[HTML][HTML] Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

D Furman, J Campisi, E Verdin, P Carrera-Bastos… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Although intermittent increases in inflammation are critical for survival during physical injury
and infection, recent research has revealed that certain social, environmental and lifestyle …

Physiology of sedentary behavior

AJ Pinto, A Bergouignan, PC Dempsey… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Sedentary behaviors (SB) are characterized by low energy expenditure while in a sitting or
reclining posture. Evidence relevant to understanding the physiology of SB can be derived …

Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological …

M Narici, GD Vito, M Franchi, A Paoli… - European journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis as entire populations have been
asked to self-isolate and live in home-confinement for several weeks to months, which in …

Sarcopenia during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions: long-term health effects of short-term muscle loss

R Kirwan, D McCullough, T Butler, F Perez de Heredia… - GeroScience, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global emergency that has led to the
implementation of unprecedented measures in order to stem the spread of the infection …

Multisystem physiological perspective of human frailty and its modulation by physical activity

JA Taylor, PL Greenhaff, DB Bartlett… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
“Frailty” is a term used to refer to a state characterized by enhanced vulnerability to, and
impaired recovery from, stressors compared with a nonfrail state, which is increasingly …

Metabolic impacts of confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic due to modified diet and physical activity habits

M Martinez-Ferran, F de La Guía-Galipienso… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
While the detrimental effects of a chronic positive energy balance due to a sedentary lifestyle
have been well established, the impacts of a short period of abruptly reduced physical …

Skeletal muscle performance and ageing

M Tieland, I Trouwborst, BC Clark - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations
is dramatically increasing, which reduces the quality of life and increases healthcare …

Role of inactivity in chronic diseases: evolutionary insight and pathophysiological mechanisms

FW Booth, CK Roberts, JP Thyfault… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
This review proposes that physical inactivity could be considered a behavior selected by
evolution for resting, and also selected to be reinforcing in life-threatening situations in …

[HTML][HTML] The age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function: Measurement and physiology of muscle fibre atrophy and muscle fibre loss in humans

DJ Wilkinson, M Piasecki, PJ Atherton - Ageing research reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, sarcopenia, is associated with
physical frailty and increased risk of morbidity (chronic diseases), in addition to all-cause …

Physical activity levels and related energy expenditure during COVID-19 quarantine among the Sicilian active population: a cross-sectional online survey study

V Giustino, AM Parroco, A Gennaro, G Musumeci… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Italian
government has adopted containment measures to control the virus's spread, including …