Mortality benefits from exercise are similar to pharmacologic interventions for secondary
prevention of coronary heart disease, stroke rehabilitation, treatment for heart failure and …

Final evidence for the overall benefits of exercise therapy in the treatment/rehabilitation of
specific chronic disease comes from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This paper …

Objective To determine the comparative effectiveness of exercise versus drug interventions
on mortality outcomes. Design Metaepidemiological study. Eligibility criteria Meta-analyses …

Modern American health care often emphasizes medications and procedures as treatment
options. However, exercise is a valid, underused treatment option for many people. The …

Non‐communicable chronic diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
and cancer, are currently responsible for 65% of all deaths worldwide and are projected to …

Objective To determine how well exercise interventions are reported in trials in health and
disease. Design Overview of systematic reviews. Data sources PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL …

Chronic diseases—the leading causes of morbidity and mortality—are strongly linked to
unhealthy lifestyles. The World Health Organization recently published a report on global …

Background Exercise prescribing can help patients to overcome physical inactivity, but its
use in general practice is limited. The purpose of this narrative review was to investigate …

A recent highly publicised report claimed that an exercise pill has been discovered. 1 A
mystical substance was found to increase endurance in mice without exercise training. By …

Background Structured, regular exercise is recommended to improve health outcomes.
Exercise takes many forms and varies in type, intensity, duration and frequency. The authors …