Tag: Exercise: Misc.

Findings based on study of 848 mothers who wore an accelerometer

And, increasing intensity for a given amount of physical activity is associated with reduction in cardiovascular disease

Improvements seen in estimated glomerular filtration rate, serum creatinine, 24-hour urine protein amount, and blood urea nitrogen

Intervention during chemo linked to lower decreases in VO_2peak, health-related QoL, muscle strength immediately postchemotherapy

Lifelong physical activity or sedentary time, assessed by genotype, may be associated with risk for breast cancer

Positive effects seen on intelligence, academic performance, but functional brain changes not identified on MRI

Those who are physically active two to three or four to five days/week have 11 and 23 percent higher risk for EVP use, respectively

Low or intermediate score on Short Physical Performance Battery linked to increased risks for composite, individual CVD outcomes

Risk reduced for 150 to 300 min/week of moderate-intensity physical activity and for 75 to 150 min/week vigorous-intensity physical activity

However, diminishing returns seen for high levels across leisure activities for older adults