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Health benefits of physical activity: the evidence

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Warburton, D. E.R.·2006·Canadian Medical Association Journal

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The primary purpose of this narrative review was to evaluate the current literature and to provide further insight into the role physical inactivity plays in the development of chronic disease and premature death. We confirm that there is irrefutable evidence of the effectiveness of regular physical activity in the primary and secondary prevention of several chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, obesity, depression and osteoporosis) and premature death. We also reveal that the current Health Canada physical activity guidelines are sufficient to elicit health benefits, especially in previously sedentary people. There appears to be a linear relation between physical activity and health status, such that a further increase in physical activity and fitness will lead to additional improvements in health status.

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Authors: Warburton, D. E. R.
Affiliations: University of British Columbia (CA)
Corresponding author: Warburton, D. E.R.
ORCID: Warburton, D. E.R.
Venue: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publisher: CMA Joule Inc.
Published: 2006-03-14
Volume: 174
Issue: 6
Pages: 801-809
ISSN: 0820-3946 (ISSN-L)
1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051351
PMC: PMC1402378
OpenAlex: W2128621051
Cited by: 8,007
References: 181
Citations by year: 2026: 275 · 2025: 437 · 2024: 486 · 2023: 479 · 2022: 482 · 2021: 623 · 2020: 539 · 2019: 566 · 2018: 575 · 2017: 487 · 2016: 510 · 2015: 473 · 2014: 414 · 2013: 411 · 2012: 319
FWCI: 15.21
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Locations: Canadian Medical Association Journal (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Michael Smith Health Research BC
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
Keywords: physical activity, physical inactivity, chronic disease prevention, premature mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, hypertension, obesity, depression, osteoporosis, physical activity guidelines, sedentary individuals, dose-response relationship, health benefits
MeSH terms: Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Health Status, Humans, Life Expectancy, Neoplasms, Physical Fitness, Health Behavior, Exercise

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