Long-term health benefits of physical activity – a systematic review of longitudinal studies
By M. Reiner, C. Niermann, D. Jekauc, Alexander Woll. BMC Public Health, 2013
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BackgroundThe treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCD), like coronary heart disease or type 2 diabetes mellitus, causes rising costs for the health system. Physical activity is supposed to reduce the risk for these diseases. Results of cross-sectional studies showed that physical activity is associated with better health, and that physical activity could prevent the development of these diseases. The purpose of this review is to summarize existing evidence for the long-term (>5 years) relationship between physical activity and weight gain, obesity, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.MethodsFifteen longitudinal studies with at least 5-year follow up times and a total of 288,724 subjects (>500 participants in each study), aged between 18 and 85 years, were identified using digital databases. Only studies published in English, about healthy adults at baseline, intentional physical activity and the listed NCDs were included.ResultsThe results of these studies show that physical activity appears to have a positive long-term influence on all selected diseases.ConclusionsThis review revealed a paucity of long-term studies on the relationship between physical activity and the incidence of NCD.
Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine, Physiology
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- Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions (2017, background): “Reiner, Niermann, Jekauc, and Woll (2013) in a systematic review of the literature recently revealed that the few existing longitudinal studies observed a negative relationship between PA and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in healthy men and women (Reiner et al., 2013).”
- Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2019, positive): “Participation in regular physical activity reduces the risk of noncommunicable diseases by improving muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness, functional health, and mental health [2,3,5].”
- Family Caregiving for Older Adults (2020, background): “Physical Activity The health benefits of physical activity for the general population as well as for individuals with chronic disease are well established (Reiner et al. 2013, Warburton et al. 2006).”