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
Cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI, and risk of hypertension: the HYPGENE study.
TL;DR: The rationale and design of the first study based on the ACLS genetics resource focusing on hypertension as the health outcome are introduced, and the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index (BMI) with the risk of hypertension are reported.
Changes in sedentary time are associated with changes in mental wellbeing over 1 year in young adults
Laura D. Ellingson,Jacob D. Meyer,Robin P. Shook,Philip M. Dixon,Gregory A. Hand,Michael D. Wirth,Amanda E. Paluch,Stephanie Burgess,James R. Hébert,Steven N. Blair +9 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that decreasing daily sedentary time by 60 min may significantly attenuate the negative effects of high levels of pre-existing Sedentary time on mental wellbeing.
The effect of different doses of aerobic exercise training on endothelial function in postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure: results from the DREW study
TL;DR: Aerobic exercise training was associated with improved FMD in postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure and may be more efficacious in improving endothelial function in post Menopause women with endothelial dysfunction than individuals with normal endothelialfunction at baseline.
Evidence for Success of Exercise in Weight Loss and Control
TL;DR: The topics presented here include brief discussions of the role of exercise in the prevention of weight gain, the effect of exercise on weight loss and maintenance, and exercise and health risks in overweight persons.
The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community weight management intervention: A randomized controlled trial of the health weight management demonstration
James Hersey,Olga Khavjou,Laura Strange,Richard L. Atkinson,Steven N. Blair,Susan Campbell,Connie Hobbs,Bridget Kelly,Tania Fitzgerald,Julia Kish-Doto,Matthew A. Koch,Breda Munoz,Eric Peele,Jason Stockdale,Cynthia B. Augustine,Glenda Mitchell,David R. Arday,John Kugler,Patricia Dorn,James Ellzy,Regina Julian,Joyce Grissom,Marcia Britt +22 more
TL;DR: A relatively inexpensive cognitive-behavioral weight management intervention improved patient outcomes and potential savings for the entire TRICARE population would significantly reduce direct medical costs.