Browsing Sport Sciences by Author "Sayegh, Suzan"
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Breaking up prolonged sitting with moderate-intensity walking improves attention and executive function in Qatari females
Chrismas, Bryna C.R.; Taylor, Lee; Cherif, Anissa; Sayegh, Suzan; Bailey, Daniel P. ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)Background Cultural, environmental and logistical factors promote a sedentary lifestyle within Qatar, particularly for females. Sedentary behaviour is acutely associated with poor cognitive function and fatigue, and ... -
Postprandial insulin and triglyceride concentrations are suppressed in response to breaking up prolonged sitting in Qatari females
Chrismas, Bryna C.R.; Taylor, Lee; Cherif, Anissa; Sayegh, Suzan; Rizk, Nasser; El-Gamal, Abdelrahman; Allenjawi, Salwa Hassan; Bailey, Daniel P.... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2019 , Article)Background: Cultural, environmental and logistical factors challenge the Qatari population, particularly females, to engage in physical activity, and there is a high prevalence of diabetes in this population. Sedentary ... -
Results from Lebanon's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
Abi Nader, Patrick; Majed, Lina; Sayegh, Suzan; Hadla, Ruba; Borgi, Cécile; Hawa, Zeina; Mattar, Lama; Fares, Elie-Jacques; Chamieh, Marie Claire; Mourad, Carla Habib; Bélanger, Mathieu... more authors ... less authors ( Human Kinetics , 2018 , Conference Paper)The prevalence of childhood obesity in Lebanon nearly doubled between 1997 and 2009.1 This shift in population health is extremely alarming, given that obesity is associated with a host of chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular ...