Division of Physical Activity for Health
Click here to view the Paper of the Month - Jan 2009
Accumulating short bouts of brisk walking reduces postprandial plasma triacylglycerol concentrations and resting blood pressure in healthy young men.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 88, No. 5, 1225 - 1231.
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Irving, B.A., Davis, C.K., Brock, D.W., Weltman, J.Y., Swift, D., Barrett, E.J., Gaesser, G.A. and Weltman, A. (2008) Effect of Exercise Training Intensity on Abdominal Visceral Fat and Body Composition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 40, No. 11, 1863 - 1872.
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Wolin, K.Y., Yan, Y., Colditz, G.A. and Lee, I-M. (2009) Physical activity and colon cancer prevention: a meta-analysis. British Journal of Cancer advance online publication (10th February 2009, doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604917).
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Baxter-Jones, A.D.G., Kontulainen, S.A., Faulkner, R.A. and Bailey, D.A. (2008) A longitudinal study of the relationship of physical activity to bone mineral accrual from adolescence to young adulthood. Bone, Vol. 43, 1101 - 1107.
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Taylor, R.W., Murdoch, L., Carter, P., Gerrard, D.R., Williams, S.M. and Taylor, B.J. (2009) 'Longitudinal Study of Physical Activity and Inactivity in Preschoolers: The FLAME Study'. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; 41 (1); 96-102.
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Bajpeyi, S., Tanner, C.J., Slentz, C.A., Duscha, B.D., McCartney, J.S., Hickner, R.C., Kraus, W.E. and Houmard, J.A. (2009). Effect of exercise intensity and volume on persistence of insulin sensitivity during training cessation. Journal of Applied Physiology, 106; 1079-1085.
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Kirk, E.P., Donnelly, J.E., Smith, B.K., Honas, J., Lecheminant, J.D., Bailey, B.W., Jacobsen, D.J. and Washburn, R.A. (2009). Minimal Resistance Training Improves Daily Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41 (5); 1122-1129.
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Kirk, E.P., Donnelly, J.E., Smith, B.K., Honas, J., Lecheminant, J.D., Bailey, B.W., Jacobsen, D.J. and Washburn, R.A. (2009). Minimal Resistance Training Improves Daily Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41 (5); 1122-1129.
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Mueller, M., Breil, F.A., Vogt, M., Steiner, R., Lippuner, K., Popp, A., Klossner, S., Hoppeler, H. and Dapp, C. (2009) Different response to eccentric and concentric training in older men and women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 107 (2); 145 – 153.
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Boutcher, S.H. and Dunn, S.L. (2009) Factors that may impede the weight loss response to exercise-based interventions. Obesity Reviews, June 15. [Epub ahead pf print], doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00621.x
Click here to view the paper of the month - November 2009
Irving, B.A., Weltman, J.Y., Patrie, J.T., Davies, C.K., Brock, D.W., Swift, D., Barrett, E.J., Gaesser, G.A. and Weltman, A. (2009) Effects of Exercise Training Intensity on Nocturnal Growth Hormone Secretion in Obese Adults with the Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94, 1976-1986.
Dec / Jan - no papers
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Leskinen, T., Sipilä, S., Alen, M., Cheng, S., Pietiläinen, K.H., Usenius, J-P., Suominen, H., Kovanen, V., Kainulainen, H., Kaprio, J. and Kujala, U.M. (2009) Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study. International Journal of Obesity; 33, 1211-1218.
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Yang, X., Telama, R., Hirvensalo, M., Viikari, J.S.A. and Raitakari, O.T. (2009) Sustained participation in youth sport decreases metabolic syndrome in adulthood. International Journal of Obesity; 33: 1219-1226
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Teychenne, M., Ball, K. and Salmon, J. (2010) Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and depression among disadvantaged women. Health Education Research, Feb 9. Epub ahead of print; doi: 10.1093/her/cyq008.
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Lee, I., Djoussé, L., Sesso, H.D., Wang, L. and Buring, J.E. (2010) Physical Activity and Weight Gain Prevention. Journal of the American Medical Association, 303 (12); 1173-1179.
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Petursdottir, U., Arnadottir, S.A. and Halldorsdottir, S. (2010) Facilitators and barriers to exercising among people with osteoarthritis: A phenomenological approach. Physical Therapy, 90 (7); 1-11.
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Metcalf, B.S., Hosking, J., Jeffery, A.N., Voss, L.D., Henley, W. and Wilkin, T.J. (2010) Fatness leads to inactivity, but inactivity does not lead to fatness: a longitudinal study in children (EarlyBird 45). Archives of Disease in Childhood, doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.175927.