Final Countdown Flashcards
PA
Body movement produced by skeletal muscles that increases energy expenditure
Exercise
Planned, repetitive, purposeful movements to improve fitness components
Sport
Structured exercise with rules and competition
FITT
Frequency
Intensity
Type
Time
Top causes of female mortality
Dementia/alzheimers
Heart disease
stroke
Top causes of male mortality
Heart disease
Lung cancer
Emphysema/bronchitis
How many projected deaths are from chronic illness
41/61 million deaths/year
% of people in industrialized countries who are inactive
50-70%
% of males and females sufficiently active
50% males
42% females
% of elderly people meeting guidelines
6-26%
Rates of inactivity in developing countries
Less than us–> 18.7%
Ethnicities that are less active
Black and hispanic
Under 5 guidelines
Encourage PA from birth and reduce sedentary time
PA for 3 hrs/day when they can walk
5-18 Guidelines
60 min MVPA/day, up to several hours
Vigorous intensity at least 3 days/week
Include muscle and bone strengthening activity
19-64 guidelines
150 min of MVPA/week, at least 10 min at a time
OR 75 min of vigorous activity/week
Muscle strengthening activity 2 days/week
65 and over guidelines
Same as adult but include 2 days/week of balance and coordination activities
Best UK country for activity guidelines
Scotland–> 45% (M) and 33% (F) are active
Worst UK countries for activity guidelines
Ireland males (33%), wales women (24%)
Improvement rate over years for activity levels in UK
25% average increase–> males improved to 67% and females to 58%
Objectively measured activity levels in UK
6% males
4% females meet guidelines
Inactivity is responsible for what % of CHD
6% of all cases and 1/10 of premature deaths from CHD
What amount of deaths of any cause does inactivity cause
1/6
Financial cost of inactivity
900 million
Epidemiology
Distribution and determinants of health related events
Hippocrates
400BC– walking is man’s best medicine
Jerry Morris Experiments (4)
London bus driver/conductor
Postal worker/civil servants
Heart autopsy
Uniforms as obesity indicator
London Bus driver
Difference in CHD risk between drivers and conductors. Incidence and early mortality rate were both higher for driver
Post worker vs. civil servant mortality rates from CHD
1/3 of postmen died while 1/2 of servants died
Heart autopsy
Active jobs showed less myocardial fibrosis, hypertension and artery occlusion
Uniforms and obesity
Baseline and 5 year follow up. Conductors had lower BP, obesity and CHD incidence
PA and CHD patterns
Lower CHD for those who did MVPA outside of the workplace–> same high rates applied to men who did less than frequent activity
More linear relationship for older men
Paffenberger
Motivation required for exercise–> dockworkers and harvard alumni
Dockworkers
Study onset with 16 year followup–> BMI, cigarettes and BP crossed with PA to look at CHD. PA was the determining factor but other ones had additive effects
Harvard alumni
Risk of heart attack inversely related to energy expenditure. Pa is a protective factor for BP, smoking, BMI and family history
Less than 2000kCal expenditure/ week increases risk of CHD and all cause mortality by …
64% for CHD
28% in all cause
Death rates for chocolate consumers vs. non consumers
- 5% for non comers
- 9% for consumers
- - 20% lower risk and an extra year of life
MET
Metabolic equivalant to task
1 MET
Rest, cost of basic metabolism
3.5 ml/kg/ min
6 METs
Vigorous activity
How many METs are needed for longevity and health benefits
6
Steven Blair
Objectively measured fitness of people on a treadmill. PA is only important if it contributes to fitness
% of people that dont get treatment for mental illness
76-85% in low income countries
30-50% for high income
% of population effected by mental illness
15%
How more likely are inactive people to experience depression and anxiety
2x more likely
Biological mechanisms of mental illness
Serotonin, dopamine, neurotrophic factor
Endorphins and norepinephrine
% of global disease burden from depression
4.3%
How long does depression last
4-6 months
50% lasts over a year
Zschucke
Effects of PA in mental disorders. Short term, PA is just as effective as CT or antidepressants. Resistance exercise shows greatest effect
Zschucke study mechanisms
Therapeutic contact, social support, distraction
Harvey
Relationship between leisure/workplace PA and depression/anxiety
Harvey results
Inverse relationship between leisure PA, not workplace (not intensity dependant) Regular light (not vigorous) PA reduces anxiety Aerobic activity just as effective as CBT
Indirect measures
Aspects likely to associate with PA but rely on correlation. Less valid but easier
Examples of indirect measures
Heart rate, self-report, anthropometry, population data
Cross Comparison
Correlation of how well a result compares to a chosen golden standard
Population association
Good generalizability but poor validity
Often biased or focussed
Gives no specifics of mechanism
Co-correlation
% of people meeting guidelines based on BMI. Assumed that obese people would do less PA, but they actually did more than underweight people sometimes
Inquisiton
Self-report–> Biggest range of data, issues of validity and reliability
IPAQ
International physical activity questionnaire
Historical PA survey
Estimate how many hrs spent/week doing an activity over the last couple years
Heart rate
Assumes HR only increases during PA which is false
Resting and max HR
60-80 resting, 220 max
6 things that effect HR
Cardiac size Stress Age Response to illness Temperature regulation Food