Physical Activity

COVID-19 restrictions resulted in a 20% decrease in children’s levels of physical activity during the pandemic, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Adults with type 2 diabetes described difficulties with contacting health care providers and receiving information about links between diabetes and COVID-19 during the pandemic, according to findings from a qualitative study.

“Weekend warriors” who completed the recommended amount of weekly physical activity in fewer days experienced similar health benefits as those who were regularly active throughout the week, according to researchers.

Dementia cases in the United States were largely associated with modifiable risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and physical inactivity — especially among Black and Hispanic people, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Reproductive-aged women who had previous gestational diabetes or prediabetes were less likely to meet physical activity goals, particularly muscle strengthening activity, than their peers at lower diabetes risk, according to study data.

Higher self-reported physical activity correlated with lower risk for cardiovascular events among patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Older men with worse grip strength, gait speed and chair stand times within 5 years before a fracture have increased risk for death, according to study findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

An updated American Heart Association checklist that now includes sleep health metrics showed about 80% of U.S. adults have low to moderate CV health, with lowest scores occurring in the areas of diet, physical activity and BMI.

Many patients who cardiologists see have obesity, which has become widely prevalent in the United States.

Older adults with frailty and sarcopenia who underwent an intervention involving physical activity and nutrition counseling experienced a reduction in incidence of mobility disability, according to findings published in BMJ.