Abolanle R. Gbadamosi
Defining Continuous Walking Events in Free-Living Environments: Mind the Gap
Gbadamosi, Abolanle R.; Griffiths, Benjamin N.; Clarke-Cornwell, Alexandra M.; Granat, Malcolm H.
Authors
Benjamin N. Griffiths
Dr Alex Clarke-Cornwell A.M.Clarke-Cornwell@salford.ac.uk
Associate Professor/Reader
Prof Malcolm Granat M.H.Granat@salford.ac.uk
Professor
Contributors
KH Chon
Editor
Abstract
In free-living environments, continuous walking can be challenging to achieve without encountering interruptions, making it difficult to define a continuous walking event. While limited research has been conducted to define a continuous walking event that accounts for interruptions, no method has considered the intensity change caused by these interruptions, which is crucial for achieving the associated health outcomes. A sample of 24 staff members at the University of Salford were recruited. The participants wore an accelerometer-based device (activPAL™) for seven days continuously and completed an activity diary, to explore a novel methodological approach of combining short interruptions of time between walking events based on an average walking cadence. The definition of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) used was a minimum walking cadence of either 76, 100, or 109 steps/min. The average daily time spent in MVPA increased from 75.2 ± 32.6 min to 86.5 ± 37.4 min using the 76 steps/min, 48.3 ± 29.5 min to 53.0 ± 33.3 min using the 100 steps/min threshold, and 31.4 ± 20.5 min to 33.9 ± 22.6 min using the 109 steps/min threshold; the difference before grouping and after grouping was statistically significant (p < 0.001). This novel method will enable future analyses of the associations between continuous walking and health-related outcomes.
Citation
Gbadamosi, A. R., Griffiths, B. N., Clarke-Cornwell, A. M., & Granat, M. H. (2022). Defining Continuous Walking Events in Free-Living Environments: Mind the Gap. Sensors, 22(5), 1720. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051720
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 15, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 22, 2022 |
Publication Date | Feb 19, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 11, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 11, 2022 |
Journal | Sensors |
Publisher | MDPI |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 1720 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051720 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051720 |
Related Public URLs | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors |
Additional Information | Access Information : This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Human Physical Behaviour Monitoring (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/Sensors_for_Human_Physical_Behaviour_Monitoring) |
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