JAMA Network Open,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. e2353957 - e2353957
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Importance
Because
shopping
malls
are
considered
safe
places
for
walking,
several
mall
walking
programs
have
been
developed.
Research
on
the
association
between
use
of
and
number
daily
steps
taken
is
limited.
Objective
To
evaluate
a
smartphone-based
program
after
COVID-19
pandemic.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
cohort
study
evaluated
nationwide
longitudinal
data
set
217
344
registered
smartphone
app
users
at
least
18
years
age
residing
in
Japan.
Daily
step
counts
were
collected
from
January
1
to
December
31,
2021.
Exposures
The
Mall
Challenge
integrated
global
positioning
system
with
app’s
incentive
reward
achieving
goal
1000
lottery-based
coupons
win
0
500
points
(1
point
equaled
yen
or
approximately
US
$0.01).
Main
Outcomes
Measures
records
adjusted
gender
age.
Multilevel
analyses
using
mixed-effect
linear
regression
models
used
estimate
coefficients
participation
counts.
Cross-level
interaction
terms
by
included
one
model.
Results
Among
(23
638
110
records;
154
616
[71.1%]
women;
014
[8.3%]
participants
65
older,
199
330
[91.7%]
adults
younger
than
years),
mean
(SD)
7415
(4686)
days
5281
(4339)
without
program.
Walking
associated
1219
additional
(95%
CI,
1205-1232)
compared
nonparticipation
adjusting
By
geographic
region,
was
1130
1113-1146)
more
rural
malls,
1403
1379-1428)
suburban
1433
1408-1457)
urban
nonparticipation.
Moreover,
1422
1405-1439)
large
1059
1041-1077)
small
Regarding
cross-level
interactions,
women
728
698-758)
men,
older
228
183-273)
days.
Conclusions
Relevance
found
that
combined
physical
facilities
digital
may
motivate
people
increase
their
steps.
JAMA,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
330(3), P. 247 - 247
Published: July 18, 2023
Importance
Guidelines
recommend
150
minutes
or
more
of
moderate
to
vigorous
physical
activity
(MVPA)
per
week
for
overall
health
benefit,
but
the
relative
effects
concentrated
vs
evenly
distributed
are
unclear.
Objective
To
examine
associations
between
an
accelerometer-derived
“weekend
warrior”
pattern
(ie,
most
MVPA
achieved
over
1-2
days)
spread
with
risk
incident
cardiovascular
events.
Design,
Setting,
and
Participants
Retrospective
analysis
UK
Biobank
cohort
study
participants
providing
a
full
accelerometer-based
data
June
8,
2013,
December
30,
2015.
Exposures
Three
patterns
were
compared:
active
weekend
warrior
(active
WW,
≥150
≥50%
total
in
days),
regular
(≥150
not
meeting
WW
status),
inactive
(<150
minutes).
The
same
assessed
using
sample
median
threshold
230.4
week.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
Associations
atrial
fibrillation,
myocardial
infarction,
heart
failure,
stroke
Cox
proportional
hazards
regression,
adjusted
age,
sex,
racial
ethnic
background,
tobacco
use,
alcohol
intake,
Townsend
Deprivation
Index,
employment
status,
self-reported
health,
diet
quality.
Results
A
89
573
individuals
(mean
[SD]
62
[7.8]
years;
56%
women)
who
underwent
accelerometry
included.
When
stratified
at
week,
37
872
group
(42.2%),
21
473
(24.0%),
30
228
(33.7%).
In
multivariable-adjusted
models,
both
associated
similarly
lower
risks
fibrillation
WW:
hazard
ratio
[HR],
0.78
[95%
CI,
0.74-0.83];
regular:
0.81
0.74-0.88;
inactive:
HR,
1.00
0.94-1.07]),
infarction
0.73
0.67-0.80];
0.65
0.57-0.74];
0.91-1.10]),
failure
0.62
0.56-0.68];
0.64
0.56-0.73];
0.92-1.09]),
0.79
0.71-0.88];
0.83
0.72-0.97];
0.90-1.11]).
Findings
consistent
although
no
longer
significant
0.89
0.79-1.02];
0.87
0.74-1.02];
Conclusions
Relevance
Physical
within
1
2
days
was
outcomes
activity.
British Journal of Sports Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(7), P. 359 - 365
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Objectives
The
objective
was
to
investigate
the
benefits
of
‘weekend
warrior’
physical
activity
pattern
in
Latin
America,
where
many
people
take
part
high
levels
non-exercise
activity.
Methods
Participants
Mexico
City
Prospective
Study
were
surveyed
from
1998
2004
and
resurveyed
2015
2019.
Those
who
exercised
up
once
or
twice
per
week
termed
weekend
warriors.
more
often
regularly
active.
Analyses
adjusted
for
potential
confounders.
Results
main
analysis
included
26
006
deaths
154
882
adults
(67%
female)
aged
52±13
years
followed
18±4
(mean±SD).
Compared
with
those
reported
no
exercise,
HR
(95%
CI)
0.88
(0.83
0.93)
warriors
(0.84
0.91)
Similar
results
observed
cardiovascular
disease
cancer
mortality,
but
associations
weaker.
Stratified
analyses
showed
that
substantial
reductions
all-cause
mortality
risk
only
occurred
when
duration
exercise
sessions
at
least
30–60
min.
repeated-measures
843
10
023
20±2
years.
being
inactive
becoming
inactive,
0.86
CI
0.65
1.12)
a
warrior
0.85
0.70
1.03)
active
Conclusions
This
is
first
prospective
study
America.
suggest
even
busy
could
benefit
taking
one
two
week.
British Journal of Sports Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. bjsports - 108290
Published: June 26, 2024
Objectives
This
study
explored
how
race
and
socioeconomic
status
(SES)
moderated
the
association
between
moderate-to-vigorous
physical
activity
(MVPA)
depressive
symptoms
with
compositional
data.
Methods
Participants
were
2803
US
adults
from
2005–2006
cycle
of
National
Health
Nutrition
Examination
Survey.
Accelerometers
used
to
measure
MVPA,
light-intensity
(LPA)
sedentary
behaviours
(SB).
self-reported
sleep
duration
symptoms.
SES
was
derived
by
latent
class
analysis
using
household
income
level,
education
attainment
occupation.
The
relative
time
MVPA
moderating
effects
investigated
through
data
analysis.
Isotemporal
substitution
employed
estimate
reallocation
other
movement
Results
Increased
spent
in
LPA,
SB
inversely
associated
(OR
(95%
CI)=0.679
(0.538–0.855)).
significantly
interacted
for
(P
interaction
<0.05).
Reallocating
10–30
min
sleep,
or
LPA
lower
odds
solely
among
non-Hispanic
white
individuals
those
higher
SES.
Conclusion
reveal
a
reverse
Our
results
provide
evidence
moderate
relationship
Future
research
is
needed
further
explore
these
racial
differences.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(15), P. 12167 - 12167
Published: July 29, 2023
A
variety
of
phytocompounds
contained
in
medical
plants
have
been
used
as
medication,
including
Kampo
(traditional
Japanese)
medicine.
Phytochemicals
are
one
category
the
chemical
compounds
mainly
known
antioxidants,
and
recently,
their
anti-inflammatory
effects
preventing
chronic
inflammation
received
much
attention.
Here,
we
present
a
narrative
review
health-promotion
disease-prevention
phytochemicals,
polyphenols,
latter
which
abundant
onions,
oranges,
tea,
soybeans,
turmeric,
cacao,
grapes,
along
with
synergetic
vitamin
D.
phenomenon
currently
gaining
popularity
Japan
is
finding
non-disease
conditions,
so-called
ME-BYO
(mibyou)
treating
them
before
they
develop
into
illnesses.
In
addition
to
lifestyle-related
diseases
such
metabolic
syndrome
obesity,
dementia
frailty,
commonly
found
elderly,
included
underlying
conditions.
These
conditions
typically
induced
by
might
result
multiple
organ
failure
or
cancer
if
left
untreated.
Maintaining
gut
microbiota
important
for
suppressing
(recently
increasing)
intestinal
disorders
upregulating
immunity.
During
COVID-19
pandemic,
interest
phytochemicals
D
disease
prevention
increased,
viral
bacterial
infection
lung
causes
fatal
inflammation,
induces
pulmonary
fibrosis.
Furthermore,
sepsis
disorder
inducing
severe
microbes,
high
mortality
ratio
non-coronary
ICUs.
However,
antimicrobial
peptides
(AMPs)
working
using
natural
immunity
suppress
at
early
stage.
The
intake
enhances
effects,
upregulates
immunity,
reduces
risk
means
keeping
healthy
microbiota.
Evidence
acquired
during
pandemic
revealed
that
daily
improvement
terms
diseases,
very
because
increase
infectious
diseases.
This
discusses
importance
lifestyle
ME-BYO,
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(21), P. 8971 - 8971
Published: Nov. 4, 2023
Daily
steps
could
be
a
valuable
indicator
of
real-world
ambulation
in
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD).
Nonetheless,
no
study
to
date
has
investigated
the
minimum
number
days
required
reliably
estimate
average
daily
through
commercial
smartwatches
people
with
PD.
Fifty-six
patients
were
monitored
smartwatch
for
5
consecutive
days.
The
total
each
day
was
recorded
and
calculated
as
well
working
weekend
steps.
intraclass
correlation
coefficient
(ICC)
(3,k),
standard
error
measurement
(SEM),
Bland–Altman
statistics,
detectable
change
(MDC)
used
evaluate
reliability
step
count
every
combination
2–5
threshold
acceptability
set
at
an
ICC
≥
0.8
lower
bound
CI
95%
0.75
SAM
<
10%.
ANOVA
Mann–Whitney
tests
compare
across
between
days,
respectively.
Four
needed
achieve
acceptable
(ICC
range:
0.84–0.90;
7.8–9.4%).
In
addition,
did
not
significantly
differ
These
findings
support
use
walking
activity
index
relevant
developing
monitoring,
preventive,
rehabilitation
strategies
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(3), P. 825 - 825
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
Over
recent
decades,
wearable
inertial
sensors
have
become
popular
means
to
quantify
physical
activity
and
mobility.
However,
research
assessing
measurement
accuracy
precision
is
required,
especially
before
using
device-based
measures
as
outcomes
in
trials.
The
GT9X
Link
a
monitor
available
from
ActiGraph,
recognized
“gold
standard”
previously
used
criterion
measure
assess
the
validity
of
various
consumer-based
monitors.
ActiGraph
not
fully
elucidated.
A
systematic
review
was
undertaken
synthesize
current
evidence
for
measuring
steps
energy
expenditure.
This
followed
PRISMA
guidelines
eight
studies
were
included
with
combined
sample
size
558
participants.
We
found
that
(1)
generally
underestimates
steps;
(2)
device
seem
be
influenced
by
gait
speed,
placement,
filtering
process,
monitoring
conditions;
(3)
there
lack
regarding
step
counting
free-living
conditions
expenditure
estimation.
Given
limited
number
their
heterogeneity,
present
emphasizes
need
further
validation
populations
both
controlled
settings.
Frontiers in Endocrinology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 25, 2025
Background
Despite
the
growing
attention
towards
efficacy
of
high-intensity
interval
training
(HIIT)
on
older
adult
health,
a
consensus
regarding
pleiotropic
effects
HIIT
in
this
population
is
yet
to
be
reached.
Previous
studies
have
predominantly
focused
specific
outcomes
or
particular
groups,
lacking
comprehensive
analysis.
Objective
We
aimed
conduct
systematic
evaluation
impact
body
composition,
cardiopulmonary
function,
and
metabolic
parameters
adults.
Methods
The
databases
searched
included
PubMed,
Web
Science,
Cochrane
Library,
Scopus,
WanFang,
other
relevant
sources
from
inception
database
until
July
2023.
Randomized
controlled
trials
(RCTs)
shape,
were
searched.
Results
A
total
87
RCTs
meeting
criteria
included,
involving
4,213
people.
Meta-analysis
results
showed
that
significantly
improved
fat
percentage
(BF%)
[MD:
−1.63%,
p
=
0.005],
maximal
oxygen
uptake
(VO
2max
)
2.46
mL
min
−1
kg
,
<
0.00001],
heart
rate
(HR
max
2.83
beats
0.02],
high-density
lipoprotein
(HDL)
levels
0.04
mmol
L
0.002].
However,
for
systolic
blood
pressure
(SBP)
0.49
mmHg,
0.60],
resting
rest
−0.95
BPM
0.24],
triglycerides
(TG)
[tendency
MD:
−0.02
0.61],
low-density
(LDL)
−0.04
0.27]
had
no
significant
effect.
Sensitivity
analysis
found
waist
circumference
(WC)
−1.89
cm,
0.17],
diastolic
(DBP)
−0.63
0.23],
respiratory
exchange
(RER)
0.01,
0.20],
cholesterol
(TC)
0.10
0.14],
fasting
plasma
glucose
(FPG)
[MD:−0.20
0.08],
but
lacked
robustness.
There
was
improvement
DBP
0.23]
mass
index
(BMI)
−0.36
m
−2
0.06].
Conclusions
has
shown
certain
potential
advantages
improving
physical
health
adult,
especially
function.
more
high-quality
are
needed
confirm
future.
It
also
provides
reference
clinical
practice
family
management
development
guidelines.
Systematic
review
registration
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/myprospero
identifier
CRD42023460252.