Physical Activity

Lifestyle approaches, including physical activity and smoking cessation, should complement medical therapy in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data presented at the EULAR 2020 E-Congress.

An updated American Cancer Society guideline increases the amount of weekly physical activity recommended to reduce cancer risk.

Incorporating a question about physical activity with coronary artery calcium scoring improved prediction of clinical and mortality risk in older patients, researchers reported.

Participants adhering to a calorie-restricted diet who exercised approximately 1.5 hours per week for 1 year had about the same amount of weight loss as those on the same diet who exercised nearly 4 hours per week, according to research presented at Nutrition 2020.

Physical activity before and after breast cancer treatment appeared associated with significant reductions in recurrence and mortality rates among a cohort of patients with high-risk disease, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

At worse levels of visual field damage, patients with glaucoma perform less physical activity across episodes of brief activity, according to a study presented at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

At worse levels of visual field damage, patients with glaucoma perform less physical activity across episodes of brief activity, according to a study presented at the virtual Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

There was no associated between long-term, strenuous physical activity and incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Setting individualized activity objectives through goal attainment scaling rehabilitation allowed for a small increase in physical activity levels after knee arthroplasty in patients younger than 65 years, according to published results.

With most of the population in the United States living in areas under stay-at-home orders, many individuals may be turning to comfort foods and feeling limited in the amount of physical activity they can do.