Alberta Centre for Active Living
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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Blue Bombers spokesperson Darren Cameron
said it's great to hear that the number of people riding their bikes to games
has jumped. He said at the old stadium, usually between 60 and 70 cyclists
would show up. He confirms that it was 1,200 at the home opener
A Health Evidence Quality Review. Interventions
to promote walking in groups are efficacious at increasing physical activity.
Despite low homogeneity of results, and limitations (e.g. small number of
studies using objective measures of physical activity, publication bias), which
might have influence the findings, the large fail-safe N suggests these
findings are robust.
Does
the social environment influence active travel? An investigation of walking in
Hamilton, Canada
Journal of Transport Geography Online
July 2013 In Press, Corrected Proof
Highlights:
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Investigation of how the social
environment influences time spent walking.
·
Conceptual framework is adapted
from the physical activity literature.
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Data are from the Hamilton
Active Living Study.
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Role models and neighborhood
social cohesion increase time spent walking.
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Encouragement and companionship
have no effect on time spent walking.
While cities like New York struggle to get
people onto bikes, Amsterdam is trying to keep its hordes of bikes under
control. In a city of 800,000, there are 880,000 bicycles, the government
estimates, four times the number of cars. In the past two decades, travel by
bike has grown by 40 percent so that now about 32 percent of all trips within
the city are by bike, compared with 22 percent by car.
Three quizzes: for a child, adult or
motorist. I tried the adult one – other
than 2 questions related to state law the questions are very generic and apply
to all. Not all text questions – some
involve diagrams of roads/cars/cyclists.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
has produced four new videos aimed at educating children, motorists and parents
about pedestrian safety.
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Close call: Pedestrian safety
for young drivers
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Kids explain: Pedestrian safety
for middle school-aged kids
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Walk this way: Pedestrian safety
for young children
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One parent to another:
Pedestrian safety
CHILDREN
A Health Evidence Quality Review. This
review indicates that interventions can increase the proportion of time
students spend in MVPA during PE lessons. As most children and adolescents
participate in PE, these interventions could lead to substantial public health
benefits.
Journal of Nutrition Education and
Behavior online 11 July 2013 In Press
Nutrition and health educators work in
community settings implementing lifestyle programs focused on obesity
prevention and chronic disease risk reduction. These programs typically focus
on improving diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors. Many nutrition
educators may not be confident in their ability to select, administer, and
interpret PA assessments to effectively evaluate their PA or lifestyle
programs. This report will assist educators in identifying and selecting
appropriate field-based assessments for measurement of PA, physical fitness,
and body composition for children and adults. Specific guidelines, references,
and resources are given for selecting assessment methods and test within these
3 areas.
By consciously steering kids into places
and situations that allow for active play, parents can play a pivotal role in
increasing their children’s physical activity levels without the expense of
structured sports lessons or the time commitment to get kids to programs.
Children’s perspectives of the meaning of
play are very important in determining the right activities to keep them
engaged and physically active. Although existing research primarily explores
adults’ understanding of play, less is known about children’s views.
CHRONIC DISEASE
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise: 15 July 2013
doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a33010
A diabetes diagnosis may prompt patients to
increase physical activity. Healthcare professionals should consider how best
to capitalize on this opportunity to encourage increased physical activity and maintenance.
MENTAL HEALTH
A Health Evidence Quality Review. There was a small significant overall effect
for PA on depression. More outcome-focused, high-quality trials are required to
effectively inform the implementation of programs to reduce depressive symptoms
in children and adolescents.
OLDER ADULTS
A Health Evidence Quality Review. These
studies consistently show that intensive physical rehabilitation enhances
mobility and, when administered over a long period, may also improve the
physical functioning of patients with dementia.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
This bulletin explores the nature of sport participation,
including the use of a coach, training, competition, and the primary type of
environment and location where Canadians participate.
International Journal of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:79
doi:10.1186/1479-5868-10-79
This research identified a relationship
between cell phone use, physical and sedentary activity, and cardiorespiratory
fitness. This is the first study that we are aware of to assess these
relationships in any population. Cell phone use, like traditional sedentary
behaviors, may disrupt physical activity and reduce cardiorespiratory fitness.
Compared to 2006-2007, there has been no
significant change in the proportion participating in sport. Gender and age
disparities generally persist in both time periods.
RURAL
The physical environment of schools may
influence physical activity (PA) levels of the student population. This
Research File highlights a study by Hobin et al. which aimed to explore
differences in time spent in PA among secondary school students attending
schools in rural, urban and suburban environments, and to identify
environment-level and student-level factors pertaining to between-school
differences among students.
A recent
research paper reveals that environmental differences in where we live and go
to school do have an impact on how high school students get active and how much
physical activity they tend to get.
WOMEN
The American
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry In Press, Corrected Proof
Higher level of very late-life physical
activity was associated with a lower risk of subsequent dementia in oldest-old
women. These findings support future studies for late-life physical activity interventions
for the prevention of dementia among oldest-old women.
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