Physical Activity

Although national guidelines recommend physical activity in people with asthma, few of these patients receive counseling from their health care providers, according to a study that was to be presented at the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Annual Meeting.

A higher volume of steps per day in middle-aged adults lowered the risk for type 2 diabetes and stage 2 hypertension, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions highlighted the benefits of lighter physical activity in older adults.

Published results showed patients with and those without prior lumbar spinal fusion had similar improvements in physical activity level following total hip arthroplasty, despite lower self-reported physical activity levels among patients with prior lumbar spinal fusion.

The AAP encouraged pediatricians to begin prescribing exercise for children, including recommending that they write a “prescription for play” during well-visits in the first 2 years of life.

Researchers found that high-risk patients with diabetes who were treated with dapagliflozin experienced a decrease in atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter incidences. It was the week’s top story in cardiology.

Longer sitting bout duration conferred worse parameters of CVD risk in women, but the effect on blood sugar/glucose was most pronounced in Hispanic women, according to a study published in a Go Red for Women-focused issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cost and clinical effectiveness of an intensive lifestyle intervention in patients at high risk for CVD.

Remote monitoring using implantable devices to measure daily physical activity proved efficacious in identifying patients with HF who were at risk from hospitalization or death.

Consistently increasing physical activity level — even by small amounts — helped Taiwanese adults to avoid or reverse obesity, according to findings published in Obesity.