Physical Activity

Staying active and spending less time sitting are highly likely to reduce breast cancer risk, according to researchers.

A new statement outlines recommendations for health care professionals to determine physical activity and exercise plans for patients with cystic fibrosis.

Web-based self-management support led to short-term increases in physical activity among adults with COPD, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Being more active and spending less time sedentary reduced women’s risk for breast cancer, according to data published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Adults with prediabetes or diabetes have a reduced risk for all-cause mortality if they walk more than 10,000 steps per day, according to study findings published in Diabetes Care.

Low levels of physical activity, such as 10 minutes of walking per day, may reduce all-cause mortality in those aged 85 years or more compared with those who do not walk at all, a speaker reported.

New data show global step counts decreased heavily in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-pandemic counts and continue to remain below average, even after 2 years since the pandemic began.

Participating in leisure-time activities like playing tennis, swimming laps, jogging or walking may help lower the risk for death in older adults, according to researchers.

Poor physical function was associated with increased risk for CHD, stroke and HF in adults older than 65 years, according to a new analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.

Regular physical activity was associated with a lower risk for developing COVID-19 and experiencing adverse outcomes of COVID-19, including severe disease and mortality, a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found.