A Qualitative Description of Graduate Students' Perceived Decline in Physical Activity from Undergraduate School.

Many university students, especially graduate students, are experiencing poor physical and psychological health. Thus, universities are initiating programs like Exercise is Medicine-On Campus (EIM-OC) to promote positive physical activity behavior to improve physical and mental health for primarily undergraduate university students. However, the influences on physical activity when transitioning from an undergraduate to a graduate student are unknown.

Changes in physical activity and sleep following the COVID-19 pandemic on a university campus: Perception versus reality.

It has been hypothesized that key lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and sleep worsened in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there have been inconsistencies in findings of changes in these key lifestyle behaviors across populations likely due to the wide variety of assessment methods. The purpose of the study was to compare physical activity and sleep before and after the COVID-19 pandemic using accelerometers and self-reported behaviors.

Where the children play: Gender gaps in recess physical activity by age and playground area.

Objective: Recess contributes meaningfully to physical activity (PA), but recess time has declined. The study's purpose was to report PA by age, gender, and playground feature to inform potential playground configurations more conducive to PA during recess.

Methods: Using the System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in the Youth, kindergarten through 5th grade recesses were observed on at least four days at four schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States during May 2023.

Offspring sex modifies the association between early-pregnancy adiposity and 2-year-old physical activity-The Glowing Study.

Background: Rodent models suggest that in utero exposure to under and overnutrition programs offspring physical activity (PA) behaviors. Such nexus has not been established in humans. This study evaluated the association of early pregnancy maternal adiposity with offspring PA at age 2 years (2-yo-PA) taking into consideration prenatal and postnatal factors.

Relationships between physical behaviour phenotypes of mothers in pregnancy and their offspring with child body composition.

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify physical behaviour phenotypes in mothers in the first trimester and in their offspring at 24 months of age. The secondary aim was to examine relationships between mother and child behaviours with child body composition at age 24 months.

Methods: Longitudinal secondary analysis of the Glowing cohort collected between 1 February 2011 and 22 August 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Educational outcomes of recess in elementary school children: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Background: Recess provides a key physical activity opportunity for students in school, yet a wide range of recess requirements exist. To design optimal recess policies, the effect of recess on students' educational outcomes must be better understood. Therefore, the purpose of this mixed-method systematic review is to identify and systematically evaluate research on the effects of recess on student educational outcomes, including behavior, cognitive performance and academic achievement.

Physical Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Phenotypes in Women During the First Trimester of Pregnancy.

Objectives: Patterns of physical behaviors including physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep are unknown during pregnancy, but are likely to influence health outcomes. The purpose was to first identify "physical behavior phenotypes" from accelerometer-measured physical behaviors in pregnant women during the first trimester and secondly, to explore the associations between the identified phenotypes with demographic variables and body-mass-index (BMI).

Methods: Data were from the Glowing Study (gov ID: NCT01131117), collected between 2011 and 2017 with accelerometer-measured physical behaviors of women in their 12th week of pregnancy.

Relationships between personality traits, high school sports participation, and physical activity of college students in the United States.

The study aimed to 1) examine relationships between contexts of PA, personality traits, and high school sports participation (sports) and 2) determine significant PA correlates in a college population. 237 undergraduates at a university in the United States between September 2020 and May 2021 participated. Participants completed a survey evaluating PA, personality traits, sports, and demographic variables.

Evaluation of the Little Rock Green Schoolyard initiative: a quasi-experimental study protocol.

Background: Evidence suggests that access to green schoolyards may facilitate vigorous play and lead to increased physical activity, which could lead to improved academic outcomes and reduce excess childhood weight gain. Greener schoolyards can also provide additional outdoor amenities that help the community at large. The Little Rock Green Schoolyard Initiative, a program aiming to promote outdoor learning and play in two of the city's community schools, provides a natural experiment to evaluate the role of such interventions.

Musculoskeletal pain latent classes and biopsychosocial characteristics among emerging adults.

Background: Emerging adults (aged 18-29) report high levels of musculoskeletal pain; however, it is unknown if body location and intensity patterns are related to different biopsychosocial characteristics. This study identified patterns of self-reported musculoskeletal pain among emerging adults and assessed if there were differences in their lifestyle and psychological characteristics.

Methods: Data from survey responses from a large public university and a large medical university in the United States were used (n = 1,318).

Relationships between physical fitness, health behaviors, and occupational outcomes in students, faculty, and staff of an American university.

Objective: This study examined relationships between physical fitness, health behaviors, and occupational outcomes of university affiliates.

Participants: 166 university affiliates of an American university (including students, faculty, and staff) participated between October 2018 and March 2020.

Methods: Participants completed fitness measurements, wore a device to measure physical activity (PA) and sleep for one week, and completed a survey evaluating happiness and job satisfaction.

Associations between physical activity, sleep, and self-reported health with burnout of medical students, faculty and staff in an academic health center.

Background And Objectives: Health behaviors of physical activity and sleep are critical to the prevention of numerous chronic diseases. The health behaviors of healthcare professionals are even more critical, as healthcare providers who practice positive health behaviors are more likely to promote these healthy behaviors in their patients.

Aims: To assess the health status and health behaviors of medical students, faculty, and staff in an academic health center in the US, and examine the associations between behaviors, physical and mental health outcomes and burnout.

Measuring the Effects of Social Isolation and Dissatisfaction on Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Moderating Role of Sleep and Physical Activity.

Social distancing was universally implemented to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Long-term social distancing can lead to increased feelings of social isolation or dissatisfaction with one's daily interpersonal interactions, which can subsequently result in reduced psychological health (e.g.

Relationships between grit, physical activity, and academic success in university students: Domains of physical activity matter.

ObjectiveTo examine the relationships between contexts of physical activity, grit, and GPA in a college population.875 Undergraduate students from a large, southern university participated between October 2018 and March 2020.Participants completed an electronic survey evaluating physical activity and grit.

Participation in sport in childhood and adolescence: Implications for adult fitness.

Objectives: To investigate whether participation in sport during the developmental stages of life is associated with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adulthood.

Design: Observational longitudinal study.

Methods: Participants were Generation 2 of the Raine Study.

Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Fitness During Childhood and Adolescence: Association With Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness in Young Adulthood.

Precis: Higher physical working capacity (PWC) at age 17 was associated with thicker peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) at age 20, suggesting a mechanistic link between cardiovascular fitness and neuroretinal integrity.

Purpose: Physical activity and cardiovascular fitness have been linked with lower odds of developing glaucoma. We tested the hypothesis that early beneficial effects of physical activity and cardiovascular fitness can be observed by measuring the pRNFL thickness in young healthy adults.

Developmental trajectories of sleep during childhood and adolescence are related to health in young adulthood.

Aim: Sleep behaviour is correlated and causally related to physical and mental health. Limited longitudinal data exist on the associations of poor sleep behaviour in childhood and adolescence with adult health. Parent-reported sleep behaviours from 1993 participants of the Raine Study (at ages 5, 8, 10, 14, 17) were used to determine sleep trajectories (using latent class growth analysis).

The relationship between accelerometer-measured sleep and next day ecological momentary assessment symptom report during sport-related concussion recovery.

Objectives: Research examining sleep and concussion symptoms following sport-related concussion (SRC) is limited by retrospective self-report rather than objective data from wearable technology and real-time symptom report. The purpose of this study is to use actigraphy and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine the relationship between sleep parameters and next day symptoms.

Methods: Seventeen athletes (47.

Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the TechU-Q to Evaluate Device and Purpose Specific Screen Use in Preschool Children and Parents.

Young children are increasingly using mobile technology, with potential for positive and negative developmental consequences. Parents are responsible to guide children in their use of technology based on recommendations and guidelines. Guidelines for screen use in young children have been based on little empirical information on contemporary screen use.

Associations between meeting sleep, physical activity or screen time behaviour guidelines and academic performance in Australian school children.

Background: Current guidelines suggest too little sleep, too little physical activity, and too much sedentary time are associated with poor health outcomes. These behaviours may also influence academic performance in school children. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep, physical activity, or sedentary behaviours and academic performance in a school with a well-developed and integrated technology use and well-being program.

A prospective longitudinal study of mobile touch screen device use and musculoskeletal symptoms and visual health in adolescents.

This study aimed to examine prospective associations of mobile touch screen device (i.e. smartphone, tablet) use and patterns of use with musculoskeletal symptoms and visual health among adolescents.

The translation of an evidence-based preschool physical activity intervention from in-person to online delivery of professional development to preschool teachers.

Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES) aimed to increase preschoolers' physical activity by engaging preschool teachers in professional development designed to modify instructional practices. SHAPES originated as a randomized controlled trial, tested in 16 preschools and disseminated to 4 control schools, and was shown to be effective in increasing preschool children's physical activity (Phase I, 2008-2012). This article describes the steps taken to translate an evidence-based physical activity intervention, SHAPES, from in-person delivery to online delivery of professional development to preschool teachers.

Adherence to sleep guidelines reduces risk of overweight/obesity in addition to 8-5-2-1-0 guidelines among a large sample of adolescents in the United States.

Objectives: To examine whether adherence to US sleep, dietary, screen time, and physical activity (8-5-2-1-0) guidelines is associated with reduced risk of overweight/obesity in adolescents.

Design: Multivariable log-binomial regressions were estimated using the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data.

Results: Of the 8194 adolescents aged 13 years and older, only 0.

Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment of Postconcussion Symptoms and Recovery Outcomes.

Objective: Evaluate mobile ecological momentary assessment (mEMA) as an approach to measure sport-related concussion (SRC) symptoms, explore the relationships between clinical outcomes and mEMA, and determine whether mEMA was advantageous for predicting recovery outcomes compared to traditional symptom report.

Setting: Outpatient concussion clinic.

Participants: 20 athletes aged 12 to 19 years with SRC.

"From the moment I wake up I will use it…every day, very hour": a qualitative study on the patterns of adolescents' mobile touch screen device use from adolescent and parent perspectives.

Background: The use of mobile touch screen devices, e.g. smartphones and tablet computers, has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents.