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, body composition, and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men
TL;DR: The health benefits of leanness are limited to fit men, and being fit may reduce the hazards of obesity.
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Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
TL;DR: A scientifically based harmonized definition of MHO is proposed, which will hopefully contribute to more comparable data in the future and a better understanding on the MHO subgroup and its CVD prognosis.
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How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations
Catrine Tudor-Locke,Cora L Craig,Yukitoshi Aoyagi,Rhonda C. Bell,Karen A. Croteau,Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij,Ben Ewald,Andrew W. Gardner,Yoshiro Hatano,Lesley D. Lutes,Sandra Matsudo,Farah A. Ramirez-Marrero,Laura Q. Rogers,David A. Rowe,Michael D. Schmidt,Michael D. Schmidt,Mark A. Tully,Steven N. Blair +17 more
TL;DR: The evidence suggests that 30 minutes of daily MVPA accumulated in addition to habitual daily activities in healthy older adults is equivalent to taking approximately 7,000-10,000 steps/day, which approximates 8,000 Steps on days that include a target of achieving 20 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
Comparison of lifestyle and structured interventions to increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness: a randomized trial.
Andrea L. Dunn,Bess H. Marcus,James B. Kampert,Melissa E. Garcia,Harold W. Kohl,Steven N. Blair +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the 24-month intervention effects of a lifestyle physical activity program with traditional structured exercise on improving physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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How many steps/day are enough? for adults
Catrine Tudor-Locke,Cora L Craig,Wendy J. Brown,Stacy A. Clemes,Katrien De Cocker,Billie Giles-Corti,Yoshiro Hatano,Shigeru Inoue,Sandra Matsudo,Nanette Mutrie,Jean-Michel Oppert,David A. Rowe,Michael D. Schmidt,Michael D. Schmidt,Grant Schofield,John C. Spence,Pedro J. Teixeira,Mark A. Tully,Steven N. Blair +18 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this review was to update existing knowledge of "How many steps/day are enough?", and to inform step-based recommendations consistent with current physical activity guidelines.