Both men and women who engage in regular physical activity experience statistically
significant and clinically important reductions in the risk of dying from coronary heart …

Overwhelming evidence indicates that regular physical activity is one of the most powerful
healthpromoting practices that physicians and other health care professionals can …

The overall health benefitsof physical activity have been known for several decades. It is
clear that consistent participation in physical activity leads to large physiologic adaptations …

Only a fifth of adults in the United States do enough physical activity to meet the guidelines
set by Centers for Disease Control. The health benefits of regular physical activity are …

I tell all my patients that frequent exercise is just as important as their medication in
controlling their cardiovascular disease. 2 In addition, I tell them that they are not training for …

An increasing body of evidence suggests that physical activity and physical fitness
contribute to good health. Studies have demonstrated that physical activity, be it …

EXERCISE WAS RECENTLY DESCRIBED AS “A MIRACLE drug” that can benefit every part
of the body and sub-stantially extend lifespan.” 1 The authors suggested that the …

This issue of JAMA includes a summary of the new Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans, 2nd edition. 1 These guidelines update those presented in 2008 and expand the …

LOW LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS ARE AS-sociated with a 2-fold
increase in risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. 1, 2 The cardiovascular and …

Physical inactivityhas been labeled a pandemic due to its increasing global prevalence and
its health, economic, environmental, and social consequences. More than half of US adults …