Physical Activity
Maintaining healthy behaviors in early life essential to preserving future heart health
Maintaining healthful behaviors may be key to improving the trajectory of heart health from early adolescence into adulthood, according to study findings published in JAMA Cardiology.
Regular physical activity prior to cancer diagnosis reduces progression, mortality risk
Regular physical activity prior to a cancer diagnosis lowered a patient’s risk for disease progression and death, according to study findings.
Martial arts training increases physical activity in adults with cognitive impairment
A tai ji quan-based training program increased physical activity levels in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and increased risk for dementia, results from a secondary analysis of a randomized study showed.
More steps per day could significantly reduce the risk for depression symptoms
Daily step counts of 5,000 or more corresponded with fewer depressive symptoms among adults, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open suggested.
‘Chroming,’ caffeine intake and more: The top adolescent medicine stories of 2024
Inhaling fumes from household objects, or “chroming,” has become increasingly popular among minors on social media platforms like TikTok, according to our most popular adolescent medicine story in 2024.
Transgender, gender-diverse youth take significantly fewer steps each day
Adolescents who identified as transgender or gender diverse appeared to be less physically active compared with those who identified as cisgender, a cross-sectional analysis in the Annals of Epidemiology showed.
Pain relief may not lead to increased physical activity after knee replacement
WASHINGTON — Pain in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty demonstrates no relation to physical activity, suggesting pain relief alone may not improve activity after the procedure, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.
Reducing sex disparities in physical activity may avoid thousands of obesity cases
Reducing or eliminating physical activity disparities between boys and girls may result in substantially fewer cases of overweight and obesity and savings of around $780 million, results from a model simulation study suggest.
‘Very small amounts’ of intense physical activity may cut heart disease risk for women
Among nonexercising women, those who initiated a few minutes of vigorous lifestyle physical activity daily had substantially lower risk for any major adverse cardiovascular event, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, data show.
The longevity benefit of physical activity may remain consistent regardless of age
The beneficial impact of physical activity on mortality risk remained consistent across the adult lifespan, even growing stronger later in life, according to study results published in JAMA Open Network.