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Incidental physical activity is positively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21502894     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The primary aim was to determine whether incidental physical activity (IPA), expressed either as duration or intensity, was associated with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF).
METHODS: Participants were inactive abdominally obese men (n = 43, waist circumference ≥ 102 cm) and women (n = 92, waist circumference ≥ 88 cm) recruited from Kingston, Canada. IPA (>100 counts per minute) was determined by accelerometry during 7 d and categorized into duration (min·d(-1)) and intensity (counts per minute). In secondary analyses, IPA was further categorized as light physical activity (LPA, 100-1951 counts per minute) and sporadic moderate physical activity (MPA, ≥ 1952 counts per minute accumulated in bouts <10 consecutive minutes). CRF was assessed using a maximal treadmill exercise test.
RESULTS: Participants accumulated 308.2 ± 98.8 (mean ± SD) min of IPA per day of which 19.2 ± 13.5 min was spent in sporadic MPA. Mean CRF was 26.8 ± 4.7 mL·kg(-1) body weight·min(-1). IPA duration was positively associated with CRF in the univariate model (r2 = 0.03, P < 0.05) and after control for gender and body mass index (r2 = 0.53, P < 0.01). Likewise, IPA intensity was positively associated with CRF in univariate (r2 = 0.18, P < 0.001) and multivariate analyses (r2 = 0.56, P < 0.01). After further control for each other, IPA duration was not associated with CRF (P = 0.05), whereas IPA intensity remained a significant predictor (r2 = 0.57, P < 0.001). In secondary analyses, LPA was not associated with CRF (P > 0.05). Sporadic MPA was associated with CRF (r2 = 0.20, P < 0.001) and remained a positive correlate after control for gender, body mass index, and the other physical activity variables (r2 = 0.60, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, both duration and intensity of IPA were positively associated with CRF among inactive abdominally obese adults. Sporadic MPA, but not LPA, was an independent predictor of CRF.
Authors:
K Ashlee McGuire; Robert Ross
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine and science in sports and exercise     Volume:  43     ISSN:  1530-0315     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-20     Completed Date:  2012-03-05     Revised Date:  2012-03-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8005433     Medline TA:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2189-94     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. rossr@queensu.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Anthropometry
Cardiovascular System / metabolism*
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Ontario
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Exertion / physiology*
Physical Fitness / physiology*
Risk Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MCT190617//Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Mar;44(3):562

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