Lifestyle and risk factor modification for reduction of atrial fibrillation: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MK Chung, LL Eckhardt, LY Chen, HM Ahmed… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with
substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare use. Great strides have been made in stroke …

Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

RE Rhodes, I Janssen, SSD Bredin… - Psychology & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To provide a broad overview of the state of physical activity (PA) research in the
form of (1) definitions of PA,(2) health benefits,(3) prevalence,(4) correlates and (5) …

Exercising in times of lockdown: an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on levels and patterns of exercise among adults in Belgium

B Constandt, E Thibaut, V De Bosscher… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Countries all over the world implemented lockdowns to counteract COVID-19. These
lockdowns heavily limited people's exercise possibilities. At the same time, experts …

The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on university students' dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour

L Bertrand, KA Shaw, J Ko, D Deprez… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
University students are a vulnerable group for poor dietary intake, insufficient physical
activity and sedentary behaviour. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] The acute effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and employees

JE Barkley, A Lepp, E Glickman, G Farnell… - … journal of exercise …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic has closed non-essential businesses which may alter individuals'
leisure behaviors. Consequently, physical activity and sedentary behavior may be …

The effects of high‐intensity interval training vs. moderate‐intensity continuous training on body composition in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and …

M Wewege, R Van Den Berg, RE Ward… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study is to compare the effects of high‐intensity interval
training (HIIT) and moderate‐intensity continuous training (MICT) for improvements in body …

[HTML][HTML] High-intensity interval training for health benefits and care of cardiac diseases-the key to an efficient exercise protocol

S Ito - World journal of cardiology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aerobic capacity, which is expressed as peak oxygen consumption (VO 2peak), is well-
known to be an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular prognosis …

Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium

JF Sallis, F Bull, R Guthold, GW Heath, S Inoue, P Kelly… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity
established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action …

Update on the effects of physical activity on insulin sensitivity in humans

SR Bird, JA Hawley - BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2017 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Purpose and methods This review presents established knowledge on the effects of physical
activity (PA) on whole-body insulin sensitivity (SI) and summarises the findings of recent …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior change with fitness technology in sedentary adults: a review of the evidence for increasing physical activity

AN Sullivan, ME Lachman - Frontiers in public health, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Physical activity is closely linked with health and well-being; however, many Americans do
not engage in regular exercise. Older adults and those with low socioeconomic status are …