A joint study by the University of Oulu and the Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation highlights the need for better evaluation of both the effectiveness and ...

Leisure physical activity is consistently associated with improved emotional well-being across the lifespan, with evidence suggesting that stress reduction, resilience, and social support partially ...

Global levels of physical activity have not improved over the past two decades, despite widespread policy development and adoption, and large disparities persist across gender and socioeconomic groups ...

Swapping sedentary behavior (SB) or sleep with light physical activity (LPA) — even in small amounts — is linked to better physical and mental health in Chinese older adults. That is according to a ...

The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority ...

New research suggests that despite widespread policies promoting exercise, global activity levels remain largely unchanged, highlighting major inequalities and gaps in implementation.

Physical activity after cancer diagnosis is linked to lower cancer mortality in multiple tumour types. Explore the latest pooled cohort findings. Read more.

Physical activity is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality and improved survival in patients with skin cancer, a meta-analysis shows.

Higher levels of maternal physical activity before and during pregnancy are associated with positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.

The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include ...

Objective We determined if postoperative physical activity prevents or delays cancer recurrence in patients with stage III colon cancer. Methods This cohort study nested within a randomised trial ...