Recommendations for the number of steps per day may be easier to enact for some people than the current time- and intensity-based physical activity guidelines, but the evidence to support steps-based goals is limited.Objective To describe the associations of step count and intensity with all-cause mortality and cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality.Design, Setting, …
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Fitness tracking reveals task-specific associations between memory, mental health, and physical activity
Physical activity can benefit both physical and mental well-being. Different forms of exercise (e.g., aerobic versus anaerobic; running versus walking, swimming, or yoga; high-intensity interval training versus endurance workouts; etc.) impact physical fitness in different ways. For example, running may substantially impact leg and heart strength but only moderately impact arm strength. We hypothesized that …
Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UK
Key PointsQuestion Is there a dose-response association of daily step count and intensity with incidence of all-cause dementia among adults living in the UK?Findings This cohort study of adults assessed with wrist-worn accelerometers found that accruing more steps per day was associated with steady declines in dementia incidence risk, up to 9800 steps per day, beyond which …
Association of Leisure Time Physical Activity Types and Risks of All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality Among Older Adults
Higher amounts of physical activity are associated with increased longevity. However, whether different leisure time physical activity types are differentially associated with mortality risk is not established.Objectives To examine whether participation in equivalent amounts of physical activity (7.5 to <15 metabolic equivalent of task [MET] hours per week) through different activity types is associated with …
Low Daily Step Count Is Associated With a High Risk of Hospital Admission and Death in Community-Dwelling Patients With Cirrhosis
Background & AimsDaily step count measures cardiorespiratory fitness and has been associated with clinical outcomes. However, its utility in patients with cirrhosis remains largely unexplored. We aimed to investigate the association between step count, frailty metrics, and clinical outcomes in cirrhosis.MethodsAll participants underwent frailty evaluation with the liver frailty index, 6-minute walk test, and gait …
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