Physical Activity

Adding leisure-time physical activity level did not improve the risk prediction performance of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Pooled Cohort equations, researchers reported.

Recent data showed that older adults who participated in the SilverSneakers exercise program had significantly fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits than nonparticipants.

Physical activity among teens in California declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and their substance use persisted, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

American Institute for Cancer Research awarded more than $1 million worth of grants to fund research designed to improve understanding of how diet, nutrition, physical activity and body weight affect cancer prevention and survivorship.

Sit less, interact, move more interventions can increase physical activity, reducing the duration of sedentary behavior in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study.

Use of an automated, text message-based mobile health intervention helped to increase physical activity levels in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, researchers reported in Chest.

Increased physical activity was significantly associated with reduced likelihood of adverse heart events and mortality, according to findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology preventive cardiology meeting.

Adults with obesity may have more success with weight loss by engaging in inefficient behaviors, according to a presenter at the Obesity Medicine Association 2021 virtual conference.

In a study comparing the health of people with a vegetarian vs. nonvegetarian diet, researchers found comparable risk for all-cause and cerebrovascular mortality.

Higher self-reported leisure-time physical activity was associated with reduced major adverse CV event and all-cause mortality risk, but higher occupational physical activity was linked to increased risks, researchers reported.