LABORATOIRE IMPACTS LABORATORY

Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé

The benefits of prescribing physical activity

The benefits of prescribing physical activity

This review shows that referrals from primary care providers for additional patient physical activity counseling, exercise prescription, and/or exercise programs involving qualified exercise professionals lead to improvements in patients’ cardiorespiratory endurance. This information supports the creation of these programs to help patients lead healthier lifestyles. 👉https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335524002596

Can an active lifestyle offeser the relationship that poor lifestyle behaviours have on frailty?

Can an active lifestyle offeser the relationship that poor lifestyle behaviours have on frailty?

The answer is YES! Physical activity was associated with lower levels of frailty, even in people with poor lifestyle behaviours, more so in older adults, where the association was strongest. Myles O’Brien is a researcher with the IMPACTS Lab at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. 👉https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494324002322?via%3Dihub