Latest stats show stress and lack of physical activity are rising, putting heart health at risk

As people navigate higher levels of stress and spend more of their day sitting, finding time to move can feel challenging.

No need to sign up for gym: even small movements have health benefits – research

Merling Phaswana receives funding from South African National Research Fund. Philippe Gradidge receives funding from the ...

Physical activity improves work ability: Study shows lifelong influence from childhood to the end of career

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä shows that regular leisure-time physical activity started at a young age ...
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Increased physical activity could add 5 years to American lifespan

They based their model on physical activity risk estimates derived from activity tracker data from the 2003–06 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey for people aged at least 40, plus 2019 ...
BMJ

Joint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older ...

Objectives To examine the joint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality. Methods We conducted a harmonised meta-analysis including nine ...
BMJ

Association between physical activity and the time course of cancer recurrence in stage III colon cancer

Objective We determined if postoperative physical activity prevents or delays cancer recurrence in patients with stage III colon cancer. Methods This cohort study nested within a randomised trial ...