Benefits strongest in early stage disease and among those who kept up their routines Incorporating therapeutic potential of exercise into cancer care merits consideration Structured exercise may help people with cancer live longer and have more time free of disease, finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in ...
This should be done at predefined time points, after significant events, and address full range of contributory factors in training and competition, says consensus statement Organisational culture needs to foster good mental health and wellbeing across the board Sports bodies should prioritise routine screening and regular monitoring of elite athletes’ ...
They boost mood, lessen fatigue, and don’t undermine work performance Findings indicate potential for public health strategy and inclusion in existing guidelines Hourly movement breaks of just 5 minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a ...
Risk rose sharply with 10+ hours/day of sedentary time and under 5 hours of movement Sitting too much and moving too little are linked to a heightened risk of serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, finds a study of daily movement behaviours, published online in ...
Average 141 mins/day may speed up symptom resolution by 35% Rather than total avoidance, balanced level of use may be helpful, say researchers Moderate screen time in the first 3 days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding up symptom resolution ...
Specifically tied to significantly lower risks of cardiovascular and neurological disease deaths Effects amplified by aerobic exercise, but no further risk reduction above 120 minutes Clocking up 90 to 120 weekly minutes of strength (resistance) training may be the sweet spot for lowering the risk of death, suggests a 30 ...
Current exercise guidelines are too low, suggest researchers Less fit individuals need to do more exercise to get the same benefits Adults should aim to do between 560 and 610 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity to achieve a substantial reduction in the risk of heart attacks ...
But aerobic exercise most consistently linked to drop in high blood pressure at any time Evidence for non-conventional training such as recreational sport or pilates is more limited, pooled data analysis shows Aerobic and resistance training combined, and high intensity interval training (HIIT), are associated with significant reductions in blood ...
Supervised group exercise may be best for depression; shorter lower intensity exercise may be best for anxiety But all forms of exercise as good as, or better than, medication/talking therapies Aerobic exercise, such as running, swimming, and dancing, may be most effective for relieving the symptoms of depression and anxiety, ...
Despite greater muscle mass of transgender women 1-3 years after hormone therapy Evidence is of variable quality, but doesn’t back inherent athletic advantage theories Transgender women might have more muscle mass than cisgender women 1 to 3 years after hormone therapy, but their physical fitness is comparable, finds a pooled ...
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