Sedentary behavior and physical inactivity are among the leading modifiable risk factors
worldwide for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. The promotion of physical …

Background The health benefits of 150 min a week of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity
physical activity (MVPA) in older adults, as currently recommended, are well established, but …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is regarded as a disease of accelerated
lung aging. This affliction shows all of the hallmarks of aging, including telomere shortening …

Methods Data from the 1990 to 1991 National Health Interview Survey for adults aged 25
years or older were linked with mortality data up until December 31, 2011, from the National …

Physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease: what d... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease: what does the new epidemiological …

Background There is broad consensus that regular physical activity yields major health
benefits. However, current guidelines on physical activity are mainly aimed at middle-aged …

BACKGROUND Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of falls and hip fractures, and
mortality from all causes. However, PA levels are low in the older population and previous …

Background The advent of very large cohort studies (n> 500 000) has given rise to
prospective analyses of health outcomes being undertaken after short (< 4 years) follow-up …

Background Cigarette smoking, adiposity, unhealthy diet, heavy alcohol drinking and
physical inactivity together are associated with about half of premature deaths in Western …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The prevalence increases with
increasing age. In middle‐aged men, endurance sport practice is associated with increased …