A review of data from nine published studies that included nearly 450,000 adults concluded that higher total sitting time per day is associated with an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes, regardless of physical activity levels. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, August 2019

Over the course of a two-year study, researchers observed that teenagers who became less physically active experienced a reduction in their healthrelated quality of life. American Journal of Human Biology, August 2019

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs when fat builds up in the liver from causes other than excessive alcohol consumption. An analysis of data from the 16,000-participant HUNT3 study found that the 20% of adults with the lowest physical fitness levels were 17-18 times more likely to have NAFLD than the most active 40% of…

In this study, type 2 diabetics with limb pain experienced improvements in both the number of painful body sites and pain intensity after participating in a twelve-week exercise program. The findings are important as diabetics are nearly 25% more likely to report limb pain than non-diabetics. Diabetic Research and Clinical Practice, July 2019

Among a group of 1,036 adolescents, researchers observed that teens who scored lower on physical fitness assessments were more sensitive to pain than their peers with higher fitness scores. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2019

New research suggests that for older obese adults, adopting a fitness program that combines aerobic exercise and resistance training is effective for increasing muscle protein synthesis and preserving muscle quality. Cell Metabolism, July 2019

Exercise is well-known to improve motor skills, and now researchers believe they know how. In the study, investigators compared the brains of mice that ran on a treadmill for an hour a day for three weeks and mice that did not exercise. Investigators observed that the mice in the treadmill group exhibited significantly more evidence…

Past research suggests that diabetics have an elevated risk for depression. In a study involving type 2 diabetics under treatment for depression, those who also participated in an exercise program were significantly more likely to experience a resolution of their depressive symptoms. Diabetes Care, May 2019

A small-scale study involving 120 manufacturing workers revealed that those who participated in a workplace resistance training exercise program were 38% less likely to develop a musculoskeletal disorder of the upper limbs than workers who performed stretching exercises. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2019

Among a group of 36 obese 70-year-old men and women, those who participated in a ten-week home-based bodyweight interval training program lost an average of two pounds of body fat and gained one pound of lean muscle mass. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 2019