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Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes.

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Thyfault, JP; Du, M; Kraus, WE; Levine, JA; Booth, FW
Published in: Med Sci Sports Exerc
June 2015

PURPOSE: This article reports on the findings and recommendations of the "Physiology of Sedentary Behavior and Its Relationship to Health Outcomes" group, a part of a larger workshop entitled Sedentary Behavior: Identifying Research Priorities sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and by the National Institute on Aging, which aimed to establish sedentary behavior research priorities. METHODS: The discussion within our workshop led to the formation of critical physiological research objectives related to sedentary behaviors, that is, if appropriately researched, would greatly affect our overall understanding of human health and longevity. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Primary questions are related to physiological "health outcomes" including the influence of physical activity versus sedentary behavior on the function of a number of critical physiological systems (aerobic capacity, skeletal muscle metabolism and function, telomeres/genetic stability, and cognitive function). The group also derived important recommendations related to the "central and peripheral mechanisms" that govern sedentary behavior and how energy balance has a role in mediating these processes. General recommendations for future sedentary physiology research efforts indicate that studies of sedentary behavior, including that of sitting time only, should focus on the physiological effect of a "lack of human movement" in contradistinction to the effects of physical movement and that new models or strategies for studying sedentary behavior-induced adaptations and links to disease development are needed to elucidate underlying mechanism(s).

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Med Sci Sports Exerc

DOI

EISSN

1530-0315

Publication Date

June 2015

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1301 / 1305

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sport Sciences
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Research
  • Physiology
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
  • Humans
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3208 Medical physiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Thyfault, J. P., Du, M., Kraus, W. E., Levine, J. A., & Booth, F. W. (2015). Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 47(6), 1301–1305. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000518
Thyfault, John P., Mengmeng Du, William E. Kraus, James A. Levine, and Frank W. Booth. “Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes.Med Sci Sports Exerc 47, no. 6 (June 2015): 1301–5. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000518.
Thyfault JP, Du M, Kraus WE, Levine JA, Booth FW. Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jun;47(6):1301–5.
Thyfault, John P., et al. “Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes.Med Sci Sports Exerc, vol. 47, no. 6, June 2015, pp. 1301–05. Pubmed, doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000000518.
Thyfault JP, Du M, Kraus WE, Levine JA, Booth FW. Physiology of sedentary behavior and its relationship to health outcomes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jun;47(6):1301–1305.

Published In

Med Sci Sports Exerc

DOI

EISSN

1530-0315

Publication Date

June 2015

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1301 / 1305

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sport Sciences
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Research
  • Physiology
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
  • Humans
  • 4207 Sports science and exercise
  • 3208 Medical physiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences