Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Physical Disabilities: A Case Study on Implementation in the Municipality Setting.

Children and youth with disabilities participate less in physical activity (PA) than their peers. This qualitative multiple-case study aimed to assess how municipal practices support PA implementation for these children and youth. A total of 23 interviews were conducted, which covered participants from different departments and professional positions in two municipalities.

Determination of the exercise intensity that elicits maximal fat oxidation in individuals with obesity.

Maximal fat oxidation (MFO) and the exercise intensity that elicits MFO (Fat) are commonly determined by indirect calorimetry during graded exercise tests in both obese and normal-weight individuals. However, no protocol has been validated in individuals with obesity. Thus, the aims were to develop a graded exercise protocol for determination of Fat in individuals with obesity, and to test validity and inter-method reliability.

Maintaining a clinical weight loss after intensive lifestyle intervention is the key to cardiometabolic health.

Objective: Intensive lifestyle interventions (ILI) are criticised for ineffective obesity treatment because weight loss over time is modest and thus of limited clinical relevance. However, a subgroup (5-30%) maintains a clinical weight loss >10%, but it is not clear if cardiometabolic health follows this pattern. The aim was to study the effect of different magnitudes of weight loss maintenance after ILI on cardiometabolic health.