Physical Activity

Even moderate levels of leisure-time physical activity in middle age are associated with lower risk for fractures, according to study data published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Higher physical activity levels were associated with a 52% lower mortality rate vs. lower levels of activity, according to a study that assessed the link between activity and health outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease.

High-intensity strength training failed to significantly reduce knee pain, or knee joint compressive forces, at 18 months when compared to low-intensity regimens or attention control in patients with osteoarthritis, according to data.

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a “wakeup call” that physical activity and wellness-related lifestyle changes can reinforce immunity and viral defenses, noted a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

A comprehensive behavior change intervention aimed at increasing physical activity yielded improvements in clinical control, sedentary time, sleep quality and anxiety in adults with moderate to severe asthma.

Increased physical activity may mitigate risk for CVD regardless of BMI, but elevated BMI itself remains a significant CVD risk factor, according to data published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Controlled hypertension was associated with higher risk for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events and all-cause mortality compared with normotension, according to results published in Heart.

Physical activity did not appear to have preventive effects for schizophrenia, according to results of a two-sample mendelian randomization analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The AAP has expressed concern about poor nutrition and decreased physical activity among children in the United States during the pandemic.

The role of shared decision-making, prevention strategies for sudden cardiac death and recommendations for exercise are among the key points of an updated guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.