| Title |
Cardiovascular benefits of exercise
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s30113 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shashi K Agarwal |
| Abstract |
Regular physical activity during leisure time has been shown to be associated with better health outcomes. The American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine all recommend regular physical activity of moderate intensity for the prevention and complementary treatment of several diseases. The therapeutic role of exercise in maintaining good health and treating diseases is not new. The benefits of physical activity date back to Susruta, a 600 BC physician in India, who prescribed exercise to patients. Hippocrates (460-377 BC) wrote "in order to remain healthy, the entire day should be devoted exclusively to ways and means of increasing one's strength and staying healthy, and the best way to do so is through physical exercise." Plato (427-347 BC) referred to medicine as a sister art to physical exercise while the noted ancient Greek physician Galen (129-217 AD) penned several essays on aerobic fitness and strengthening muscles. This article briefly reviews the beneficial effects of physical activity on cardiovascular diseases. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| India | 1 | 10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 10% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 219 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 56 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 7% |
| Researcher | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 31 | 14% |
| Unknown | 57 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 20% |
| Sports and Recreations | 35 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 16% |
| Unknown | 66 | 30% |
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