Sedentary behaviors (SB) are characterized by low energy expenditure while in a sitting or
reclining posture. Evidence relevant to understanding the physiology of SB can be derived …

Background Guidelines recommend exercise for cardiovascular health, although evidence
from trials linking exercise to cardiovascular health through intermediate biomarkers …

Mammalian skeletal muscle comprises different fiber types, whose identity is first established
during embryonic development by intrinsic myogenic control mechanisms and is later …

The enzyme lipoprotein lipase (LPL), originally identified as the clearing factor lipase,
hydrolyzes triglycerides present in the triglyceride-rich lipoproteins VLDL and chylomicrons …

Sedentary behaviour is associated with deleterious health outcomes, which differ from those
that can be attributed to a lack of moderate to vigorous physical activity. This has led to the …

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Background: Sedentary behavior is a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. Regularly
interrupting sedentary behavior with activity breaks may lower this risk. Objective: We …

OBJECTIVE—Total sedentary (absence of whole-body movement) time is associated with
obesity, abnormal glucose metabolism, and the metabolic syndrome. In addition to the …

It is not uncommon for people to spend one-half of their waking day sitting, with relatively
idle muscles. The other half of the day includes the often large volume of nonexercise …

Moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity has an established preventive role in
cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some cancers. However, recent …