Unprompted vigorous physical activity is associated with higher levels of subsequent sedentary behaviour in participants with low cardiorespiratory fitness: a cross‐sectional study

Abstract

Performing physical activity is considered health promoting but may induce a need for subsequent rest periods. This study aimed to determine the within-day interactions between vigorous physical activity (VPA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in participants with low cardiorespiratory fitness. We tested the hypothesis that VPA is associated with a temporary subsequent increase in SB. One week of accelerometer data containing a minimum of one 10-min bout of VPA from 62 participants with low cardiorespiratory fitness (31-50 years old) were obtained from the MILE study. A comparison of SB was made between days with a bout of VPA and days without (control). Due to a positive association between VPA and number and duration of sedentary bouts, the time accumulated in both uninterrupted and total sedentary bouts were 27 (95% CI, 10-45) min and 29 (95% CI, 9-50) min higher on VPA days compared to control days (P < 0.05). Our results indicate that in participants with low cardiovascular fitness, unprompted VPA is positively associated with an increase in subsequent sedentary time. We propose that such VPA-associated sedentary time may be viewed as part of a healthy activity pattern.

The effect of Tabata-style functional high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic health and physical activity in female university students

“…Nevertheless, there is concern that high perceived exertion and low enjoyment are associated with future PA and exercise adherence, especially in participants with a low level of CRF (Dishman, 1994;Follador et al, 2018). Intense exercises appeared to induce a subsequent decline in non-exercise PA and an increase in sedentary time (Skovgaard et al, 2019;Joshi and Dodge, 2022). This is thought to be a compensatory behavior, where the energy expended during exercises needs to be compensated for in other behaviors (Skovgaard et al, 2019).…”

“…Intense exercises appeared to induce a subsequent decline in non-exercise PA and an increase in sedentary time (Skovgaard et al, 2019;Joshi and Dodge, 2022). This is thought to be a compensatory behavior, where the energy expended during exercises needs to be compensated for in other behaviors (Skovgaard et al, 2019). The compensatory behaviors may explain in part why the intervention did not produce the results expected (King et al, 2008).…”

Effects of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Exercise on 24 h Movement Behaviors in Inactive Female University Students

“…Although the effects of HIIE on improving health outcomes has been investigated by numerous studies [ 14 , 25 , 26 , 27 ], few studies have examined the effects on movement behaviors following high intensity exercises. A previous study evaluated the within-day changes of sedentary behaviors after vigorous physical activity and reported an increase in subsequent sedentary time [ 28 ]. Another crossover study on overweight boys examined the behavioral changes after a single bout of moderate or vigorous exercise.…”

Physical Activity Patterns among Individuals with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes across Two Years—A Longitudinal Latent Class Analysis

“…It is problematic to study changes in PA and SB when the full pattern of PA is not regarded [ 11 ]. It may be the case that e.g., time in higher intensity PA is compensated for by spending more time in SB [ 12 ]. Therefore, it has been proposed to consider the relative time of different intensities across a day [ 13 ].…”