简介:Duringourresearch,Ithasbeenfoundthatbodyaccelerationhasstrongrelationshipswiththehumanenergyexpenditure.Thispaperdiscussesthemethodstoassessphysicalactivityandconcludesthatforaccurateassessmentofphysicalactivityunderfreelivingconditionstherecentlyintroducedaccelerometerlooksmostpromising.Wedevelopedanewcomputerizedmachinetoassessthebodyactivityandenergyexpenditure.Testdatasofthetreadmillexperiment,respirationexperimentand5-kilometer-runningexperimenthavebeenarchieved,wefoundthatbodyaccerationintegralswithtimehaslinearrelationswithbodyenergyexpenture.
简介:<正>Background:Increasingcaloricexpenditureinphysicaleducationisconsideredaneffectiveschool-basedapproachtoaddressingthechildobesityepidemic.Thisstudywasdesignedtodeterminesynergisticinfluencesofstudentcharacteristicsandlessonfactorsoncaloricexpenditureinelementaryandmiddleschoolphysicaleducation.Methods:Thestudyusedamulti-leveldesign.Level-1factorsincludedpersonalcharacteristics:age,gender,andbodymassindex.Level-2factorsincludedlessonlength,content,andschoollevel.BasedontheCenterforDiseaseControlandPreventionage—genderadjustedgrowthchart,studentsin87classesfrom14elementaryand15middleschoolswerepre-screenedinto"Overweight","Healthyweight",or"Thin"groups.Oneboyandonegirlwererandomlyselectedfromeachgroupineachclassasdataproviders(264elementaryand294middleschoolstudents).Caloricexpenditurewasmeasuredin243physicaleducationlessonsusingaccelerometers.Results:Analysisofvariancerevealedandhierarchicallinearmodelingconfirmedseparateagebybodymassindex,agebygender,andcontentbylesson—lengthinteractioneffects,suggestingthatthepersonalandlessonfactorsinfluencedcaloricexpenditureindependently.Oldermaleandheavierstudentsburnedmorecaloriesinalllessons.Studentsburnedmorecaloriesin45—60minsportskillorfitnesslessonsthaninshorter(30min)orlonger(75—90min)gameormulti-activitylessons.Conclusions:Thehypothesizedcross-levelinteractionwasnotobservedinthedata.Caloricexpenditurecanbeoptimizedin45—60minsportskillorfitnessdevelopmentlessons.Itcanberecommendedthatschoolsadopt45—60minlessonlengthandprovideskillandfitnessdevelopmenttasksinphysicaleducationtomaximizecaloricexpenditure.
简介:MinistryofCommercereleasedtheincreasequantityofChina'smainimportgoods.Wheninternationaloilpricekeepsincreasing,Chinashowsthesituationofquantityandpriceincreasing.Amongwhichtheimportcrudeoilincreased15.6%year-on-year,thevalueincreased53.9%;whileoilimportquantityincreased
简介:Background:Wearablemonitors(WMs)areusedtoestimatethetimespentinsedentarybehaviors(SBs)andlight-intensityphysicalactivities(LPAs)andtheirassociatedenergycost;however,theaccuracyofWMsinmeasuringbehaviorsonthelowerendoftheintensityspectrumisunclear.Theaimofthisstudywastoassessthevalidityof3WMs(ActiGraphGT3X+;activPAL,andSenseWear2)inestimatingtheintensityofSBandLPAinadultsascomparedwiththecriterionmeasureofoxygenuptake(VO2)measuredbyindirectcalorimetry.Methods:Sixteenparticipants(age:25.38±8.58years)woretheActiGraphGT3X+,activPAL,andSenseWear2devicesduring7sedentary-to-lightactivities.VO2(mL/kg/min)wasestimatedbymeansofaportablegasanalyzer,OxyconMobile(Carefusion,YorbaLinda,CA,USA).Alldataweretransformedintometabolicequivalentsandanalyzedusingmeanpercentageerror,equivalenceplots,Bland-Altmanplots,kappastatistics,andsensitivity/specificity.Results:MeanpercentageerrorwaslowestfortheactivPALforSB(14.9%)andLPA(9.3%)comparedwithotherWMs,whichwere>21.2%.NoneoftheWMsfellwithintheequivalencyrangeof±10%ofthecriterionmeanvalue.Bland-AltmanplotsrevealednarrowerlevelsofagreementwithallWMsforSBthanforLPA.KappastatisticswerelowforallWMs,andsensitivityandspecificityvariedbyWMtype.Conclusion:NoneoftheWMstestedinthisstudywereequivalentwiththecriterionmeasure(VO2)inestimatingsedentary-to-lightactivities;however,theactivPALhadgreateroverallaccuracyinmeasuringSBandLPAthandidtheActiGraphandSenseWear2monitors.
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简介:Purpose:Totesttheeffectivenessofsittingsurfaceswithvariedamountsofstabilityonmuscleactivityandenergyexpenditure.Methods:Usingawithin-participantsrepeatedmeasuresdesign,11healthyyoung-adultfemales(age=20.0±1.8years)weremeasuredusingindirectcalorimetrytoassessenergyexpenditure,andelectromyographytoassessmuscularactivationintrunkandlegmusculatureunder3differentsittingsurfaces:flat-firmsurface,air-filledcushion,andastabilityball.Datawereanalyzedusingrepeatedmeasuresanalysisofvariancewithfollow-uppairwisecontrastsusedtodeterminethespecificeffectsofsittingsurfaceonmuscleactivationandenergyexpenditure.Results:Significantlygreaterenergyexpenditurewasrecordedforthestabilityball(p=0.01)andthecushion(p=0.03)overtheflatsurface(10.4%and9.6%greater,respectively),withnodifferencesbetweentheballandthecushion.Boththeballandthecushionproducedhighertibialisanterioractivationovertheflatsurface(1.09and0.63root-mean-squaremillivolts(RMSmv),respectively),whilethestabilityballproducedhighersoleusactivityoverbothcushionandflatsurfaces(3.97and4.24RMSmv,respectively).Additionally,thecushionelicitedhigheradductorlongusactivityovertheballandflatsurfaces(1.76and1.81RMSmv,respectively),butnotrunkmusculaturedifferenceswererevealed.Conclusion:Compliantsurfacesresultedinhigherlevelsofmuscularactivationinthelowerextremitiesfacilitatingincreasedcaloricexpenditure.Giventheincreasingtrendsinsedentarycareersandtheincreasesinobesity,thisisanimportantfindingtovalidatethemeritsofactivesittingfacilitatingincreasedcaloricexpenditureandmuscleactivation.
简介:Therelationshipbetweentheemissionofpollutantandeconomicgrowthhasattractedalotofattentionintheenvironmentaldebateoftherecentdecades.BasedonsometheoreticalandempiricalresearchonenvironmentalKuznetscurve(EKC),thispaperintroducestheenvironmentaltechnicalinnovationandenvironmentalinvestmentintoSolowgrowthmodeltodiscusstherelationshipbetweenGDPpercapitalandtheemissionofpollutant.Bythedynamicsimulationandparametersanalysis,theresultsofthemodelindicate:(1)when'green'technicalprogressandenvironmentalinvestmentarefixed,therelationshipbetweenGDPpercapitalandtheemissionshowsthelinearrelationship;(2)'green'technicalprogresscanleadtothepositivegrowthrateswithadecreasinglevelofemis-sion,whichiscompatiblewithanEKC;(3)theproportionoftheenvironmentalinvestmentcanleadthedifferentgrowthratesandlevelofemission.Theseresultscanexplainthatdevelopingcountriesare'toopoortobegreen'.
简介:Background:Althoughemergingresearchisdemonstratingthepotentialhealthimpactofexergaming,investigationshaveprimarilybeenconductedinlaboratorysettingsamongsmallsampleswithshort-terminterventions.Informationontheeffectivenessofexergaminginunderservedchildren’sobjectivephysicalactivity(PA)inpopulation-basedsettingsisalsoscarce.Moreover,mostempiricalstudieshaveonlyincluded1typeofexergameintheintervention.Therefore,thisstudy’spurposewastoinvestigatethelong-termimpactofamultigameexergaminginterventionamongunderservedchildrenintegratedwithinschoolcurricula.Specifically,thisstudyexaminedtheeffectofexergamingonchildren’saccelerometer-determinedsedentarybehavior(SB),lightPA,moderate-to-vigorousPA(MVPA),andenergyexpenditure(EE)over2yearsascomparedwithregularphysicaleducation(PE)classes.Methods:Atotalof261second-andthird-gradechildren(134girls,127boys;meanage8.27years)wererecruitedfrom2Texaselementaryschools.Children’spre-test3-daySB,lightPA,MVPA,andEEatschoolwereassessedinthefallof2012.Participantswereassignedto1of2groups:(1)exergaming/PEgroup(125minweeklyofexergaming-basedPAprogram)and(2)comparisongroup(125minweeklyofPE).PA(SB,lightPA,andMVPA)andEEoutcomevariableswereassessedagainin2013(post-test)and2014(follow-up).Results:SignificanttimeeffectswereobservedforSB(F(1,162)=25.0,p<0.01,η~2=0.14),lightPA(F(1,162)=9.6,p<0.01,η~2=0.06),andMVPA(F(1,162)=6.2,p=0.01,η~2=0.04)butnotforEE(F(1,162)=0.63,p>0.05,η~2=0.004).Subsequentpairwisecomparisonsrevealedsignificantincreasesfrompre-topost-testforlightPA(p<0.01),MVPA(p<0.01),andEE(p=0.02)withnochangesinSB(p>0.05).Conversely,significantdecreasesoccurredinlightPA(p<0.01)frompost-testtofollow-upwithnodifferencesseeninMVPA(p=0.08)andEE(p=0.06)overthesametimeperiod.Asignificantincreasewasseen,however,forSBfrompost-testtofollow-up.Conclusion:Exergami