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In | In general '''physical activity''', also called '''motor activity''', is "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure."<ref>[http://www.who.int/topics/physical_activity/en/ ''Health topics''], [[World Health Organization]]</ref> | ||
[[Exercise]] is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining [[physical fitness]] or [[health]]."<ref>{{MeSH|Exercise}}</ref> | [[Exercise]] is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining [[physical fitness]] or [[health]]."<ref>{{MeSH|Exercise}}</ref> | ||
Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals instead of communities."<ref name="pmid21330590">{{cite journal| author=Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Mehr DR| title=Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes. | journal=Am J Public Health | year= 2011 | volume= 101 | issue= 4 | pages= 751-8 | pmid=21330590 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2010.194381 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21330590 }} </ref> | Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals instead of communities."<ref name="pmid21330590">{{cite journal| author=Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Mehr DR| title=Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes. | journal=Am J Public Health | year= 2011 | volume= 101 | issue= 4 | pages= 751-8 | pmid=21330590 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2010.194381 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21330590 }} </ref> | ||
==Physiology== | |||
In [[physiology]] physical activity is "the physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon."<ref>{{MeSH|Motor activity}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 02:09, 2 December 2011
In general physical activity, also called motor activity, is "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure."[1]
Exercise is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining physical fitness or health."[2]
Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals instead of communities."[3]
Physiology
In physiology physical activity is "the physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon."[4]
References
- ↑ Health topics, World Health Organization
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Exercise (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Mehr DR (2011). "Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes.". Am J Public Health 101 (4): 751-8. DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2010.194381. PMID 21330590. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Motor activity (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.