简介：ThetraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)theoryoftraditionalChinesehealthexercise(TCHE)isanalyzed.TheeffectofmeridiansandacupointscontainedinTCHEissummarized,thetreatmentmethodsoftonifyingdeficienciesandreducingexcessesappliedinTCHEarediscussed,theregulationofZang-fuorgansareemphasized,andtheleadingroleofQiisintroduced.TheexerciseprescriptionandpropertimingofTCHEaredescribedandreported.TCHEs,suchasBaduanjin,Liuzijue,andTaiChi,possessstrongTCMcharacteristics.

简介：DearEditor,IntheDecember2016issueofJournalofSportandHealthScience,Dr.BarbaraE.Ainsworthhighlightedaglobalviewofyouthphysicalactivity(PA)basedontheresultsfromtheGlobalMatrix2.0.~1Joining38countrieson6continents,China,asthemostpopulouscountryintheworld,hasforthefirsttimepresentedits2016ReportCardon9indicatorsofPA.Unfortunately,China’sinauguralReportCardshowsanFratingassignedtoboththeoverallPAlevelandsedentarybehaviors

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简介：Objective:Toexaminefactorsoftheyouthphysicalactivitypromotion(YPAP)modelthatareassociatedwithChineseinternationalstudents'meetingPArecommendations(MPAR).Methods:Atotalof649(females=320,males=329)Chineseinternationalcollegestudentsparticipatedinthestudy.ThisstudywasconductedintheUnitedStates(US.)betweenJuneandAugustin2011.Participantscompletedanonlinesurveyregardingtheirdemographic,PA,predisposing,enabling,andreinforcingfactors.Results:Logisticnested-regressionanalysissuggestedthatbeingmale,havingahigherbodymassindex,perceivedcompetence,self-efficacy,attitude,andenjoymentallincreased(p<0.001)theparticipants'oddsofMPAR.Exceptlanguagebarriers,alloftheenablingandreinforcingfactorspredictedMPARindirectlythroughthepredisposingfactors(p<0.001).Conclusion:UnderstandingfactorsthatinfluencePAamongChineseinternationalstudentsisanimportantstepintheprocessofpromotingtheirlong-termhealthandwellbeing.Designingprogramthataddresstheidentifiedkeyfactorsmayhelpcollegesanduniversitiesachievethisgoal.

简介：Withanincreaseinrural-to-urbanmigration,arapidlyagingpopulation,andtherisingriskofdevelopingnoncommunicablediseasesinChina,itisimportanttounderstandtheepidemiologyofphysicalactivity(PA)andhealthinthecontextofdiseasepreventionandpopulationhealth.Despiteitspublichealthimportance,thereisasignificantlackofknowledgeaboutPAinolderChineseadultsthatmayhamperprimarypreventioneffortsofhealthpromotioninanincreasinglyagingpopulation.Tofillthisgap,thisarticlepresentsanarrativereviewofPAintheolderChineseadultpopulationwithaspecialfocusonresidentialsettings(i.e.,urbanandrural).Usingexistingstudies,thereviewexaminesoverallPApatternsandtheircorrelatesanddiscussespublichealthimplicationsandfutureresearch.AlthoughtherearesomepreliminaryindicationsofurbanandruraldifferencesinPAintheagingpopulationinChina,continuedresearcheffortsareneededtofacilitateprimarypreventioneffortsaimedatreducingnoncommunicablediseasesandpromotinganactivelifestyleamongthelargestpopulationofolderpeopleintheworld.

简介：Background:TraditionalChinesesportsandphysicalactivities(PAs)havealonghistoryandarepracticedbymillionsofChinese.However,relativelyfewsystematicreviewsofthescientificevidencefortheirhealthbenefits,especiallyforolderChineseadults,havebeenundertaken.Evidenceacquisition:BetweenJanuaryandMarch2016,asystematicsearchwasconductedusingtheCNKIandPubMeddatabasestoidentifystudiespublishedbetween2000and2015.StudieswereselectedforreviewiftheyweredesignedspecificallytoevaluatethehealthbenefitsoftraditionalChinesesportsandPAsinadultsaged50yearsandolderintheMainlandofChina.Thestudiesincludedobservational,uncontrolled,andrandomizedandcontrolleddesigns.PaperspublishedwithoutanEnglishtitleorabstractwereexcluded.Evidencesynthesis:Theinitialsearchidentifiedatotalof229studies.Afterremovingduplicatesandstudiesthatdidnotmeettheinclusion/exclusioncriteria,95studieswereselectedforreview.Specialattentionwasgiventostudiesofthemostcommonlypracticedactivities:TaiJiQuan,Qigong,andYangkoexercises.Apositiveassociationbetweenthesetypesofexerciseandhealthbenefitswasnotedforhealthyolderadultsandthosewithchronicdiseases.Evidenceonothertypesofactivitieswaslessclearduetothelimitednumberofstudiesconducted.Conclusion:ThereispromisingevidencethattraditionalChinesesportsandPAsprovidemanyhealthbenefitsforolderChineseadults.Whileadditionalscientificallyrigorousresearchiswarranted,promotingthesetraditionalandculturally-basedsportsandPAsasformsofbehavioralmedicineinprimaryandsecondarypreventionofdiseasesamongtheagingChinesepopulationwillhelpfulfillanurgentpublichealthneed.

简介：BackgroundDesigning在孩子和少年的年龄评价的一条简单、可存取的途径是运动和物理活动(PA)的领域里的大挑战。这研究被设计开发并且验证在代表性的研究在2014进行了的年轻children.MethodsIn估计年龄的一个physical-examination-based方法，我们执行了物理考试并且在上海在14,970小学孩子7-12岁之中估计了PA，中国。孩子们高度和出生日期的另外的生物信息通过他们的父母被查明。二指示物被使用开发一个性特定的年龄评价方程：预言的成熟高度(PPMH)和更黝黑的阶段的百分比。方程通过一条k褶层交叉验证途径被验证。到为评价精确性的支票，在估计的年龄(EA)和按年代先后的年龄和PA的差异之间的协会是EA的性特定的方程如下是的examined.ResultsThe：EA男孩=-6.071+6.559更黝黑的2+13.315更黝黑的3+14.130更黝黑的4+0.190PPMH-0.071更黝黑2

简介：Background:AlthoughTaiJiQuanhasbeenshowntorelievepainandimprovefunctionalmobilityinpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis(OA),littleisknownaboutitspotentialbenefitsongaitcharacteristicsamongolderChinesewomenwhohaveahighprevalenceofbothradiographicandsymptomatickneeOA.ThisstudyaimstoassesstheefficacyofatailoredTaiJiQuaninterventionongaitkinematicsforolderChinesewomenwithkneeOA.Methods:Arandomizedcontrolledtrialinvolving46olderwomeninShanghai,China,withclinicallydiagnosedkneeOA.Randomized(1:1)participantsreceivedeithera60minTaiJiQuansession(n=23)3timesweeklyora60minbi-weeklyeducationalsession(n=23)for24weeks.Primaryoutcomeswerechangesingaitkinematicmeasuresfrombaselineto24weeks.SecondaryoutcomesincludedchangesinscoresontheWesternOntarioandMcMasterUniversityOsteoarthritisIndex(WOMAC)andShortPhysicalPerformanceBattery(SPPB).Results:After24weekstheTaiJiQuangroupdemonstratedbetterperformanceingaitvelocity(meandifference,8.40cm/s,p=0.01),steplength(meandifference,3.52cm,p=0.004),initialcontactangle(meandifference,2.19°,p=0.01),andmaximalangle(meandifference,2.61°,p=0.003)offlexedkneesduringstancephasecomparedtothecontrolgroup.Inaddition,theTaiJiQuangroupshowedsignificantimprovementinWOMACscores(p<0.01)(meandifference,-4.22pointsinpain,p=0.002;-2.41pointsinstiffness,p<0.001;-11.04pointsinphysicalfunction,p=0.006)andSPPBscores(meandifference,1.22points,p<0.001).Conclusion:AmongolderChinesewomenwithkneeOA,atailoredTaiJiQuaninterventionimprovedgaitoutcomes.TheinterventionalsoimprovedoverallfunctionasindexedbytheWOMACandSPPB.TheseresultssupporttheuseofTaiJiQuanforolderChineseadultswithkneeOAtobothimprovetheirfunctionalmobilityandreducepainsymptomatology.

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简介：Background:Self-efficacyhasbeenidentifiedasanimportantdeterminantofyouth'sbehaviorchangeincludingphysicalactivity(PA)participation.However,thedimensionalitycheckofaPAself-efficacyscalehasrarelybeenconductedinChina.Thecurrentstudyaimstoexamine(1)theunidimensionalityofashortenedChineseversionofPAself-efficacyscale(S-PASESC);(2)themeasurementinvarianceofS-PASESCacrossgenderandlevelsofeducation;(3)thelatentfactormeandifferencebetweengenderandlevelsofeducation;(4)thedirecteffectsofself-efficacyonPAbydifferentgenderandeducationlevels;and(5)thecomparisonsofthedirecteffectsofself-efficacyonPAacrossgenderandeducationlevels.Methods:Theparticipantswere5ththrough11thgradepublicschoolstudentsrecruitedfrom7citieslocatedindifferentgeographicregionsofChina.Thefinaldataincludeatotalof3003participants(49.7%boys)whohavecompletedthescales.Results:Confirmatoryfactoranalysis(CFA)testsupportedtheunidimensionalityofS-PASESC.TheS-PASESCisinvariantacrossgenderand3levelsofeducationatbothconfigural,fullmetric,andfullscalarlevels.FindingsfromlatentmeancomparisonsshowedthatboysreportedhigherPAself-efficacythangirls.Students'perceivedPAself-efficacytendtodecreasefromelementarytohighschool.Finally,self-efficacypositivelyrelatedtoPAbygroupsofdifferentgenderandeducationlevelsandtherelationshipbetweenself-efficacyandPAisstrongeramongmiddleschoolboysthangirls.Conclusion:FindingssuggestS-PASESCisavalidscaleformeasuringChinesestudents'PAself-efficacy.

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简介：Purpose:Arandomized,controlledtrialwasconductedtodeterminewhethera6-weeklowcaloriedietandaerobicexerciseinterventioncouldaltermetabolicsyndrome(MetS)riskfactorsinpre-pubescentobeseChinesechildren.Methods:Thesubjectswererandomizedintodietandexercise(DE)andcontrol(C)groups.TheDEgroupingested1600-2000kcal/dayadjustedtoeachparticipant’sbasalmetabolicrate,andengagedinhigh-volumeaerobicexercise(6days/week,twicedaily,for3hpersession)for6weeks.Atotalof215obesechildrenbetweentheagesof11and13yearswererecruitedintothestudy,with167subjects(DE,n=95;C,n=72)completingallphases.Pre-andpost-studymeasuresincludedbodyweight,bodymassindex,waistcircumference,bodyfatpercentage,bloodpressureandotherMetS-relatedmarkersfromfastingbloodsamples(serumcholesterol,triglycerides,insulin,andglucose).Results:Comparedtocontrols,theDEsubjectsexperiencedsignificantlyreducedlevelsforalloutcomemarkers(p<0.05),exceptforfastingbloodglucoseinboys(p=0.09).Conclusion:Anintensive,6-weekdietandexerciseinterventionhadfavorableeffectsinalteringMetSriskfactorsinobeseChinesechildrenaged11to13.

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