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Background Lower levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are key risk factors of chronic adult diseases. Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are predicted by birth weight, but the underlying parental and pregnancy-related ...
Marjaana Tikanmäki +7 more
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Obesity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Cardiovascular Disease
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity, generally defined by body mass index (BMI), is an established risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), while cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) decreases risk. In chronic CVD, an obesity survival paradox in which higher BMI is associated with improved prognosis has
Amier Haidar, Tamara Horwich
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The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children is mediated by abdominal adiposity: the HAPPY study [PDF]
Background: It is unclear whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is independently linked to cardiometabolic risk in children. This study investigated a) the association between CRF level and presence of cardiometabolic risk disorders using health ...
Bailey, Daniel Paul +3 more
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Background The progress of treatments of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has made it possible to reach a survival rate superior to 80%. However, the treatments lead to several long-term adverse effects, including cardiac toxicity.
Maxime Caru +11 more
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Cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness and incident diabetes [PDF]
Increases in prevalence have led to a diabetes pandemic. Obesity and low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are considered to be central mechanisms. We investigated if the effect of CRF on diabetes risk was equivalent across levels of fatness among healthy men.In total 4988 middle-aged Caucasian employed men free of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and ...
Andreas Holtermann +3 more
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Self-reported occupational physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness:Importance for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality [PDF]
Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether workers with the combination of high occupational physical activity (OPA) and low cardiorespiratory fitness have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality.
Gyntelberg, Finn +6 more
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A review of cardiorespiratory fitness-related neuroplasticity in the aging brain
The literature examining the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and the brain in older adults has increased rapidly, with 30 of 34 studies published since 2008.
Scott M Hayes +5 more
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Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly people [PDF]
Objective: to verify if functional fitness (FF) is associated with the annual cost of medication consumption and mood states (MSt) in elderly people.
Anjos DMC +45 more
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Der Einfluss von kardiorespiratorischer Fitness auf das Adipositas-Paradoxon bei Personen mit einer kardiovaskulären Krankheit [PDF]
Einleitung: Kardiovaskuläre Krankheiten zählen zu den häufigsten Todesursachen und werden durch Übergewicht und Adipositas begünstigt. Das sogenannte Adipositas-Paradoxon besagt, dass Übergewichtige oder Adipöse, die bereits an einer kardiovaskulären ...
Dettwiler, Anna, Lüthi, Michal
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BackgroundIn recent years, many studies have shown that exercise motivation is essential for encouraging students to engage in physical activities.
Fangbing Zhou +15 more
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