简介:Background:Accelerometershavebeensuggestedtoprovideadditionalinformationduringthe6-minwalktestwhichmaybeusefulinevaluatingchangesinfunctionalexercisecapacity.TheaimofthestudywastoidentifywhethertheadditionalinformationmeasuredbytheMyWellnessKey~(TM)(MWK)accelerometerduringatreadmill6-minwalktest(t-6MWT)wasrelatedtocurrentlyusedoutcomemeasures.Methods:Fifteenparticipants(9males,6females)performedaself-pacedt-6MWT.RespiratorygasanalysisandwalkingdistanceweremeasuredwhilstwearingtheMWK.Results:Asignificantcorrelationwasestablishedbetweenactivitycountsand6-minwalkdistance(6MWD)(r=-0.847,p<0.001)yetnot6-minwalkwork(6MWW)(r=-0.337,p=0.220).EnergyexpenditureestimatedbytheMWKwasstronglycorrelatedto6MWW(r=0.938,p<0.001)butnot6MWD(r=0.477,p=0.072).TheMWKsignificantlyunderestimatedenergyexpenditure(36.73,CI=33.9-39.7kcal)comparedtogasanalysis(54.35,CI=46.2-61.4kcal)demonstratingpooragreementbetweenthetwoanalyses(Bias=-17.61kcal,Limitsofagreement=-37.4,t2.2kcal).Measurementoftimespentundertakinglight,moderate,andvigorousphysicalactivitywasnotsignificantlydifferent(p>0.05)betweentheMWKandgasanalysis.Conclusion:EstimatedenergyexpenditureprovidedbytheMWKwasstronglycorrelatedto6MWW;however,MWKunderestimatedenergyexpenditureasmeasuredbygasanalysis.TheMWKmayprovideoutcomedatathatsupplementthosecurrentlyprovidedbythe6MWDforfunctionalcapacityassessmentduringthet-6MWT.
简介:TherecentpublicationbyChekroudetal.inLancetPsychiatryfocusesontherelationshipbetweenphysicalexerciseandmentalhealth.Mentalhealthisdefinedasoptimalpersonalfunctioning"resultinginproductiveactivities,fulfillingrelationshipswithotherpeople,andtheabilitytoadapttochangeandtocopewithadversity".(p.4)Recently,mentalhealthhasnolongerbeendescribedasadichotomousstatebutasacontinuum,withpersonalmentalstatesrangingfromhighlyfunctionaltomentallyill.
简介:<正>中山纪念中学是由孙中山长子孙科于1934年秉承其父"谋建设,培人才,乃富强根本"的遗愿亲手创办的。现在学校校名系已故国家名誉主席宋庆龄女士亲笔题写。纪中是中山市唯一一所省重点中学,广东省首批省一级学校,广东省首批国家级示范性高中。目前全校在编教职工503人,学生6400多人。学校占地面积850亩,体育设施设备齐全。现有体育馆1座,田径场1个,篮球场38个,排球场9个(含2个沙滩排球场),网球场1个,足球场2个,保龄球馆1个,健身房1个,游泳池2个,室内外羽毛球场50个,乒乓球馆1个,,壁球室2个,8道攀岩壁1个。中山市纪中国家级青少年体育俱乐部于2003年被国家体育总局