Muscle strengthening, aerobic exercise, and obesity
A pooled analysis of 1.7 million US adults
Objective: Both aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening exercise are recommended for obesity prevention. However, at the population level, the independent and/or combined associations of these physical activity modalities with obesity…
Sitting-time and 9-year all-cause mortality in older women
Studies of mid-aged adults provide evidence of a relationship between sitting-time and all-cause mortality, but evidence in older adults is limited. The aim is to examine the relationship between total…
The cost-effectiveness of exercise referral schemes
Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERS) aim to identify inactive adults in the primary care setting. The primary care professional refers the patient to a third party service, with this service…
Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical activity and improving health outcomes
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Considerable uncertainty remains as to the effectiveness of exercise referral schemes for increasing physical activity, fitness, or health indicators, or whether they are an efficient use of resources for sedentary…