Exercise as Medicine
Authors: Patricia P. Katz, Russell Pate
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Editorials20 December 2016Exercise as MedicinePatricia P. Katz, PhD and Russell Pate, PhDPatricia P. Katz, PhDFrom University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, and University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. and Russell Pate, PhDFrom University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, and University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2086 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Regular physical activity has important positive effects on health, as supported by evidence from studies in populations ranging from children to seniors, healthy persons to those with multiple chronic conditions, and individuals with and without activity limitations or disabilities. People who engage in physical activity have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some types of cancer, depression, cognitive impairment, and functional decline.The study by Gill and colleagues (1) adds to the growing literature on the benefits of physical activity, focusing on an elderly population at high risk for mobility limitations and other health conditions. In their follow-up analysis ...References1. Gill TM, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Church T, Fielding RA, King AC, et al; LIFE Study Investigators. Effect of structured physical activity on overall burden and transitions between states of major mobility disability in older persons. Secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:833-40. doi:10.7326/M16-0529 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Ambrosius WT, Blair S, Bonds DE, Church TS, et al; LIFE Study Investigators. 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[PMID: 18029834] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, and University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-2086.Corresponding Author: Patricia P. Katz, PhD, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA 94143, e-mail, patti.[email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Katz: University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA 94143.Dr. Pate: University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208.Author Contributions: Conception and design: P.P. Katz.Drafting of the article: P.P. Katz.Critical revision for important intellectual content: P.P. Katz, R. Pate.Final approval of the article: P.P. Katz, R. Pate.This article was published at www.annals.org on 27 September 2016. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffect of Structured Physical Activity on Overall Burden and Transitions Between States of Major Mobility Disability in Older Persons Thomas M. Gill , Jack M. Guralnik , Marco Pahor , Timothy Church , Roger A. Fielding , Abby C. King , Anthony P. Marsh , Anne B. Newman , Christine A. Pellegrini , Shyh-Huei Chen , Heather G. Allore , Michael E. 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