Effects of reallocating time in different activity intensities on health and fitness: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Research

Mark Hamer¹  Lee Smith²  Daniel Aggio² 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Physical Activity Research Group, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, WC1E 6BT, London, UK;National Centre Sport & Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK;Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, WC1E 6BT, London, UK;Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Physical Activity Research Group, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, WC1E 6BT, London, UK;

关键词: Sedentary behaviour;    Physical activity;    Accelerometry;    Isotemporal substitution;    Fitness;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12966-015-0249-6

 received in 2015-05-07, accepted in 2015-06-17,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe effects of replacing time in specific activity categories for other categories (e.g. replacing sedentary time with light activity) on health and fitness are not well known. This study used isotemporal substitution to investigate the effects of substituting activity categories in an equal time exchange fashion on health and fitness in young people.MethodsParticipants were drawn from schools in Camden, London (n = 353, mean age 9.3 ± 2.3 years). Time sedentary, in light and in moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) was measured via accelerometry. The effects of substituting time in activity categories (sedentary, light and MVPA) with equivalent time in another category on health and fitness were examined using isotemporal substitution.ResultsIn single and partition models, MVPA was favourably associated with body fat %, horizontal jump distance and flexibility. Time sedentary and in light activity were not associated with health and fitness outcomes in these models. In substitution models, replacing one hour of sedentary time with MVPA was favourably associated with body fat % (B = −4.187; 95 % confidence interval (CI), −7.233, −1.142), horizontal jump distance (B = 16.093; 95 % CI, 7.476, 24.710) and flexibility (B = 4.783; 95 % CI, 1.910, 7.656). Replacing time in light activity with MVPA induced similar benefits but there were null effects for replacing sedentary with light intensity.ConclusionSubstituting time sedentary and in light activity with MVPA was associated with favourable health and fitness. Time in sedentary behaviour may only be detrimental to health and fitness when it replaces time in MVPA in young people.

【 授权许可】

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© Aggio et al. 2015