Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health issue associated with increased cardiovascular risk and mortality. One proposed mechanism for this heightened chronic overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system, contributing to adverse outcomes. This underscores need affordable, lifestyle-based approaches that can be utilized across diverse clinical settings patient populations mitigate system overactivity in individuals CKD. Mindfulness meditation aims promote effective self-emotion...

ABSTRACT Objective Prolonged sitting dominates workplace sedentary time (ST), This study evaluates the effects of a four-week standing desk intervention on ST, fatigue, and productivity in office workers students. Methods A with 18 (40 ± 13 years, 15 females, body mass index = 22.9 kg/m 2 ) students (21 10 26.1 ). ST was measured using Physical Activity Sedentary Behaviour Questionnaire, perceptions were assessed via surveys. Results Office reduced from 5.5 1.1 to 4.4 1.7 hours/day (p 0.01),...

Whether there are sex differences in the metabolic cost of walking (MCOW) and factors that may contribute to these unclear. We demonstrate females exhibit a larger net MCOW than males. These were largely attenuated when normalized stepping cadence. Free-living activity was not associated with MCOW. cadence, but free-living activity, partially explains higher

Acute, laboratory-based bouts of prolonged sitting attenuate lower-limb arterial endothelial-dependent vasodilation. However, the impact habitual sedentary patterns on popliteal artery endothelial health is unclear. We tested hypothesis that greater total time, more time spent in bouts, and fewer breaks would be associated with worse flow-mediated dilation (FMD) responses.This cross-sectional study used 98 healthy participants (19-77 years, 53 females) wore an activPAL monitor thigh for 6.4...

Objective monitors such as the activPAL characterize time when thigh is horizontal sedentary time. However, there are physiological differences between lying, bent-legged sitting, and straight-legged sitting. We introduce a three-monitor configuration to assess detailed postures demonstrate its use in characterizing positions free-living conditions. explored spent each posture prolonged (>1 h) versus non-prolonged (<1 bouts. In total, 35 healthy adults (16♀, 24 ± 3 years; h/day for 6.8 1.0...

Sedentary time has recently been included in the 24-h activity guidelines. However, impact of habitual sedentary patterns on autonomic cardiovascular regulation are unclear. We tested hypothesis that more and fewer breaks were associated with lower cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. More frequent breaks, but not total time, was independently positively vagally mediated blood pressure control. Breaking up could be important than for health. Novelty: Breaks is an independent predictor...

OPINION article Front. Digit. Health, 10 January 2023Sec. Human Factors and Digital Health Volume 4 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1063324

Executive functions are among the first cognitive abilities to decline with age and age-related executive function slowing predisposes older adults disorders disease. Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (ILPA) reflects brief, unplanned activity that occurs during routine daily activities is operationalized as bouts &amp;lt;60s. Our understanding of short habitual physical limited. We tested hypothesis greater amounts ILPA in moderate vigorous intensity domains would be associated better...

The physical fitness of Canadian adults has decreased over the past 30 years, while sedentary time increased. However, it is unknown if university students studying human movement exhibit similar population declines. Physical (i.e., anthropometrics, musculoskeletal fitness, and aerobic fitness) habitual activity (e.g., activity, stationary time, etc.) was measured in a cohort kinesiology (Post30; 2010–2016; n = 129 males, 224 females) using standardized testing accelerometry, respectively....

Objective. Approaches to differentiate sitting and lying are available within the default activPAL software from a single thigh-worn monitor. Dual-monitor methods use multiple monitors positioned on thigh torso characterize versus lying. We evaluated validity between these two measure waking, sitting, time in free-living conditions. also examined if degree-threshold distinguishing sitting/lying for dual-monitor (<30° <45°) impacted results.Approach. Thirty-five young adults (24 ± 3 years, 16...

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a well-established noninvasive marker of autonomic cardiac control. We test whether time spent sitting (negatively) versus lying (positively) influences vagal HRV outcomes. (10 min supine electrocardiogram) and free-living postures (dual-accelerometer configuration, 7 days) were measured in 31 young healthy adults (15♀, age: 23 ± 3 years). Habitual (66 61 min/day), but not (558 109 total sedentary (623 132 nor step counts 752 3200 steps/day; all, p > 0.090),...

Abstract Background Several studies describe poorer motor developmental outcomes post‐liver transplant (LT) in younger children. Limited examine physical function older children and adolescents pre‐ post‐LT. Methods Retrospective review of standard care outcome measures 1‐year post‐LT ≥6 years at LT. Measures include: 6‐minute walk test (6MWT), grip strength, Bruininks‐Oseretsky Test Motor Proficiency‐2 (BOT‐2) components, Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ), Paediatric Quality Life...

A one metabolic-equivalent-of-task increase in peak aerobic fitness (peak MET) is associated with a clinically relevant improvement survival risk and all-cause mortality. The co-dependent impact of free-living physical behaviours on are poorly understood. purpose this study was to investigate the theoretically re-allocating time spent fitness. We hypothesized that substituting sedentary any activity (at intensity) would be predicted Peak volume rate oxygen uptake ( V˙ O2peak) assessed via...