The DigiWalker pedometer offers an informed choice of a comparatively inexpensive method of obtaining some measurement of physical activity .
The HAES represents an informed choice of question naire to assess physical activity .
There is insufficient data to recommend the use of one diary over another .
Long-term effects of a partially supervised conditioning programme in cystic fibrosis
Little is known about the long-term persistence of positive effects induced by a physical conditioning programme in cystic fibrosis . Therefore , this study determined the effects of a 6-month conditioning programme on peak oxygen uptake ( primary outcome ) and other markers of fitness , physical activity , anthropometry , lung function and quality of life ( secondary outcomes ) , 18 and 24 months after the programme was initiated . Patients with cystic fibrosis aged 12–40 yrs were r and omly assigned to an  intervention ( n = 23 ) and a  control ( n = 15 ) group . The intervention group consented to add 3 h of sports per week for ≥6 months to their previous activities . Controls were asked to maintain their level of activity for 12 months . Patients were seen at baseline and after 3 , 6 , 12 , 18 and 24 months . There was no significant difference between groups at baseline . The intervention induced positive effects on peak oxygen uptake ( difference in changes from baseline to the 18- and 24-month assessment s between groups : 3.72±1.23 mL·min−1·kg−1 ; p<0.01 ) , maximal workload ( 0.37±0.11 W·kg−1 ; p<0.01 ) , vigorous physical activity ( 1.63±0.82 h·week−1 ; p<0.05 ) , forced vital capacity ( 6.06±2.87 % predicted ; p<0.05 ) and perceived health ( 9.89±4.72 ; p<0.05 ) . A home-based partially supervised physical conditioning programme  can improve physical fitness , lung function and perceived health long after the intervention has ended
The DigiWalker pedometer offers an informed choice of a comparatively inexpensive method of obtaining some measurement of physical activity .
The HAES represents an informed choice of question naire to assess physical activity .
There is insufficient data to recommend the use of one diary over another .