Walking and primary prevention: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

M Hamer, Y Chida - British journal of sports medicine, 2008 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To quantify the association between walking and the risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in healthy men and women. Data sources: Medline …

Walking for prevention of cardiovascular disease in men and women: a systematic review of observational studies

J Boone‐Heinonen, KR Evenson, DR Taber… - Obesity …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In this systematic review, walking (a generally accessible activity for a largely sedentary
population) was assessed as a preventive risk factor for development of fatal and non‐fatal …

The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials

EM Murtagh, L Nichols, MA Mohammed, R Holder… - Preventive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials that
examined the effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Methods Four …

Quantifying the dose-response of walking in reducing coronary heart disease risk: meta-analysis

H Zheng, N Orsini, J Amin, A Wolk, VTT Nguyen… - European journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The evidence for the efficacy of walking in reducing the risk of and preventing coronary heart
disease (CHD) is not completely understood. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the dose …

Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention

EM Murtagh, MH Murphy… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease preventio... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention : Current Opinion in Cardiology …

Effects of frequency, intensity, duration and volume of walking interventions on CVD risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised …

P Oja, P Kelly, EM Murtagh, MH Murphy… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Walking interventions in healthy populations show clinically relevant
improvements for many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. We aimed to assess the …

The effect of walking on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials

MH Murphy, AM Nevill, EM Murtagh, RL Holder - Preventive medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to perform a meta-analysis on walking
intervention studies in order to quantify the magnitude and direction of walking-induced …

Intensity versus duration of walking, impact on mortality: the Copenhagen City Heart Study

P Schnohr, H Scharling… - European Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background Current recommendations prescribe that every adult should accumulate 30 min
or more of moderate-intensity physical activity in leisure time, preferably all days of the week …

Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population British …

E Stamatakis, P Kelly, T Strain, EM Murtagh… - British Journal of …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background/objectives Walking pace is associated with risk of premature mortality.
However, whether this relationship is independent of total volume of physical activity and …

[PDF][PDF] The importance of walking to public health

IM Lee, DM Buchner - Medicine & Science in Sports & …, 2008 - onwardsoutdoors.com
Results: Walking as a healthful form of physical activity began to receive attention in the
1990s due to new recommendations that emphasized moderate-intensity physical activity …