The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults
BackgroundMany older adults do not meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines, and this might be influenced by environmental factors (e.g., temperature). The purpose of this study was to determine how various weather variables influence light PA (LPA), moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA), and sedentary...
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| author | Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Brittany Adams Elizabeth Zambrano Garza Mathieu L. Bourbonnais Melanie Fenton Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi |
| author_facet | Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Brittany Adams Elizabeth Zambrano Garza Mathieu L. Bourbonnais Melanie Fenton Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi |
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| description | BackgroundMany older adults do not meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines, and this might be influenced by environmental factors (e.g., temperature). The purpose of this study was to determine how various weather variables influence light PA (LPA), moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA), and sedentary behaviour (SB), steps, and time spent walking outdoors.MethodsFifty community-dwelling older adults completed the 10-day assessment period, using a Fitbit fitness tracker, Global Position System (GPS), and completing self-report questionnaires. Forty participants were included in the analysis. LPA, MVPA, and SB were calculated using heart rate and multilevel models were used to assess their association with weather variables.ResultsNumber of steps was positively associated with self-reported health status (0.18, p < 0.01). Increased age was associated with less time spent engaging in LPA (total and outdoors), reduced steps, increased time spent sedentary, and less time spent walking outdoors. LPA outdoors was positively associated with mean temperature. Freeze thaw cycles were associated with time spent walking outdoors. Females spent more time in total LPA and LPA indoors, and as age increased total LPA and LPA outdoors decreased.ConclusionsOlder adults located in a dry (∼690 mm precipitation annually) region with warm winters and hot summers (−5°C–30°C) seemingly choose indoor activities. Females tend to participate in indoor LPA, and as age increases the time spent in outdoor LPA decreases.ImplicationsConsideration needs to be given to designing indoor PA interventions, with a focus on increasing MVPA for older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-abf982b6240147c59932a21541baac4e2025-01-20T07:19:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-01-01610.3389/fspor.2024.14689111468911The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adultsKathryn M. Crosby0Kathryn M. Crosby1Kathryn M. Crosby2Brittany Adams3Elizabeth Zambrano Garza4Mathieu L. Bourbonnais5Melanie Fenton6Christiane Hoppmann7Christiane Hoppmann8Christiane Hoppmann9Jennifer M. Jakobi10Jennifer M. Jakobi11Jennifer M. Jakobi12Aging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaSchool of Health & Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaEdwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaAging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaAging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaEdwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaAging in Place Research Cluster, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaSchool of Health & Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaEdwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBackgroundMany older adults do not meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines, and this might be influenced by environmental factors (e.g., temperature). The purpose of this study was to determine how various weather variables influence light PA (LPA), moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA), and sedentary behaviour (SB), steps, and time spent walking outdoors.MethodsFifty community-dwelling older adults completed the 10-day assessment period, using a Fitbit fitness tracker, Global Position System (GPS), and completing self-report questionnaires. Forty participants were included in the analysis. LPA, MVPA, and SB were calculated using heart rate and multilevel models were used to assess their association with weather variables.ResultsNumber of steps was positively associated with self-reported health status (0.18, p < 0.01). Increased age was associated with less time spent engaging in LPA (total and outdoors), reduced steps, increased time spent sedentary, and less time spent walking outdoors. LPA outdoors was positively associated with mean temperature. Freeze thaw cycles were associated with time spent walking outdoors. Females spent more time in total LPA and LPA indoors, and as age increased total LPA and LPA outdoors decreased.ConclusionsOlder adults located in a dry (∼690 mm precipitation annually) region with warm winters and hot summers (−5°C–30°C) seemingly choose indoor activities. Females tend to participate in indoor LPA, and as age increases the time spent in outdoor LPA decreases.ImplicationsConsideration needs to be given to designing indoor PA interventions, with a focus on increasing MVPA for older adults.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1468911/fullexerciseenvironmentclimatetemperatureagingsedentary |
| spellingShingle | Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Kathryn M. Crosby Brittany Adams Elizabeth Zambrano Garza Mathieu L. Bourbonnais Melanie Fenton Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Christiane Hoppmann Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi Jennifer M. Jakobi The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults Frontiers in Sports and Active Living exercise environment climate temperature aging sedentary |
| title | The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| title_full | The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| title_fullStr | The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| title_short | The effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| title_sort | effects of weather on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults |
| topic | exercise environment climate temperature aging sedentary |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1468911/full |
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