Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé
In this article from Prof Myles O’Brien and international colleagues, the umbrella review demonstrates the negative impact of sedentary behaviors on cardiovascular disease incidence/mortality, but shows conflicting reports for blood pressure that vary based on the study design.
👉 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02099-w#citeas
Congratulations to Prof Saïd Mekari on the publication of this article “Do not underestimate the cognitive benefits of exercise” in the prestigious journal Nature Human Behaviour, in collaboration with a team of renowned international researchers. Prof Mekari is Director of Research at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick and a researcher at ImpactsLab.
Link to the article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01949-x
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
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
A new IMPACTS publication from Shirko Ahmadi and Saïd Mekari of the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick shows that aerobic exercise, which typically increases cardiorespiratory fitness, improves executive functioning in older adults, irrespective of sex. https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/sports-med-physical-fitness/article.php?cod=R40Y9999N00A24070501