Physical activity and cardiovascular health: lessons learned from epidemiological studies across age, gender, and race/ethnicity

EJ Shiroma, IM Lee - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
In 1953, Morris et al1, 2 published the findings from a study showing that bus conductors in
London, who spent their working hours walking the length of the buses as well as climbing …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of physical activity recommendations: how much is enough?

SN Blair, MJ LaMonte, MZ Nichaman - The American journal of clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem, and compelling evidence suggests that it
is a contributing factor in several chronic diseases and conditions. Recognition of the health …

Leisure-time running reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk

D Lee, RR Pate, CJ Lavie, X Sui, TS Church… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Background: Although running is a popular leisure-time physical activity, little is known
about the long-term effects of running on mortality. The dose-response relations between …

[PDF][PDF] Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy adults …

CE Garber, B Blissmer, MR Deschenes… - Medicine & science in …, 2011 - researchgate.net
The purpose of this Position Stand is to provide guidance to professionals who counsel and
prescribe individualized exercise to apparently healthy adults of all ages. These …

Effects of exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness and biochemical progression in men with localized prostate cancer under active surveillance: the ERASE randomized …

DW Kang, AS Fairey, NG Boulé, CJ Field… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing active surveillance are at an
increased risk of cardiovascular death and disease progression. Exercise has been shown …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity/exercise and type 2 diabetes: a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association

RJ Sigal, GP Kenny, DH Wasserman… - Diabetes …, 2006 - researchgate.net
For decades, exercise has been consid-ered a cornerstone of diabetes management, along
with diet and medication. However, high-quality evidence on the importance of exercise and …

The built environment and human activity patterns: exploring the impacts of urban form on public health

LD Frank, PO Engelke - Journal of planning literature, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
An increasing body of evidence suggests that moderate forms of physical activity (such as
walking and bicycling), when engaged in regularly, can have important beneficial effects on …

Associations of specific types of sports and exercise with all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality: a cohort study of 80 306 British adults

P Oja, P Kelly, Z Pedisic, S Titze, A Bauman… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background/Aim Evidence for the long-term health effects of specific sport disciplines is
scarce. Therefore, we examined the associations of six different types of sport/exercise with …

Physical activity in aging: changes in patterns and their relationship to health and function

L DiPietro - The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Sedentary behavior is an important risk factor for chronic disease morbidity and mortality in
aging. However, there is a limited amount of information on the type and amount of activity …

Low cardiorespiratory fitness and physical inactivity as predictors of mortality in men with type 2 diabetes

M Wei, LW Gibbons, JB Kampert… - Annals of internal …, 2000 - acpjournals.org
Background: Although physical activity is recommended as a basic treatment for patients
with diabetes, its long-term association with mortality in these patients is unknown …