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Is It Possible to Decolonize the Field of Physical Activity and Health?
J Phys Act Health. 2024 Apr 24:1-3. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0135. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIs it possible to decolonize the field of physical activity and health? Decoloniality presupposes a body-geopolitical location, such as in the Brazilian and Latin American context, where it is crucial to use social identity lenses related to race, gender, sexuality, and other social markers that affect the body. Understanding health and physical activity from a decolonial perspective would bring the oppressions that connect capitalism, patriarchy, and racism to the center of the discussion. For a "physical activity other," we cha...
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Alan G Knuth Giulia Salaberry Leite Sueyla Ferreira da Silva Dos Santos In ácio Crochemore-Silva Source Type: research

Physical Activity at Different Life Stages and Its Consequence on the Initial Immunization and Inflammatory Response Against COVID-19
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adults that accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA per week or practiced PA during adolescence developed an improved immune and inflammatory response against COVID-19 vaccination.PMID:38663845 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0370 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi Regis Gomes Teresa Cristina do Nascimento Salazar Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros Silvia Vasconcelos Adalberto Socorro da Silva Ester Miranda Pereira Vitoria Braga Melo Marcela Helena Gambin Fonseca Clarissa Romero Teixeira G Source Type: research

Examining Ableism Through the Physical Activity Experiences of Blind and Visually Impaired Women
This study examined how ableism influences blind and visually impaired women's experiences accessing and engaging in exercise, physical activity, and sport.METHODS: Ten women between the ages of 27 and 45 years completed a one-on-one audio-recorded virtual interview where they reflected on the meaningfulness of their exercise, physical activity, and/or sport experiences, as well as described any experiences related to direct, indirect, systemic, or internalized ableism within or when attempting to access those physical activity experiences. The interview transcripts were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.FINDINGS:...
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Lindsey E Ball Justin A Haegele Source Type: research

Barriers to Participation in Organized Physical Activity Among LGBTQ+ Youth: Differences by Sexual, Gender, and Racial Identities
CONCLUSIONS: LGBTQ+ youth experience individual and systemic barriers to organized physical activity, including inequitable access and bullying, and barriers are uniquely experienced across sexual, gender, and racial identities. Physical activity promotion among LGBTQ+ youth would be strengthened by policies that address inequitable access to opportunities and bias-based bullying.PMID:38626889 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0652 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Benjamin Parchem Jonathan Poquiz Ryan L Rahm-Knigge Elizabeth Panetta Ryan J Watson G Nic Rider Source Type: research

The Role of Physical Literacy in the Association Between Weather and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis With 951 Children
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the varying impact of weather on PA across individuals, the present study favors a main effect model in which weather and PL exert independent effects on children's PA. The insufficient support for PL as a moderating factor calls for future studies to test alternative mechanisms in the weather-PA association.PMID:38626893 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2022-0596 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Johannes Carl Paulina S Melby Mette L Kurtzhals Glen Nielsen Peter Bentsen Peter Elsborg Source Type: research

Walking Activity and Physical Function Among Mexican American Older Adults Over 9 Years of Follow Up
CONCLUSIONS: Mexican American older adults who engage in any walking activity are at reduced risk of low physical function, even those with disability. Interventions at the individual and community level are recommended to reduce physical function impairment, even in those with preexisting medical conditions or disability.PMID:38626896 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0266 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Nicholas Tahmassi Soham Al Snih Source Type: research

Accelerometer-Based Estimates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Samoan Adults
CONCLUSIONS: This study characterizes physical activity among Samoan adults and highlights variation by sex, urbanicity, and weight status. In providing initial device-measured estimates of physical activity in Samoa, this analysis establishes a baseline from which the success of future attempts to intervene on physical activity may be assessed.PMID:38621669 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0590 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Nicola L Hawley Parmida Zarei Scott E Crouter Mayur M Desai Alysa Pomer Anna C Rivara Take Naseri Muagututia Sefuiva Reupena Satupaitea Viali Rachel L Duckham Stephen T McGarvey Source Type: research

Self-Reported Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Camp
CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide useful insights regarding the link between physical activity and well-being; nevertheless, further research examining objectively measured physical activity is warranted to complement these data and further explore the associations between physical activity and mental health.PMID:38621670 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0325 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Konstantinia Filippou Florian Knappe Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis Ioannis D Morres Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis Elsa Havas Uwe P ühse Yannis Theodorakis Markus Gerber Source Type: research

Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA!
J Phys Act Health. 2024 Apr 15:1-2. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0233. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38621673 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2024-0233 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Michael Pratt Andrea Ram írez Varela Pedro C Hallal Source Type: research