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By Lee Davidson Deseret News Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says adults would gain substantial health benefits from 2.5 hours a week of moderate aerobic activity, while children need an hour or more of physical activity a day. Leavitt, the former governor of Utah, released on Tuesday new guidelines for activity developed by a 13-member advisory committee he appointed last year to review recent scientific research about physical activity and health. "The evidence is clear...
By Nanci Hellmich The government has raised the bar for physical activity levels -- and nobody's exempt, not even children or older adults. And exercise researchers couldn't be happier. The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are the most comprehensive federal recommendations ever and the new gold standard. "These are really well done, and I don't think they could get any more practical," says Tim Church,...
Adults gain substantial health benefits from two and a half hours a week of moderate aerobic physical activity, and children benefit from an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to the new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The comprehensive set of recommendations for people of all ages and physical conditions was released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The guidelines are designed so people can easily fit physical activity into their...
By DeTurk, William E Scott, Lisa Benz ABSTRACT Purpose: Physical therapists have engaged in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for decades, but the extent of their current involvement in this practice area is unclear. This study surveyed directors of CR and PR programs on a statewide level to ascertain what type of provider is writing the prescription, which methods of exercise formulation are used, which outcome measures are used and their congruency with...
Increased exercise capacity reduces the risk of death in African-American and Caucasian men, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.The government-supported Veterans Affairs study included 15,660 participants and is the largest known to assess the link between fitness and mortality."It is important to emphasize that it takes relatively moderate levels of physical activity "” like brisk walking "” to attain the associated health benefits. Certainly,...
By Orsega-Smith, Elizabeth M Payne, Laura L; Mowen, Andrew J; Ho, Ching- Hua; Godbey, Geoffrey C Lack of social support and low self-efficacy are important barriers to regular exercise and physical activity. However, it is unclear whether these resources contribute significantly to CDC recommended physical activity levels and which of these factors (and their associated sub-domains) are more robust in relating to leisure time physical activity (LTPA) among older adults. This study examines...
DALLAS "“A high level of fitness may extend the lives of women with metabolic syndrome, according to new findings presented today by a cardiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Researchers followed nearly 6,000 women who had no signs of heart disease when the study launched in 1992. Over the next nine years, those with metabolic syndrome were 57 percent more likely to die than those who didn't have the cluster of risk...
CHICAGO - In a groundbreaking first of its kind study, researchers studied over 5,700 women's fitness levels relative to age and lifestyle, and found that women who score less than 85 percent of their age predicted exercise capacity on an exercise stress test have a two times greater risk for serious heart problems and death."The current American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) exercise guidelines and standards are based on exclusively male data" says...
