non-exchangeability of running vs. other exercise in their association with adiposity, and its implications for public health recommendationsnon-exchangeability跑步和其他运动的协会与肥胖症,及其对公众健康的影响的建议.pdfVIP

Non-Exchangeability of Running vs. Other Exercise in Their Association with Adiposity, and Its Implications for Public Health Recommendations Paul T. Williams* Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America Abstract Purpose: Current physical activity recommendations assume that different activities can be exchanged to produce the same weight-control benefits so long as total energy expended remains the same (exchangeability premise). To this end, they recommend calculating energy expenditure as the product of the time spent performing each activity and the activity’s metabolic equivalents (MET), which may be summed to achieve target levels. The validity of the exchangeability premise was assessed using data from the National Runners’ Health Study. Methods: Physical activity dose was compared to body mass index (BMI) and body circumferences in 33,374 runners who reported usual distance run and pace, and usual times spent running and other exercises per week. MET hours per day (METhr/d) from running was computed from: a) time and intensity, and b) reported distance run (1.02 METNhours per km). Results: When computed from time and intensity, the declines (slope 6SE) per METhr/d were significantly greater (P,10215) for running than non-running exercise for BMI (slopes 6SE, male: 20.12 60.00 vs. 0.00 60.00; female: 20.12 60.00 vs. 20.01 60.01 kg/m2 per METhr/d) and waist circumference (male: 20.28 60.01 vs. 20.07 60.01; female: 20. 31 60.01 vs. 20.05 60.01 cm per METhr/d). Reported METhr/d of running was 38% to 43% greater when calculated from time and intensity than distance. Moreover, the declines per METhr/d run were significantly greater when estimated from reported distance for BMI (males: 20.29 60.01; females: 20.27