SynthesisScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2020
Health effects of active commuting to work: The available evidence before GISMO.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health effects of active commuting to work: The available evidence before GISMO.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of active commuting on cardiovascular risk factors: GISMO-a randomized controlled feasibility study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2020Trial
- Data-driven leisure-time physical activity trajectories of over 46 years and their associations with cognition in nonagenarians: a cohort study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Tracking and Trajectory Analysis of Active Commuting from Childhood to Midlife.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2025Article
- Estimation of carbon footprint in nuclear medicine: illustration of a french department.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025Article
- A theoretical model of sports and health integration to promote active health.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Role of commuting characteristics on physical and mental health among members at university institutions (DiNaMo-active): a protocol for an observational study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Reassessing the non-linear causal link between long-duration commuting and self-rated health: do behavioral preferences and built environment matter?Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Mobility Infrastructures and Health: Scoping Review of studies in Europe.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- Association of sarcopenia with important health conditions among community-dwelling Asian women.PloS one · 2023Article
- A glimpse of academic staff health behavior on diet type and physical activity at Austrian universities: first findings from the "Sustainably Healthy - From Science 2 Highschool & University" study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Health Behaviors of Austrian Secondary School Teachers and Principals at a Glance: First Results of theNutrients · 2022Article
- Active travel behaviour in the family environment: protocol for the mixed-methods cross-sectional ARRIVE study.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Cycling for health: Improving health and mitigating the climate crisis.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2021Review
- Sociodemographic inequities and active transportation in adults from Latin America: an eight-country observational study.International journal for equity in health · 2021Observational
- Device-Measured and Self-Reported Active Travel Associations with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Integrated Physiological, Biomechanical, and Subjective Responses for the Selection of Assistive Level in Pedelec Cycling.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America: ELANS Multi-Country Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Sedentary lifestyle is a major modifiable risk factor for many chronic diseases. Global guidelines recommend for maintaining health in adults, at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity of physical activity throughout the week, but compliance is insufficient and health problems arise. One obvious way to overcome this is to integrate physical activity into the daily routine for example by active commuting to work. Scientific evidence, however, is scarce and therefore we set out to perform this systematic review of the available literature to improve understanding of the efficiency of active commuting initiatives on health. Literature searches were performed in PubMed and Cochrane database. Altogether, 37 studies were screened. Thereof, eight publications were reviewed, which included 555 participants. The mean study duration of the reviewed research was 36 ± 26 (8-72) weeks. Overall, active commuting in previously untrained subjects of both sexes significantly improved exercise capacity, maximal power, blood pressure, lipid parameters including cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and waist circumference. Improvement was independent of the type of active commuting. Despite relatively few studies that were previously performed, this review revealed that active commuting has health beneficial effects comparable to those of moderate exercise training.
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