Importance of assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in clinical practice: a case for fitness as a clinical vital sign: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

R Ross, SN Blair, R Arena, TS Church, JP Després… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Mounting evidence has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Is there evidence that walking groups have health benefits? A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Hanson, A Jones - British journal of sports medicine, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To assess the health benefits of outdoor walking groups. Design Systematic
review and meta-analysis of walking group interventions examining differences in commonly …

Personalized exercise prescription in the prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension: a Consensus Document from the European Association of Preventive …

H Hanssen, H Boardman, A Deiseroth… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Treatment of hypertension and its complications remains a major ongoing health
care challenge. Around 25% of heart attacks in Europe are already attributed to …

Systematic review of reviews of intervention components associated with increased effectiveness in dietary and physical activity interventions

CJ Greaves, KE Sheppard, C Abraham, W Hardeman… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background To develop more efficient programmes for promoting dietary and/or physical
activity change (in order to prevent type 2 diabetes) it is critical to ensure that the intervention …

Using pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review

DM Bravata, C Smith-Spangler, V Sundaram… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextWithout detailed evidence of their effectiveness, pedometers have recently become
popular as a tool for motivating physical activity. ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of …

[LIBRO][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors …

L Vanhees, N Geladas, D Hansen… - European journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In a previous paper, as the first of a series of three on the importance of characteristics and
modalities of physical activity (PA) and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health …

Effective exercise for the prevention of falls: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

C Sherrington, JC Whitney, SR Lord… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of exercise on falls prevention in older people and
establish whether particular trial characteristics or components of exercise programs are …

The ABC of Physical Activity for Health: a consensus statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

G O'Donovan, AJ Blazevich, C Boreham… - Journal of sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Our understanding of the relationship between physical activity and health is constantly
evolving. Therefore, the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences convened a …

The role of the built environment in healthy aging: Community design, physical activity, and health among older adults

J Kerr, D Rosenberg, L Frank - Journal of planning Literature, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Older adults are a large but very inactive population group. Physical activity, especially
walking, has many important health benefits for older adults. This review describes the …