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The Relationship between Physical Activity Variety and Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Weight Loss Maintainers and Normal-Weight Individuals
Joint Authors
Daniello, Richard
Steeves, Jeremy A.
Wing, Rena R.
Bond, Dale S.
Phelan, Suzanne
Raynor, Hollie A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Given the importance of physical activity (PA) for weight control, identifying strategies to achieve higher PA levels is imperative.
We hypothesized that performing a greater variety of self-reported moderate-to-vigorous activities (MVPAs) would relate to higher objectively measured MVPA minutes in two groups who were successfully maintaining their body weight: weight loss maintainers (WLM/n=226) and normal-weight individuals (NW/n=169).
The Paffenbarger Questionnaire and RT3 accelerometer were used to determine variety/number of different MVPAs performed and MVPA minutes, respectively.
The variety/number of different activities performed by WLM and NW was similar (1.8 ± 1.2 versus 1.7 ± 1.2, P=0.52).
Regression analyses showed that greater variety (P<0.01) and WLM status (P<0.05) were each positively related to greater MVPA minutes/day and meeting the ≥250 MVPA minutes/week guideline for long-term weight maintenance.
The association between greater variety and higher MVPA was similar in NW and WLM.
Future studies should test whether variety can facilitate engagement in higher MVPA levels for more effective weight control.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bond, Dale S.& Raynor, Hollie A.& Phelan, Suzanne& Steeves, Jeremy A.& Daniello, Richard& Wing, Rena R.. 2012. The Relationship between Physical Activity Variety and Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Weight Loss Maintainers and Normal-Weight Individuals. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bond, Dale S.…[et al.]. The Relationship between Physical Activity Variety and Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Weight Loss Maintainers and Normal-Weight Individuals. Journal of Obesity No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500021
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bond, Dale S.& Raynor, Hollie A.& Phelan, Suzanne& Steeves, Jeremy A.& Daniello, Richard& Wing, Rena R.. The Relationship between Physical Activity Variety and Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Weight Loss Maintainers and Normal-Weight Individuals. Journal of Obesity. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500021
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500021