Associations of leisure time, commuting and occupational physical activity with fitness and clustered cardiovascular risk factor

Abstract

Introduction: There is strong evidence that consistent physical activity (PA) reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. A majority of previous studies have concentrated on leisure time physical activity (LTPA), while commuting (CPA) and occupational (OPA) physical activity have been less studied and the results are inconsistent. The aim of the present study was to assess the associations of different type of PA with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and with clustered CVD risk factor.