Measuring PA & Sedentary Behaviour Flashcards
Define ‘reactivity’
Methods that change your behaviour because you know you are being tracked
Define physical activity
Any waking movement that is 1.5 METs or above. Any bodily movement resulting in contraction of skeletal muscle that results in energy expenditure above resting levels
Define exercise
planned, purposeful, and repetitive (PPR)
How can you quantify PA & exercise
F- Frequency
I- Intensity (BPM, RPE, METs, WATTS…)
T- Time
T- Type
What does physical activity include (5)
sedentary behaviour
locomotion
work
leisure activities
exercise
How can we describe PA? (5)
- Total PA- calories burned during bodily movement
- sleep & wake time
- physical activity separated by sedentary, light, mod-vig intensity during wake time
- type- locomotive or occupational activities (walking, biking, jogging)
- posture- sitting, lying, standing
what is total (daily) energy expenditure (TEE)
the amount of energy you use in your day (24 hr)
What does total (daily) energy expenditure include?
activity energy expenditure (AEE) + Thermic effect of feeding (TEF) +Resting energy expenditure (REE).
Define Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports like exercise (walking to work, typing, work physical duties/chores) & fideting
what is included in Activity energy expenditure (AEE) (2)
Exercise energy expenditure (ExEE) and Non-exercise activity thermogenisis (NEAT)
How is Activity energy expenditure measured (AEE)
(7)
-indirect calorimetry
-heart rate monitor
-acceleromtery
-global positioning system
-pedometry
-questionairres
-observation (playgrounds)
what are 2 important characteristics used to classify PA measurement instruments
- degree of participant burden (too much recording…)
- whether they are subjective (self reported/surveys) or objective (tracked with fitness app or accessory)
how could reactivity change the validity
presence of a pedometer may cause you to increase your PA while wearing it. Although reliable this would affect the validity of using these scores as an indicator of usual PA
Desirable traits of measurement tools used to assess PA and EE (7)
- valid
- reliable
- provides a representative time period of measurement (are they wearing it long enough to measure what it needs to)
- non reactive
- socially acceptable and non-obtrusive
- low cost
- low subject burden
subjective methods to measure PA and sedentary behaviour
Requires participant/individual to use judgement in determining the score. Self administered, proxy or interview. Typically looks at a typical previous week, month or year. (annual survey).
-direct observation
-interviews