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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-37
关键词
Physical activity measurement; Accelerometer; Walking; Adult physical activity guidelines
资金
- National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research (NIHR PHR) Programme [10/3001/04]
- Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK
- Economic and Social Research Council [RES-590-28-0005]
- Medical Research Council
- Welsh Government
- Wellcome Trust under UK Clinical Research Collaboration [WT087640MA]
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle based at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- University of Bristol
- Medical Research Council [MR/K023233/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [10/3001/04] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MR/K023233/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Objective: To objectively examine the contribution to adult physical activity levels of walking to work. Methods: Employees (n = 103; 36.3 +/- 11.7 years) at 17 workplaces in south-west England, who lived within 2 miles (3.2 km) of their workplace, wore Actigraph accelerometers for seven days during waking hours and carried GPS receivers during the commute to and from work. Physical activity volume (accelerometer counts per minute (cpm)) and intensity (minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)) were computed overall and during the walk to work. Results: Total weekday physical activity was 45% higher in participants who walked to work compared to those travelling by car (524.6. +/- 170.4 vs 364.6 +/- 138.4 cpm) and MVPA almost 60% higher (78.1 +/- 24.9 vs 49.8 +/- 25.2 minutes per day). No differences were seen in weekend physical activity, and sedentary time did not differ between the groups. Combined accelerometer and GPS data showed that walking to work contributed 47.3% of total weekday MVPA. Conclusions: Walking to work was associated with overall higher levels of physical activity in young and middle-aged adults. These data provide preliminary evidence to underpin the need for interventions to increase active commuting, specifically walking, in adults.
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