Why the study?
Does 30 min/day of brisk walking reduce cardiovascular disease incidence in women and men?
Does 30 min/day of brisk walking reduce cardiovascular disease incidence in women and men?
Public health initiatives promoting 30 minutes of daily brisk walking offer an optimal balance of efficacy, feasibility, and safety for cardioprotection.
May support brisk walking for CVD prevention; extends epidemiologic data but leaves open causal confirmation from RCTs.
In Brief BASSUK, S. S., and J. E. MANSON. Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in women: How much is good enough? Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 176–181, 2003. Epidemiologic data suggest that 30 min ·d−1of brisk walking can reduce cardiovascular disease incidence in women and men. In a sedentary society, public health initiatives that promote moderate increases in physical activity may represent the optimal balance between efficacy, feasibility, and safety to achieve the desired cardioprotective effect. Public health initiatives to promote physical activity must balance efficacy, feasibility, and safety concerns to achieve the desired cardioprotective effect.
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