Why Exercise?

Question 1

What is the relationship between exercise capacity and mortality?

Answer 1

Increased exercise capacity reduces mortality risk

Question 2

What does physical inactivity increase the risk of?

Answer 2

Coronary artery disease
Stroke
Hypertension
Colon cancer
Breast cancer
T2D
Osteoporosis

Question 3

What are the biological consequences of physical inactivity?

Answer 3

Physical inactivity > abdominal adiposity > macrophage infiltration of visceral fat > chronic systemic inflammation > insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, neurodegeneration, tumour growth

Question 4

What is television viewing time a proxy for?

Answer 4

Sitting time

Question 5

What is the relationship between sitting time and vigorous activity?

Answer 5

A little bit of sitting offsets protective factors of vigorous activity

Question 6

What is more effective in reducing the incidence of diabetes in people with pre-diabetes: lifestyle, or pharmacological intervention?

Answer 6

Lifestyle