Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
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In this article, the authors quantify the effect of physical inactivity on these major non-communicable diseases by estimating how much disease could be averted if inactive people were to become active and to estimate gain in life expectancy at the population level.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-07-21 and is currently open access. It has received 6119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Life expectancy & Population.read more
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A Comparison of Physical Activity Mobile Apps With and Without Existing Web-Based Social Networking Platforms: Systematic Review.
TL;DR: Preliminary evidence is provided that existing Web-based social networking platforms may be fundamental to increase engagement with physical activity interventions.
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The role of natural environments within women's everyday health and wellbeing in Copenhagen, Denmark
TL;DR: Examining how experiences in different types of green and blue space provide important health and wellbeing benefits for women in Copenhagen, Denmark found that amongst some women who were overweight, the socio-political associations they made with natural environments deterred use of such spaces.
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Physical activity loyalty cards for behavior change: a quasi-experimental study.
TL;DR: Financial incentives did not encourage participants to undertake more PA than self-monitoring PA and has important implications for increasing participation in physical activity and fostering links with the business sector.
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Web-Based Video-Coaching to Assist an Automated Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention for Inactive Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
TL;DR: Only small improvements were observed when video-coaching was added to computer-tailored advice in a Web-based physical activity intervention, however, combined web-based video- coaching and computer- Tailoring-only advice was effective in comparison with a control group.
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2014 Consensus Statement from the first Economics of Physical Inactivity Consensus (EPIC) Conference (Vancouver)
Jennifer C. Davis,Evert Verhagen,Stirling Bryan,Teresa Liu-Ambrose,Jeff Borland,David M. Buchner,Marike R C Hendriks,Marike R C Hendriks,Richard Weiler,James R. Morrow,Willem van Mechelen,Steven N. Blair,Mike Pratt,Johann Windt,Hashel al-Tunaiji,Erin M Macri,Karim M. Khan,Karim M. Khan +17 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that guidelines specific for economic evaluations of physical inactivity intervention studies are developed to ensure that related costs and effects are robustly, consistently and accurately measured.
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