UPDATE: PAL Technologies Ltd is based in the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow city centre. Having such a central location, means we have contingency plans for emergencies. This has been in full swing over the last 14 days.
Next up on our summer signing announcements:
A new squad of @activpal activity loggers! 🚶♀️🚶♂️
These will enable more of our Physical Activity and Health students to undertake projects in this area 📊📔
#exercisescience#healthscience#physicalactivity
Just finished my very first poster presentation on #EHPS2021 on the accuracy of the #Fitbit to measure short bouts of #physical activity and #sedentary behavior!
Thanks for the lovely questions and interaction!
Henderson et al in latest European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing look at benefits of targeting and reducing sedentary behaviour in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Concerns that Covid-19 may increase sedentary times.
https://t.co/Uzc5meY5JC
#activPAL
Recent publication @IJERPH_MDPI : Impact of Reducing #Sitting Time in Women with Fibromyalgia and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Link: https://t.co/LBm8XVsffe
Interventions for reducing #sedentary behaviour in people with #stroke - new @CochraneStroke review.
We know lots about exercise & activity but there's
a knowledge gap at sedentary end of the energy expending spectrum
https://t.co/lrDhiZa4Ig
👉"ISPAH's #8Investments That Work for Physical Activity"
📢 A call to action for everyone, everywhere, including professionals, academics, civil society & decision makers, to embed physical activity in national & subnational policies.
🔗Full Document & Advocacy Kit
PALtransfer for Android smartphones available now from the Play store (also in Windows and Mac versions). By uploading activPAL data from remote field locations to the PALportal field trials can progress without the need to retrieve #activPAL https://t.co/AxyW4YKQ1f
Congratulations to ECR @EvelienVanderc1 on her first paper using data from The Maastricht Study.
⬆️ activPAL3-assessed higher intensity physical activity ➡️
⬇️ arterial stiffness.
No difference between regularly actives vs. weekend warriors.
https://t.co/R6UoBIcuEF.
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc this year. It has been a problematic time for researchers at Universities across the globe, Nature reports on the experience of four countries and the challenges faced
https://t.co/JExQnhXOaq
Now the kids are back at school here in Glasgow, normal service is resumed. Tweets summarising the latest research involving activPAL over the past few months to follow. Also look out for our updated research database of publications coming soon...
New lecturer post available within our @strathpah group. Great opportunity to join an amazing team. Closing date 30th August. Details at https://t.co/q3IhZgsem4
The presentations from the 3rd Annual ProPASS Meeting are now online! https://t.co/jt9xqV088v
Topics covered at #ProPASS2020 include machine learning, physical activity guidelines, occupational physical activity, compositional data analysis, and the activities of ProPASS.
Check out a recent paper describing the impact of #sedentarism, caused by the #COVID-19 home confinement on the neuromuscular, cardiovascular, metabolic and endocrine systems. https://t.co/nV4H2IUemC