Increased daily step count linked to lower risk of death and CVD regardless of time spent sedentary. Every additional step up to around 10,000 steps per day reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD), regardless of how much remaining time is spent sedentary, reports a large population-based study ...
Boosting weekly total by just over an hour linked to 33% lower risk Among ‘improvers’, effects evident for bouts lasting above or below 10 mins at a time Clocking up high weekly levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney ...
Not only for the sake of growing numbers of female athletes, but women’s health in general Action is urgently needed to address the dearth of older women in sport and exercise science, not only for the sake of the growing numbers of female athletes, but women’s health in general, urge ...
Encourage men to improve fitness to help lower risk of getting the disease, say researchers An increase in annual cardiorespiratory fitness by 3% or more is linked to a 35% lower risk of developing, although not dying from, prostate cancer, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...
Every 1 km increase in speed is associated with a 9% reduction in risk, findings suggest Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in ...
But higher daily tallies linked to lower risk irrespective of time spent seated among over 50s Clocking up just 20-25 minutes of physical activity every day may be enough to offset the heightened risk of death from a highly sedentary lifestyle, suggests research published online in the British Journal of ...
Estimated prevalence varies by sport, ranging from 15% to 80% Syndrome affects multiple body systems and functions as well as athletic performance It often goes unrecognised and may unwittingly be exacerbated by ‘sports culture’ Many athletes may be at risk of a syndrome of health and performance harms caused by ...
These include head and neck, food pipe, stomach, pancreas, liver, bowel, kidney, lung Good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with up to a 40% lower risk of developing 9 specific cancers later on—at least in men—suggests a large long term study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...
And daily 50 mins of slow walking or 40 mins of mix of physical activities, even better…. As little as 25 minutes a day of slow walking seems to be enough to counter the detrimental physical effects of bedrest on older hospital patients, finds a pooled data analysis of the ...
But squats, press-ups, high intensity interval training (HIIT), and ‘cardio’ also effective Review of current exercise guidelines for controlling blood pressure may now be warranted Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data ...