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Women physiotherapists and doctors working in elite and professional sport are paid less, get less work and face more harassment than men, an Australian-first study by La Trobe University has found.

Systematic review: cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality

Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality

Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity and its change with progression to chronic kidney disease in adults with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity

Walking at faster speeds is associated with a graded decrease in the risk of type 2 diabetes

22 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous activity may provide an antidote to the ills of prolonged sitting

Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depression, anxiety, distress

Study suggests isometric exercises best for reducing blood pressure

Healing of acute ACL tear on MRI following non-surgical bracing protocol [pdf]

Moving for an hour a day can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 74 per cent

Meeting the physical activity guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity reduces risk of dying from influenza and pneumonia by 48%, new study says

Exercise can help fight depression and anxiety

In this observational study of patients with stage III colon cancer, postoperative physical activity is associated with improved disease-free survival by lowering the recurrence rate within the first year of treatment…

Non-occupational physical activity and risk of CV disease, cancer and mortality

NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses

Regular physical activity may boost effectiveness of COVID-19 jab

10-sec 1-leg stance duration predicts survival in middle-aged/older individuals

The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid- to later life is linked to a near doubling in the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Risk of myocardial inflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection is not distinctively higher compared with other viruses

New study finds that up to 40 minutes of “moderate to vigorous intensity” physical exercise every day is required to balance out 10 hours of sitting still

Frequent exercise may help reduce the risk of a severe COVID-19 infection

Hormone therapy, when applied to trans women, decreases strength, lean body mass and muscle area, yet values remain above those observed in cis women, even after 36 months

Exercise can help treat depression. Newly published observational data shows physical activity may help prevent depression as well.

Trans women retain athletic edge after a year of hormone therapy, study finds: implications for sporting organisations and legislators

Subacromial Decompression Shoulder Surgery no better than Placebo Surgery at 5 year Follow Up

Meniscus Surgery is no better than Sham Surgery at 5 year follow up.

Any amount of running, even just once a week, is better than no running, in lowering risk of death from all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer, finds a new study (n=232,149), which also found higher doses of running may not necessarily be associated with greater mortality benefits.

In elementary and preschool settings, when physically active lessons were added into the curriculum they had positive impact on both physical activity and educational outcomes, finds the first meta-analysis of the impact of physically active lessons (n=12,663).

Coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition

Dietary fat guidelines have no evidence base

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