Steven N. Blair
University of South Carolina
892 Papers
6.9K Citations
Steven N. Blair is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 879 publications. Previous affiliations of Steven N. Blair include Stanford University & University of Western Australia.
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Papers
The association between joint stress from physical activity and self-reported osteoarthritis: an analysis of the Cooper Clinic data.
TL;DR: PA may reduce the risk of hip/knee OA, especially among women, and the combined effects of frequency, intensity, duration and joint stress level of PA on incidence of hip /knee osteoarthritis should be assessed.
Exercise without Weight Loss Does Not Reduce C-Reactive Protein: The INFLAME Study
Timothy S. Church,Conrad P. Earnest,Angela M. Thompson,Elisa L. Priest,Ruben Q. Rodarte,Travis J. Saunders,Robert Ross,Steven N. Blair +7 more
TL;DR: Exercise training without weight loss is not associated with a reduction in C-reactive protein, and change in weight was correlated with change in CRP.
Annual deaths attributable to physical inactivity: whither the missing 2 million?
I-Min Lee,Adrian Bauman,Steven N. Blair,Gregory W. Heath,Harold W. Kohl,Michael Pratt,Pedro C. Hallal +6 more
TL;DR: Should disease burden estimations be deemed worthless?
Low Fitness Partially Explains Resting Metabolic Rate Differences Between African American and White Women
Robin P. Shook,Gregory A. Hand,Xuewen Wang,Amanda E. Paluch,Robert Moran,James R. Hébert,Damon L. Swift,Carl J. Lavie,Carl J. Lavie,Steven N. Blair +9 more
TL;DR: The present study confirms that African American women have a lower resting metabolic rate compared with their white peers, and low cardiorespiratory fitness explained 25% of this difference.
Comparison of Lifestyle and Structured Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Andrea L. Dunn,Bess H. Marcus,James B. Kampert,Melissa E. Garcia,Harold W. Kohl,Steven N. Blair +5 more
- 01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In previously sedentary healthy adults, a lifestyle physical activity intervention is as effective as a structured exercise program in improving physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and blood pressure.