Walking Doesn’t Hurt, May Help in CKD Frontline Medical News, 2014 Apr 10, MA Moon Full Story Neither acute bouts of moderate walking nor regular moderate walking are unsafe in patients who have predialysis chronic kidney disease, and both types of exercise may actually reduce systemic inflammation and improve immune function in these patients, according […]
Published: Feb 13, 2014 | Updated: Feb 13, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Moderate physical activity confers a […]
Michael O’Riordan December 23, 2013 LEICESTER, UK — Walking just 2000 steps per day lowers the risk of CVD by 10% in those with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), according to the results of a new study. In addition, the study also showed that, regardless of baseline walking habits, each 2000-step increase per day resulted in […]
by Erin O’Donnell Harvard Magazine Full Story: http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/03/cheating-the-reaper FOR PATIENTS with high blood pressure, doctors are likely to prescribe antihypertensive medication and provide detailed instructions about how much to take, and when. They have been less able to provide detailed dosage recommendations for exercise. Research shows that a regular walking, swimming, or tennis habit reduces […]
Published: Nov 14, 2013 | Updated: Nov 15, 2013 Download Complimentary Source PDF By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Time spent walking by older men was associated with reduced risk of onset of stroke in dose-response fashion. There was little evidence for a dose-response relationship between walking pace and stroke. Older men […]
Williams PT. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PURPOSE: Test prospectively whether exercise is associated with lower brain cancer mortality in 111,266 runners and 42,136 walkers from the National Runners’ and Walkers’ Health Studies. METHODS: Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) from Cox proportional hazards analyses of […]
8/7/13 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Walking or cycling to work was associated with a lower likelihood of being overweight. Walking or cycling was associated with a lower likelihood of having diabetes, and walking was associated with a lower likelihood of having hypertension than private transport. Active modes of traveling to […]
Published: Apr 4, 2013 By Michael Smith , North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story Journal Reference Action Points The same energy expenditure associated with moderate (walking) and vigorous (running) exercise produced similar risk reductions for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and possibly coronary heart disease. However, runners typically expend about twice as much energy as walkers […]
Jong-Hwan Park; Masashi Miyashita; Masaki Takahashi; Noriaki Kawanishi; Seong-Ryu Bae; Hyun-Shik Kim; Katsuhiko Suzuki; Yoshio Nakamura Nutr Metab. 2013;10(39) Abstract Background Both exercise and vitamin E supplementation have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults, and when combined there is evidence suggesting that they act synergistically. The currently recommended […]
EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS Jennifer Brunet, MA, Catherine M. Sabiston, PhD, Sarkis Meterissian, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FACSDisclosures Am J Lifestyle Med. 2012;6(3):224-240. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract The completion of primary treatment for breast cancer has been referred to as a “teachable moment” for health behavior change, suggesting that women are receptive to receiving physical activity counseling. However, […]