Introduction Physical activity can prevent a wide range of diseases, including highly
prevalent conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and associated cardiometabolic …

Background Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of morbidity and
mortality. An active lifestyle is one of the cornerstones in the primary prevention of …

Background Clinicians are encouraged to use guidelines to assist in providing evidence-
based secondary prevention to patients with coronary heart disease. However, the …

Aerobic exercise has been the cornerstone of cardiac rehabilitation since its inception in the
1950s. Subsequently, national and international public health authorities have identified …

Background Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated that approximately 3.2 …

Background The evidence that higher levels of physical activity and/or lower levels of
physical inactivity are associated with beneficial health-related outcomes stems mainly from …

Background The objective of this study was to derive evidence-based physical activity
guidelines for the general Dutch population. Methods Two systematic reviews were …

Background Lifestyle factors are important in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD)
development. We aimed to systematically review guidelines on primary prevention of CVD …

Introduction Despite the consistent evidence of the benefits of physical activity on preventing
atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) and some cardiovascular risk factors …

Background Hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease are among
the leading causes of mortality globally. Exercise is one of the commonly recommended …