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FITNESS NON-RESPONSE FOLLOWING AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING IN OBESE AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-01-07)
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. An inverse relationship between CRF, and CVD and all-cause mortality has been well-established. To ...
Physical Activity and Sleep Observation in Preschool Aged Children
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)
Introduction
Physical activity participation improves the health of preschool aged children and benefits them physiologically, psychologically, cognately, and socially. Sleep also benefits preschool aged children’s ...
A SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS’ SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS MEASURED BY FITBIT (STEPS/DAY)
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)
Survival rates for breast cancer have increased significantly in recent years. Although more patients are surviving now, these women still experience many symptom clusters years post-treatment. One such cluster includes ...
LAST: Leisure Activity Step Tracking study
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)
Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is currently the 7th leading cause of death and by 2025 1 in 5 will be living with T2DM. Since a risk factor for T2DM is physical inactivity, interventions to increase physical activity (PA) should ...
Blue Collar Workers Physical Activity Study: Examining the Relationship between Occupation and Physical Activity
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)
Blue collar workers may suffer numerous health disparities, including lack of health education and low access to adequate health care. Blue collar workers are workers that perform manual labor, including electricians, ...
GENDER AND RACIAL IDENTITY, NORMATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE-AGED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-08)
African American women have a compounded risk for chronic disease development, poorer disease-related quality of life, and chronic disease mortality. While regular engagement in physical activity can reduce these risks, ...