ReviewJournal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
Exercise Is Medicine: Primary Care Counseling on Aerobic Fitness and Muscle Strengthening.
Review in Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health outcomes in primary care: a 20-year evidence map of randomized controlled trials.Family practice · 2023Pooled it
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- Associations between Symptoms and Exercise Barriers in Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges of Technology Tools in Dietary and Activity Assessment: Bridging Stakeholder Viewpoints.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Diurnal variation of fat oxidation rate and energy expenditure in an acute bout of endurance exercise by young healthy males.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Physical Activity Counseling among Adults in Primary Health Care Centers in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Physical Activity Promotion in a Safety-net Clinic: Does the Provider Make a Difference? A Pilot Study.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2021Article
- Women Reduce the Performance Difference to Men with Increasing Age in Ultra-Marathon Running.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Patient counseling on physical fitness remains underutilized in primary care, despite its clinical and cost effectiveness. Most counseling interventions have focused on aerobic activity and neglected another vital component of physical fitness, muscle strengthening, which has recently been shown to be independently protective against cardiometabolic diseases and premature mortality. This article reviews the latest scientific evidence and makes recommendations toward a more comprehensive approach for promoting physical fitness in primary care. Given the high prevalence and wide-ranging health impacts of physical inactivity, counseling on physical fitness should be a standard part of wellness promotion and disease prevention and treatment for all patients. Interventions that include muscle strengthening will have a significantly greater impact on health outcomes than those focused on aerobic fitness alone. Counseling to promote both aerobic fitness and muscle strengthening is indicated for all patients, irrespective of body weight, and should begin early in life and continue across the life course.
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