Purpose Two questions were addressed:(1) How much physical activity do patients with
diabetes perform?(2) What are the perceived factors that prevent patients from doing more …

Purpose To summarize and synthesize existing literature providing evidence of a dose-
response relation between physical activity and cardiovascular disease endpoints. Methods …

Abstract Sedentary adults (N= 379) were randomly assigned in a 2× 2 design to walk 30 min
per day at a frequency of either 3–4 or 5–7 days per week, at an intensity of either 45%–55 …

Epidemiology involves the study of disease frequency and its determinants within the
population. Cardiovascular epidemiology began in the 1930s as a result of changes …

This review of the literature provides an update on the scientific biological and psychosocial
bases for Canada's physical activity guide for healthy active living, with particular reference …

Men in the United States suffer more severe chronic conditions, have higher death rates for
all 15 leading causes of death, and die more than six years younger than women. In an …

Re egular aerobic physical activity increases exer-cise capacity and plays a role in both
primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. 1'2 The known benefits of …

Introduction: Physical inactivity has been identified as an important public health concern for
youth. School and community settings can be important infrastructures for promoting …

Background Blacks have higher blood pressure levels compared with whites beginning in
childhood. Few data are available on racial differences in the incidence of hypertension from …

OBJECTIVE: To review and quantify the dose–response relationship of physical activity (PA)
in initially healthy women on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, especially coronary …