced CVD risk (e.g. 0.86 (0.76-0.97) for 1-SD (6.2) increase in breaks per sedentary hour). Associations were not evident once health-related factors and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were considered. For all-cause mortality, associations with more fragmented SB (e.g. 0.73 (0.59-0.91) for breaks per sedentary hour) were found only among the youngest older group (<74 years; p for interaction with age<0.01) independently from all covariates. Conclusions In this study, no associations of total sedentary time and sedentary accumulation patterns with incident CVD and all-cause mortality were found in the total sample once MVPA was considered. Our findings of reduced mortality risk with less total and more fragmented SB independent from MVPA among individuals <74 years need to be replicated to support the recent recommendations to reduce and fragment SB.

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“…Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) han tenido un gran impacto en los patrones de comportamiento de los viajes durante las últimas décadas (Gössling, 2017). Por un lado, los estudios anteriores mostraron los efectos de la tecnología en el aumento del comportamiento sedentario, con la consiguiente disminución en el nivel de actividad física y caminar (Vandelanotte et al, 2009;Woessner et al, 2021). En paralelo, el surgimiento de aplicaciones móviles que permiten las compras en línea puede contribuir a disminuir el nivel de caminata, especialmente en los viajes con propósito de compras.…”

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Movilidad peatonal en Temuco, Chile: contribución de densidad y factores sociodemográficos

Paydar

Rodriguez²,

Fard³

2022

Rev. urban.

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Caminar es el modo de desplazamiento más sostenible y apropiado en tiempos de pospandemia, especialmente, en las ciudades de tamaño medio. Sin embargo, la movilidad peatonal se ha reducido significativamente durante las últimas décadas en Temuco, Chile. A este respecto, el estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la contribución de factores sociodemográficos, de entorno familiar activo, de densidad de población y de la densidad residencial en la merma observada. Los factores mencionados se examinan en función del propósito que motiva los viajes a pie, aspecto que ha sido destacado en investigaciones anteriores que han abordado el tema. El estudio utilizó los resultados de la Encuesta Origen Destino 2013 (Secretaría de Planificación del Transporte [Sectra], 2014), en Temuco, relacionando datos con su localización a través de un Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG). El análisis de las variables arrojó como resultado la correlación entre mayor movilidad peatonal y familias de bajos ingresos. En esa línea, se encontraron asociaciones entre una mayor movilidad peatonal y factores sociodemográficos, como la edad, género, disponibilidad de licencia de conducir y posesión de vehículos en el hogar, entre otros. Además, se hallaron igualmente relaciones con un entorno familiar activo y con la densidad residencial. Estos hallazgos pueden aportar contenidos a la actual discusión en política urbana, en especial, al identificar la conjugación de factores que inciden con mayor peso en el incremento de la caminata como forma de desplazamiento en la ciudad.

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The Evolution of Technology and Physical Inactivity: The Good, the Bad, and the Way Forward

Cited by 84 publications

References 44 publications

Motivation Regarding Physical Exercise among Health Science University Students

Motivation Regarding Physical Exercise among Health Science University Students

Objectively Measured Total Sedentary Time and Pattern of Sedentary Accumulation in Older Adults: Associations With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality

Movilidad peatonal en Temuco, Chile: contribución de densidad y factores sociodemográficos

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