Background. Our objective was to determine the association between participation in
habitual physical activity (including walking, shopping, and indoor and outdoor activities) …

The article focuses on negative health consequences of an inactive lifestyle and obesity.
Studies show that the more moderate activity of walking can provide nearly all of the …

The United States is facing 2 major lifestyle-related epidemics that are intricately linked: an
epidemic of obesity and an epidemic of inactivity. Multiple interactions exist between lack of …

Objective The incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) is used to estimate cardiorespiratory
fitness, but data from healthy individuals suggest that demographic and anthropometric …

Exercise testing is useful in the clinical evaluation of obese patients with known or
suspected coronary artery disease. However, obtaining an accurate assessment of peak …

[Purpose] This study was conducted to identify the effects of walking on the body
composition, health-related physical fitness, and serum lipids as part of efforts to encourage …

METHODS Data were extracted from the CR database of an academic medical center's
CardioPulmonary Rehabilitation Program for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) …

FUNDAMENTO: É possível que diferentes formas de locomoção, quando executadas a uma
mesma velocidade, influenciem de forma distinta as respostas fisiológicas e perceptivas ao …

This study evaluated the effects of a self-reported pedometer-walking program on gait, lower
extremity function, and Body Mass Index for 33 obese women, ages 31–65 years (M= 48.0 …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports
Medicine in cooperation with the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports …