Physical Activity

Three minutes of moderate-intensity, unstructured physical activity per day could be enough to reduce risk for major cardiac events and death, researchers reported.

In this Diabetes in Real Life column, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FACES, talks with Michael See, MS, CDCES, ACSM-CEP, NBC-HWC, about tips for exercise for people living with diabetes.

Exercise improved erectile dysfunction compared with standard care among men with prostate cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Nonsmokers diagnosed with obesity-related cancers had lower risk for death if they adhered to American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors, according to results of a prospective cohort study.

Older adults eating an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and partaking in a physical activity intervention had higher bone mineral density at the lumbar spine at 3 years than those eating an ad libitum Mediterranean diet, researchers wrote.

Women with chronic pelvic pain disorders who engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity had improved mental health scores vs. those who did not, according to study results published in the Journal of Pain Research.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For patients with MS, the risk for disability worsening was reduced with physical activity, highlighting the importance of recommending it in practice, researchers reported at ACTRIMS.

Engaging in any amount of physical activity reduced the risk for falls among older women, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Children with overweight and obesity experienced notable improvements in health outcomes after participating in a lifestyle treatment program through a pediatric obesity clinic and local parks and recreation facility.

Published results showed use of an accelerometer to track physical activity after ACL reconstruction may be associated with improved recovery outcomes compared with   traditional patient-reported tracking.