Aerobic Exercise

According to published results, regular engagement in muscle-strengthening activities, such as resistance training, may lower the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.

Intensive caloric restriction may not be necessary to improve aortic stiffness in older adults with obesity who are also getting daily aerobic exercise, according to research published in Circulation.

A review of randomized controlled trials found aerobic exercise played a role in improving a variety of hemodialysis-related symptoms, including a reduction of up to 40% in depressive symptoms.

Adults with overweight or obesity had improved aerobic capacity and muscle strength after 6 months of supervised Nordic walking and maintained the improvements during 6 months of unsupervised training, according to study data.

Exercise modalities have varying effects in long-term glycemic response for adults with type 1 diabetes, and aerobic exercise may be the best approach to reduce the risk for delayed hypoglycemic events, according to study data.

Patients with moderate to severe asthma had improved asthma control after aerobic training or breathing exercises, but those who underwent aerobic training were 2.6 times more likely to experience clinical improvement at 3 months.

An aerobic exercise program may help improve histologic endpoints in patients with metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease, according to study results.

For young women who want to improve their aerobic fitness, weight loss may not matter, researchers found.

Aerobic exercise appeared to reduce cognitive impairment — a finding that may help guide future Alzheimer’s disease research, according to study results published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Aerobic exercise may have little or no part in parasympathetic BP control among fit postmenopausal women, according to research published in Hypertension.