Exercise-related acute cardiovascular events and potential deleterious adaptations following long-term exercise training: placing the risks into perspective–an update …

BA Franklin, PD Thompson, SS Al-Zaiti, CM Albert… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Epidemiological and biological plausibility studies support a cause-and-effect relationship
between increased levels of physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness and reduced …

Quantifying the association between physical activity and cardiovascular disease and diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Wahid, N Manek, M Nichols, P Kelly… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The relationships between physical activity (PA) and both cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) have predominantly been estimated …

The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: the PURE …

SA Lear, W Hu, S Rangarajan, D Gasevic, D Leong… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status and the 25× 25 risk factors as determinants of premature mortality: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of 1· 7 million men and …

S Stringhini, C Carmeli, M Jokela, M Avendaño… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background In 2011, WHO member states signed up to the 25× 25 initiative, a plan to cut
mortality due to non-communicable diseases by 25% by 2025. However, socioeconomic …

Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States.

J Holt-Lunstad, TF Robles, DA Sbarra - American psychologist, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
A robust body of scientific evidence has indicated that being embedded in high-quality close
relationships and feeling socially connected to the people in one's life is associated with …

Even a low-dose of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reduces mortality by 22% in adults aged≥ 60 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Hupin, F Roche, V Gremeaux, JC Chatard… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
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 …

Skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ: PGC-1α, myokines and exercise

S Schnyder, C Handschin - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
An active lifestyle is crucial to maintain health into old age; inversely, sedentariness has
been linked to an elevated risk for many chronic diseases. The discovery of myokines …

Physical activity interventions for people with mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Rosenbaum, A Tiedemann… - The Journal of clinical …, 2014 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To determine effects of physical activity on depressive symptoms (primary
objective), symptoms of schizophrenia, anthropometric measures, aerobic capacity, and …

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and …

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic disorder developing insidiously
throughout life and usually progressing to an advanced stage by the time symptoms occur. It …

The current state of physical activity assessment tools

B Ainsworth, L Cahalin, M Buman, R Ross - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Physical activity (PA) is a behavior that involves bodily movements resulting in energy
expenditure. When assessing PA, the goal is to identify the frequency, duration, intensity …