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sport, health, running, cardiovascular, cancer, mortality, all-cause, study, science, meta-analysis, risk

Impact of running on mortality risk

by A. Manolova | 12 November 2019

Physical activity reduces the risk of mortality. Running is one of the most popular activities in the world because it is easily adaptable to everyone's level and can be practiced almost anywhere. But what is the impact of running on mortality and is there a dose-response relationship ?

sedentary, behaviour, physical inactivity, activity, exercise, sport, health, mortality, disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, problem, sitting time

Association between sedentary behaviour and mortality : impact of physical activity

by P. Debraux | 15 October 2019

Long periods of sitting are associated with increased chronic disease risk and higher mortality. However, what is the impact of physical activity on these risks ?

heart, transplantation, rehabilitation, HIIT, sport, science, disease, heart failure, exercise

Heart Transplantation: What Place for HIIT in Rehabilitation?

by P. Debraux | 9 October 2019

HIIT is recognized for its high cardiovascular efficiency, but many people are wondering about its adaptability to different publics. Heart transplant recipients need adequate rehabilitation for better survival. Does HIIT do the trick ?

hypertension, high blood pressure, health, heart, exercise, drugs, physical activity, hypertensive, systolic, science, sport, prevention, cardiovascular diseases

High blood pressure : Exercise vs. Drugs

by A. Manolova | 1 October 2019

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which account for more than 30% of the world's annual mortality. Face to drug treatments, what effects can be expected from physical exercise ?

drugs, exercise, obesity, meta-analysis, health, overweight, fat, mass, visceral, adiposity, cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, cancer, diseases, insulin, diabetes

Reduction of visceral adiposity : Exercise vs. Drugs

by P. Debraux | 24 September 2019

Obesity today affects a very important part of the world population. One of the aggravating factors of this condition is the accumulation of visceral fat, strongly correlated with many cardio-metabolic diseases. How to fight against it effectively?

telomere, telomerase activity, length, ageing, senescence, biology, sport, physical activity, cardiovascular disease, HIIT, endurance, training, resistance

Endurance and resistance training: effects on telomeres and telomerase

by A. Manolova | 17 September 2019

By shortening, telomeres protect our chromosomes during cell replication. They are an indicator of our cellular aging. However, by our life choices, it is possible to protect them and even to lengthen them, thus increasing the life of our cells.

nutrition, food, health, ultra-processed, body weight, gain, mass, fat, calories, intake, energy, diet, nature

Do ultra-processed foods make you fat?

by P. Debraux | 5 June 2019

Prevalence of obesity is very large in the world and continue to gain ground every year, affecting high-income countries as well as those with low and moderate incomes. In parallel, industrials offer ultra-processed foods, inexpensive, rich in calories and highly convenient. But what is the impact on our body weight ?

health, science, hypertension, high blood pressure, resistance training, fitness, blood, pressure, workout

Resistance training and Hypertension : Improving Cardiovascular Health

by A. Manolova | 14 May 2019

High blood pressure is responsible for more than 7 million deaths a year. In fact, the increase in blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. What is the impact of resistance training ?

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