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Park Usage and Physical Activity: An Exploration of Park Features, Neighbourhoods, and Park Programs
(2011-09-30)
Parks have a long-standing history of providing leisure and recreation environments to local neighbourhood residents. They are designed to enhance the livability of communities and to provide recreation opportunities for ...
The Relationship Between Different Patterns of Weekly Physical Activity Accumulation and the Metabolic Syndrome in Canadian Adults
(2013-07-12)
Total weekly moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) accumulated in different patterns has not been well studied: it is not yet known whether sporadic MVPA (periods of <10 consecutive minutes) or whether the weekly frequency of MVPA ...
Does the Plan Fit? The Effectiveness of Combining Implementation Intentions and Regulatory Fit for Increasing Physical Activity and Decreasing Sedentary Behaviour
(2010-07-02)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of combining implementation intentions (II) and regulatory fit in the context of two important health goals: increasing leisure time physical activity and decreasing ...
Age-related changes in weight and body composition: implications for health in the elderly
(2008-06-04)
The objective of this thesis was to examine age-related changes in weight and body composition as they relate to health in older adults. This thesis was completed in manuscript format and consists of two studies, both of ...
Can sedentary time attenuate the acute effect of exercise on insulin action?
(2014-08-21)
Impaired insulin action predicts the development of type 2 diabetes. Evidence is growing that sedentary time (SED) is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality, independent of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ...
Associations between dietary intake, physical activity and intrahepatic fat.
(2014-09-27)
Excess accumulation of intrahepatic fat (IHF) is directly involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, which are risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To our knowledge, no ...
For the Community, By the Community: Working with Youth to Develop a Physical Activity Environment Assessment Tool for First Nations Communities
(2014-10-16)
Introduction: Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of physical activity (PA) for First Nations youth (Critchley et al., 2006; Tighe & McKay, 2012). It is also well-known that environmental factors like land-use ...
4 Minutes of In-Class High-Intensity Interval Activity Improves Classroom Behaviour and Selective Attention in Elementary School Children
(2014-07-31)
The inclusion of adequate physical activity time within schools is difficult when curriculum time is already saturated with a focus on skills that improve academic achievement. Time-efficient physical activity solutions ...
Associations of Modifiable Risk Factors with Insulin Resistance Among Inactive, Abdominally Obese Adults
(2014-10-01)
Insulin resistance (IR) is implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both of which are leading causes of mortality worldwide. Three modifiable risk factors that are associated with IR ...
Text2Plan: Testing the effectiveness of tailored text messages on planning for physical activity.
(2013-09-11)
Text messages can encourage people to carry out their plans, but it is unknown if text messages can encourage people to form plans. The primary objective of our study was to determine whether text messages could promote ...