Exercise
High-impact exercise builds bone strength in boys during adolescence
Boys who engaged in high-impact exercise in early adolescence experienced greater gains in bone mineral density compared with boys who reported no exercise practice, data from a population-based study show.
Exercise intervention maintains sinus rhythm, reduces severity of AF symptoms
Adults with symptomatic AF who followed a 6-month exercise intervention that combined supervised exercise and home-based physical activity had significant improvements in freedom from AF and symptom severity compared with usual care.
Exercise linked to cardiorespiratory benefit, lower PSA level in men with prostate cancer
Exercise appeared associated with decreased PSA levels, PSA velocity and prostate cancer cell growth in men with localized prostate cancer under active surveillance, according to a randomized study published in JAMA Oncology.
Physician's exercise recommendations 'critical' to relieving arthritis symptoms
Among patients with arthritis, receiving exercise recommendations from a physician is “critical” to meeting physical activity guidelines and relieving symptom burden, regardless of race and ethnicity, researchers noted in BMC Public Health.
Hormone released after exercise may predict cardiovascular events in patients with CKD
For patients with chronic kidney disease, lower values of the hormone serum irisin were associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing cardiovascular events during a follow-up of 3 years, study results showed.
Tips for helping people with diabetes, physical limitations become more active
Diabetes care and education specialists, even those without training in physical therapy, can help a person with diabetes and physical limitations increase activity and improve physical function, according to a speaker.
Motivational interviewing increases efficacy of exercise intervention
Adding a motivational interviewing component to a community-based exercise intervention increased the efficacy of the workout, data published in Health and Social Care in the Community showed.
Exercise capacity reduced in young adults born small for gestational age
A cohort of young adults born small for gestational age demonstrated marked reductions in exercise capacity compared with a control group in a new study.
Testosterone therapy may reduce CV events, mortality in men with very low hormone levels
Long-term testosterone therapy significantly reduced MI and stroke events in men with abnormally low testosterone levels, according to new data presented at the European Association of Urology Congress.
Ventilatory response to exercise lowered among patients with obesity
As a patient’s magnitude of obesity increased, the ventilatory response to exercise decreased, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.