Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina
892 Papers
6.9K Citations
Steven N. Blair is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 879 publications. Previous affiliations of Steven N. Blair include Stanford University & University of Western Australia.
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Papers
The Influence of Life Events and Psychological Stress on Objectively Measured Physical Activity: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study.
Amanda E. Paluch,Robin P. Shook,Gregory A. Hand,Daniel P. O'Connor,Sara Wilcox,Clemens Drenowatz,Meghan Baruth,Stephanie Burgess,Steven N. Blair +8 more
TL;DR: Considering each life event individually was more informative than the summation of life events or summationof stress, and specific life events substantially altered PA, and this change varied by gender, direction of association, and PA intensity and duration.
Results of a nine month home-based physical activity intervention for people living with HIV
Jason R. Jaggers,Joanna M. Sneed,R.L. Felipe Lobelo,Gregory A. Hand,Wesley D. Dudgeon,Vivek K. Prasad,Stephanie Burgess,Steven N. Blair +7 more
TL;DR: A home-based exercise approach with telephone-based coaching may not be a feasible method for increasing MPA among people living with HIV/AIDS currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Construct Validation of the Dietary Inflammatory Index among African Americans.
Michael D. Wirth,Nitin Shivappa,Lisa Davis,T. Hurley,Andrew Ortaglia,Ruby Drayton,Steven N. Blair,James R. Hébert +7 more
TL;DR: Construct validation provides support for using the Dietary Inflammatory Index in research among AA populations, and future research should explore avenues to promote more anti-inflammatory diets, with use of the DII, amongAA populations to reduce risk of chronic disease.
Nutrient intake of physically fit and unfit men and women.
TL;DR: Examination of nutrient intakes of men and women across low, moderate, and high fitness categories and compares the intakes to national dietary recommendations finds men andWomen with higher fitness levels consumed diets that more closely approached national dietary Recommendations than their lower fit peers.
Attitudes toward obese individuals among exercise science students.
TL;DR: The results suggest that students in the field of exercise science possess negative associations and bias toward obese individuals, as antifat bias and weight discrimination among exercise professionals may further contribute to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and reduced quality of life for many obese individuals who are at high risk for chronic disease.