Browsing Brage NIH by Subject "*sedentary lifestyle"

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Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women

Ekelund, Ulf; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Brown, Wendy J.; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Owen, Neville; Powell, Kenneth E.; Bauman, Adrian; Lee, I-Min (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09)

Background: High amounts of sedentary behaviour have been associated with increased risks of several chronic conditions and mortality. However, it is unclear whether physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the ...
Effect of regular resistance training on motivation, self-perceived health, and quality of life in previously inactive overweight women: a randomized, controlled trial

Heiestad, Hege; Rustaden, Anne Mette; Bø, Kari; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-08)

The aim was to investigate the effects of three different types of resistance training implementation. Design. Randomized controlled trial. Methods. Inactive, overweight women (), mean BMI kg/m2, mean age years, were ...