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Walking is associated with improved quality of life among those at risk for or living with cardiovascular disease

Walking Tied to Better QoL in Those With/at Risk for CVD

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Magnitude of link between walking time, QoL greater in those with, at risk for CVD than healthy individuals
For patients with peripheral artery disease

Exercise Intervention Doesn’t Improve Walking Ability in PAD

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Smaller mean change from baseline to follow-up in 6-minute walking distance with exercise intervention
Supervised treadmill exercise

AHA: Supervised Exercise Ups 6-Minute Walking Distance in PAD

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But no improvement seen with branulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
A Bayesian multiple imputation method is useful for calculating the speeds of those who are unable to complete the 400-m walk test within the time constraint

Bayesian Method Useful for Noncompleters of 400-m Walk

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Simplistic imputation method to calculate speed tends to overestimate population mean
Short daily bouts of walking/bicycling and a few weekly exercise sessions are both associated with a lower rate of hip fracture and any fracture

Even Low Level of Physical Activity May Cut Fracture Risk

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Lower rate of fracture for individuals who walk or bicycle less than 20 minutes/day versus hardly ever
A simple program that includes a few minutes of walking a day appears to benefit patients on dialysis

Walking Provides Physical, Mental Benefits to Dialysis Patients

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Even patients with advanced kidney disease can feel better with 'low-intensity' exercise regimen
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Interrupting Sitting Time Ups Blood Glucose Control in T2DM

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Breaking sitting with standing, light-intensity walking may be alternative to structured exercise
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Postprandial Walk Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes

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Second study supports at least 150 minutes of exercise a week for reducing T2DM risk
Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

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Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
Brisk walking may be more effective than jogging in controlling blood glucose levels in patients with prediabetes

Walking Briskly May Outperform Jogging in Prediabetes

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Researchers determine optimal amount for lowering elevated blood glucose