Walking
Walking pace that induces leg pain may improve walking velocity, leg function in PAD
Walking at a pace that induced ischemic leg pain in patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease improved 12-month walking velocity and Short Physical Performance Battery score vs. a pace that did not induce pain, findings show.
Patients with osteoarthritis who walk for exercise less likely to develop new knee pain
Walking for exercise appears to reduce pain progression in patients aged 50 years or older with knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Meta-analysis shows fewer than 10K steps daily can reduce older adults' mortality risk
Older adults can reduce their risk for all-cause mortality if they walk about 6,000 to 8,000 steps per day, according to findings published in The Lancet Public Health.
More walkable neighborhoods may reduce obesity, diabetes
People living in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to engage in physical activity and less likely to have diabetes, obesity and other metabolic diseases, according to findings published in Endocrine Reviews.
Walking daily correlates with high health-related quality of life in adults with CKD
Adults with chronic kidney disease who walked between 7,000 and 12,000 steps a day reported high health-related quality of life, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Walking pace may influence HF risk for older women
Older women who walked at a fast pace at least 1 hour per week reduced their risk for HF by as much as 34% compared with similar women who walked at a slow pace, according to data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Top in endocrinology: Benefits of stair walking on insulin, weight gain in women with PCOS
A new study showed that 3 minutes of moderate-intensity stair walking can lower glucose and insulin concentrations and 10 minutes can improve insulin sensitivity. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
Stair walking for 10 minutes may lower glucose and insulin, improve insulin sensitivity
Moderate-intensity stair walking for as little as 3 minutes can lower glucose and insulin concentrations, and 10 minutes of stair walking can improve insulin sensitivity, according to study findings.
Top in endocrinology: Exercise alternatives, gestational diabetes risk
A recent study showed that an intervention focused on standing and walking yielded metabolic benefits that were similar to moderate to vigorous exercise in postmenopausal women. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
Standing, walking yield metabolic benefits similar to exercise for postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women participating in 4 hours of standing plus 3 hours of walking per day had improved insulin sensitivity similar to those who engaged in 1 hour of moderate to vigorous exercise, according to study findings.