Behavioral Determinants of Physical Activity Among Secondary School Students Aged 14-15 Years in Cambodia.

Background: There is little known about physical activity (PA) behaviors and its determinants in Cambodian adolescents, particularly with regard to the home and school settings. Therefore, we aimed to investigate these behaviors and determinants on their PA.

Methods: The samples collected were from 168 high school students, aged 14-15 years.

Energy expenditure and movement activity analysis of sepaktakraw players in the Thailand league.

Background: The analysis of energy expenditure (EE) and movement activity in specific positions among sepaktakraw players during competition is important for planning training and appropriate nutrition programs.

Objective: The study aimed to compare the EE and movement activity of different positions among sepaktakraw players during competition.

Methods: Forty-two sepaktakraw players in the Thailand League, assigned to 1 of 3 positions - servers (n = 14), feeders (n = 14), and strikers (n = 14) - aged 20-40 years, were asked to wear a GT9X ActiGraph on the upper Achilles tendon of their dominant leg during a simulated competitive match.

Immediate Effects and Acceptability of an Application-Based Stretching Exercise Incorporating Deep Slow Breathing for Neck Pain Self-management.

Objectives: This study evaluated the immediate effects and acceptability of a smartphone application named NeckProtector to promote neck pain self-management through stretching incorporating deep slow breathing, among smartphone users with neck pain.

Methods: One-hundred participants were recruited in the study. Participants were divided into two groups by block randomized allocation.

Exercise Intensity and Substrate Utilization in Healthy Sedentary Females Using the Life-Build-Line Device.

Background: Life-Build-Line (LBL) is a new exercise device that is convenient, and not so expensive. Together with the style of movement, it may boost one to adhere to the exercise regimen and thereby promote better health. However, no study has proved its exercise intensity and effect on substrate utilization.

Results From Thailand's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is recognized as one of the core modifiable risk factors of noncommunicable diseases. However, little is known about PA in the Thai population, particularly in children. The report card (RC) project provided Thailand with an opportunity to assess PA behaviors in children.

Validity and Reliability of Smartphone Applications for the Assessment of Walking and Running in Normal-weight and Overweight/Obese Young Adults.

Background: The suitability of smartphone applications (apps) currently used to track walking/running may differ depending on a person's weight condition. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of apps for both normal-weight and overweight/obese young adults.

Methods: Thirty normal-weight (aged 21.

Socioeconomic status and objectively measured physical activity in Thai adolescents.

Background: The impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on objective measures of physical activity (PA) in adolescence is poorly understood. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between SES and objectively measured PA in Thai adolescents.

Methods: PA was objectively measured every 30 seconds for 7 consecutive days using ActiGraph GT1M uniaxial accelerometers in 177 secondary-school adolescents aged 13 to 18 years that were classified into 3 SES groups (low, middle, and high).

Differences between weekday and weekend levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Thai adolescents.

Attempts to reduce the decline in physical activity (PA) in adolescence have been the focus of many public health interventions. This study aimed to (1) determine differences in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) levels between weekdays and weekends and (2) identify adolescents meeting current PA guidelines (PAG). To meet these objectives, 186 Thai adolescents aged 13 to 18 years were asked to wear an ActiGraph accelerometer for 7 consecutive days.