Research Domain - Physical Activity and Physical Fitness

Release Date:

May 12, 2010; reviewed October 1, 2015

Scope of Domain:
Scope Elements Final Protocols To Toolkit (20)
Metrics of physical activity Total physical activity - screener
Total physical activity - comprehensive
Total physical activity - objective measure
Walking - ambulation - objective measure
Sitting/sedentary behavior
Metrics of physical fitness Cardiorespiratory fitness - Non-exercise test estimate
Cardiorespiratory fitness - Exercise test estimate
Muscle strength
Physical functioning - objective
Integrated fitness
Mediators and moderators Physical activity self-efficacy
Physical activity neighborhood environment
Physical functioning - subjective
Precursor to physical activity or fitness assessment Physical activity readiness
Working Group Roster:

WG Members:

Bill Haskell, PhD, Co-Chair
Stanford University
School of Medicine Prevention Research Center
Stanford, CA
Rick Troiano, PhD, Co-Chair
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods Branch
Rockville, MD
Barbara Ainsworth, PhD
Arizona State University
College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Exercise and Wellness Program
Phoenix, Az
Kong Chen, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Clinical Endocrinology Branch
Bethesda, MD
Struan Grant, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Center for Applied Genomics
Philadelphia, PA
David Marquez, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

SC Liaison, WG Manager and WG Supervisor:

Jose M. Ordovas, PhD, SC Liaison
Tufts University
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Boston, MA
Michael Phillips, MS, WG Manager
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Jane Hammond, MA, WG Supervisor
RTI International
Rockville, MD
Expert Review Panel 1 - Anthropometrics, Diabetes, Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, & Physical Activity and Physical Fitness domains:

ERP Members:

Rick Troiano, PhD, Co-Lead
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods Branch
Rockville, MD
John Hines, PhD, Co-Lead
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
Craig Hanis, PhD
University of Texas, Houston
Houston, TX
Bill Lowe, MD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Mary Hediger, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD)
Rockville, MD
James Pivarnik, PhD
Michigan State Univeristy
East Lansing, MI
Patrick J. Stover, PhD
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Laura Caulfield, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

SC Liaison, ERP Manager and ERP Supervisor:

Catherine A. McCarty, PhD, SC Liaison
University of Minnesota Medical School
Duluth, MN
Violet Devairakkam, ERP Manager
RTI International
Rockville, MD
Michael Phillips, MS, ERP Supervisor
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Physical Activity and Physical Fitness Supplemental Information includes:

There is no supplemental information for this domain.

Additional Information for Physical Activity and Physical Fitness Measures: