Tag: Exercise: Misc.
Exercise Improves Brain Health in Overweight, Obese Youth
Positive effects seen on intelligence, academic performance, but functional brain changes not identified on MRI
Risk for Vaping Up for Physically Active High School Students
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
Physical Function in Older Adults Linked to CV Event Risk
Low or intermediate score on Short Physical Performance Battery linked to increased risks for composite, individual CVD outcomes
Device-Measured Physical Activity Tied to Heart Failure Risk
Risk reduced for 150 to 300 min/week of moderate-intensity physical activity and for 75 to 150 min/week vigorous-intensity physical activity
Any Type of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Tied to Lower Mortality Risk
However, diminishing returns seen for high levels across leisure activities for older adults
ACS Issues Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
To improve long-term health and increase survival, survivors should avoid obesity, follow healthy eating pattern, engage in regular exercise
Severe COVID-19 May Be Less Likely for the Physically Active
Risks for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, severe illness, death lower for those who are physically active compared with inactive peers
Resistance Training May Improve Bone Health for Vegans
Alterations seen in trabecular and cortical structure for vegans versus omnivores, but not for vegans reporting resistance training
Wearing An Activity Tracker May Promote Physical Activity
Review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggests use of activity trackers effective for increasing walking, reducing body weight
Exercise, Chores, Social Visits Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Comparable results seen for dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer disease, and in analyses stratified by dementia PRS
