ABSTRACT
The Majority of women do not meet recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines. Assessment on changes in PA patterns among
young, healthy US women was therefore performed. PA changes were assessed from self-reported PA at baseline (year 1) and follow-up
(year 2). Participants [N = 127] aged 18–30 years had completed a randomized controlled aerobics trial. A two-sample test of proportions tested the
sample changes in PA; a paired t test assessed the within-person changes. A multivariate logistic regression model assessed the demographic predictors of
meeting PA levels in year 2 (6 months post-intervention). Women who met the recommended PA used a combination of leisure and
lifestyle PA at both timepoints. In year 2, attaining the recommended PA levels through leisure-time PA increased, while work-related
and active transit PA decreased. Leisure-time physical activity at moderate and vigorous levels of intensity is recommended
to ensure that young women meet the recommended PA levels and obtain health benefits.
young, healthy US women was therefore performed. PA changes were assessed from self-reported PA at baseline (year 1) and follow-up
(year 2). Participants [N = 127] aged 18–30 years had completed a randomized controlled aerobics trial. A two-sample test of proportions tested the
sample changes in PA; a paired t test assessed the within-person changes. A multivariate logistic regression model assessed the demographic predictors of
meeting PA levels in year 2 (6 months post-intervention). Women who met the recommended PA used a combination of leisure and
lifestyle PA at both timepoints. In year 2, attaining the recommended PA levels through leisure-time PA increased, while work-related
and active transit PA decreased. Leisure-time physical activity at moderate and vigorous levels of intensity is recommended
to ensure that young women meet the recommended PA levels and obtain health benefits.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Research
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s13142-011-0108-1
- Authors
- Maureen O’Dougherty, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
- Mary O Hearst, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second St., Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
- Andrea Y Arikawa, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
- Steven D Stovitz, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 42 Delaware St., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- Mindy S Kurzer, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
- Kathryn H Schmitz, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 903 Blockley Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Journal Translational Behavioral Medicine
- Online ISSN 1613-9860
- Print ISSN 1869-6716