Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood
Public health messaging calls for individuals to be more physically active and less sedentary, yet these lifestyle behaviors have been historically studied independently. Both physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are linked through time-use in a 24-hour day and are related to health ou...
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| author | Audrey M. Collins Cristina Molina-Hidalgo Sarah L. Aghjayan Jason Fanning Emily D. Erlenbach Neha P. Gothe Daniel Velazquez-Diaz Kirk I. Erickson |
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| description | Public health messaging calls for individuals to be more physically active and less sedentary, yet these lifestyle behaviors have been historically studied independently. Both physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are linked through time-use in a 24-hour day and are related to health outcomes, such as neurocognition. While the benefits of PA on brain health in late adulthood have been well-documented, the influence of SB remains to be understood. The purpose of this paper was to critically review the evolving work on SB and brain health in late adulthood and emphasize key areas of consideration to inform potential research. Overall, the existing literature studying the impact of SB on the components and mechanisms of brain health are mixed and inconclusive, provided largely by cross-sectional and observational work employing a variety of measurement techniques of SB and brain health outcomes. Further, many studies did not conceptually or statistically account for the role of PA in the proposed relationships. Therefore, our understanding of the way in which SB may influence neurocognition in late adulthood is limited. Future efforts should include more prospective longitudinal and randomized clinical trials with intentional methodological approaches to better understand the relationships between SB and the brain in late adulthood, and how these potential links are differentiated from PA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b40aa5602ec4369b7740b293aec44c82023-08-20T04:37:26ZengElsevierExperimental Gerontology1873-68152023-09-01180112246Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthoodAudrey M. Collins0Cristina Molina-Hidalgo1Sarah L. Aghjayan2Jason Fanning3Emily D. Erlenbach4Neha P. Gothe5Daniel Velazquez-Diaz6Kirk I. Erickson7AdventHealth Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Neuroscience, AdventHealth Orlando Innovation Tower, AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute - Research, 265 E Rollins St, Suite 2100, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.AdventHealth Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USADepartment of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USADepartment of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USAAdventHealth Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA; Exphy Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University Hospital, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Spain; Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA) Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, SpainAdventHealth Research Institute, Department of Neuroscience, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAPublic health messaging calls for individuals to be more physically active and less sedentary, yet these lifestyle behaviors have been historically studied independently. Both physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are linked through time-use in a 24-hour day and are related to health outcomes, such as neurocognition. While the benefits of PA on brain health in late adulthood have been well-documented, the influence of SB remains to be understood. The purpose of this paper was to critically review the evolving work on SB and brain health in late adulthood and emphasize key areas of consideration to inform potential research. Overall, the existing literature studying the impact of SB on the components and mechanisms of brain health are mixed and inconclusive, provided largely by cross-sectional and observational work employing a variety of measurement techniques of SB and brain health outcomes. Further, many studies did not conceptually or statistically account for the role of PA in the proposed relationships. Therefore, our understanding of the way in which SB may influence neurocognition in late adulthood is limited. Future efforts should include more prospective longitudinal and randomized clinical trials with intentional methodological approaches to better understand the relationships between SB and the brain in late adulthood, and how these potential links are differentiated from PA.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556523001675Sedentary behaviorPhysical activityAgingBrain health |
| spellingShingle | Audrey M. Collins Cristina Molina-Hidalgo Sarah L. Aghjayan Jason Fanning Emily D. Erlenbach Neha P. Gothe Daniel Velazquez-Diaz Kirk I. Erickson Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood Experimental Gerontology Sedentary behavior Physical activity Aging Brain health |
| title | Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| title_full | Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| title_fullStr | Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| title_short | Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| title_sort | differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood |
| topic | Sedentary behavior Physical activity Aging Brain health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556523001675 |
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