Aim To assess the relationship between time spent in light physical activity and
cardiometabolic health and mortality in adults. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis …

Background and objective Walking and cycling have shown beneficial effects on population
risk of all-cause mortality (ACM). This paper aims to review the evidence and quantify these …

Background Physical activity has a protective effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in
high-income countries, where physical activity is mainly recreational, but it is not known if …

Importance Few studies have examined how different proportions of moderate and vigorous
physical activity affect health outcomes. Objective To examine whether the proportion of total …

Self-reported rates of participation in sport vary by country. In the UK, about 40% of men and
women aged 16 years or older participate in at least one sport every week. Although few …

The correlation between objective and self-reported measures of physical activity varies
between studies. We examined this association and whether it differed by demographic …

Background—Inflammatory processes are putative mechanisms underlying the
cardioprotective effects of physical activity. An inverse association between physical activity …

Purpose Prolonged sitting has emerged as a risk factor for early mortality, but the extent of
benefit realized by replacing sitting time with exercise, or activities of everyday living (ie non …

Background Socioeconomic adversity in early life has been hypothesized to “program” a
vulnerable phenotype with exaggerated inflammatory responses, so increasing the risk of …

The US physical activity (PA) recommendations were based primarily on studies in which
self-reported data were used. Studies that include accelerometer-assessed PA and …