Targeting Sedentary Behavior in Minority Populations as a Feasible Health Strategy During and Beyond COVID-19: On Behalf of ACSM-EIM and HL-PIVOT
Journal article
Authors | Lassalle, P.P., Meyer, M.L., Conners, R., Zieff, G., Rojas, J., Faghy, M., Arena, R., Vermeesch, A., Joseph, R.P. and Stoner, L. |
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Abstract | Increased sedentary behavior has been an unintended consequence of social and physical distancing restrictions needed to limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Sedentary behavior is defined as any waking behavior characterized by an energy expenditure ≤1.5 METs while in a sitting, reclining, or lying posture. These restrictions negatively affect peoples’ cardiometabolic and mental health and disproportionately affect certain sectors of the population, including racial/ethnic minorities. In part, the higher risk for complications of COVID-19 could be the result of an increased prevalence of comorbid diseases. Further, regular participation and adherence to current physical activity guidelines, defined as at least 150 min·wk−1 of moderate-intensity physical activity or muscle strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week, is challenging for many and may be especially difficult to achieve during the COVID-19 pandemic. A practical strategy to promote health and well-being during COVID-19 is reducing sedentary behavior. Reducing sedentary behaviors (e.g., breaking up periods of prolonged sitting with light-intensity physical activity) may be more easily achieved than physical activity for all individuals, including individuals of racial/ethnic decent, as it does not require purchasing equipment nor require compromising the physical restrictions necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19. The purpose of this commentary is to argue that sedentary behavior is a feasible, independent target to modify during COVID-19, particularly in minority populations, and to address this behavior we need to consider individual, environmental, and policy-level factors. |
Keywords | COVID-19; Sedentary Behaviour; Public Health |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine |
Journal citation | 6 (4) |
Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
ISSN | 2379-2868 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1249/tjx.0000000000000174 |
Web address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/acsm-tj/Fulltext/2021/10150/Targeting_Sedentary_Behavior_in_Minority.6.aspx |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 01 Aug 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 May 2021 |
Deposited | 01 Oct 2021 |
Rights | Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
Contributors | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, University of Derby, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, University of Portland, Portland, OR and Arizona State University, Phoenix AZ |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/94xxq/targeting-sedentary-behavior-in-minority-populations-as-a-feasible-health-strategy-during-and-beyond-covid-19-on-behalf-of-acsm-eim-and-hl-pivot
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