Roosevelt's conviction that a vigorous government could lift the nation from the slough of despondency found growing support.
The other inference could be that VI limits residents' vigorous activities like running, lifting heavy objects and participating in strenuous sports and moderate activities like moving the table, climbing stairs, lifting grocery etc. which directly affects the physical domains.
The hustle and bustle of the docks described by Woolf - the ships lying "captive" beneath the warehouses, the "unconscious, vigorous movements of men lifting and unloading", the hoisting of barrels, sacks and crates, the lorries jostling in the narrow lanes to shift the wool that the "cart horses are struggling and striving to distribute... over England" - has vanished.
In addition, they were asked about any limitation in performing daily life activities categorized as vigorous (such as running, lifting heavy objects, participating in strenuous sports), moderate (such as moving a table, pushing a vacuum cleaner, bowling or playing golf), walking one block/climbing one flight of stairs and leaving one's home, because of breathing problems.
The physical functioning (PF) items were distributed into two dimensions; PFa included moderate to vigorous activities such as lifting or carrying groceries, climbing several flights of stairs and walking more than one mile, whereas PFb included less strenuous activities such as climbing one flight of stairs, bending, kneeling, walking one or several blocks, and bathing or dressing oneself.
99 PFA1 Does your health now limit you in doing vigorous activities, such as running, lifting heavy objects, participating in strenuous sports?b 100 PFA3 Does your health now limit you in bending, kneeling, or stooping?
Examples of vigorous physical activity are heavy lifting, heavy manual work/construction work, aerobics, fast bicycling/running, while moderate physical activities are light manual work/construction work, swimming and fast walking.
The questions assessed limitations in vigorous and moderate individual activities, lifting and carrying, bending, kneeling and stooping, walking, climbing stairs, bathing and dressing.
Avoid heavy lifting, running and other vigorous exercises.
For physical exercise, participants reported the frequency of engaging in vigorous physical activities (e.g., running or lifting heavy objects) to work up a sweat, during the summer and winter months at Time 1 [39].
