The Conversation

How employers can promote physical activity among workers: 3 messages based on research

Aviroop Biswas receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. The Institute for Work & Health is supported in part through ...
BMJ

Physical activity paradox: providing evidence-based guidance while closing research gaps

Physical activity is known to be good for one’s health.1 2 On the other hand, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour are known to be harmful to health.2 3 Agreement exists about these general ...
Medscape

Developing an Intervention to Address Physical Activity Barriers for African–American Women in the Deep South (USA)

Aim: To address high rates of inactivity and related chronic diseases among African–American women. Materials & methods: Eleven focus groups on physical activity barriers for African–American women in ...
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Development and Validation of a Simulation Model–Based Tool to Support Individualized Physical Activity Discussions and Prescriptions for Breast Cancer Survivors

Leveraging the Rural-Urban Commuting Area Tool to Address Geographic Disparities in Cancer Care: A Dual-Application Framework for Institutional and National Initiatives We adapted an established ...
BMJ

Device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) and major adverse cardiovascular events: evidence of sex differences

3 Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 4 Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 5 Department of Sports Science and ...
Healthline

Cardiovascular Disease: Men Need More Exercise Than Women to Cut Risk

Share on Pinterest A new study found that men need more exercise than women to lower their risk of coronary heart disease. Getty Images/Cavan Images Men may need nearly twice as much weekly exercise ...