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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Physical Activity and Health
Claude Bouchard,Steven N. Blair,William L. Haskell +2 more
- 13 Sep 2006
TL;DR: This chapter discusses skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Regular Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour and Inactivity Physiology, and an Integrated View of Physical Activity, Fitness and Health Index.
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Physical Activity and Stroke Risk A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: Moderately and highly active individuals had lower risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes than low-active individuals and moderate and high levels of physical activity are associated with reduced risk of total, isChemic, and hemorrhatic strokes.
Effects of physical inactivity and obesity on morbidity and mortality: current evidence and research issues.
Steven N. Blair,Suzanne Brodney +1 more
TL;DR: Regular physical activity appears to not only attenuate the health risks of overweight and obesity, but active obese individuals actually have lower morbidity and mortality than normal weight individuals who are sedentary, and inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness are as important as overweight and Obesity as mortality predictors.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in men.
Chong-Do Lee,Steven N. Blair,Andrew S. Jackson +2 more
- 01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the health benefits of leanness and the hazards of obesity while simultaneously considering cardiorespiratory fitness and body fatness and found that being fit may reduce the hazard of obesity.
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Development of questionnaire to examine relationship of physical activity and diabetes in Pima Indians.
Andrea M. Kriska,William C. Knowler,Ronald E. LaPorte,Allan L. Drash,Rena R. Wing,Steven N. Blair,Peter H. Bennett,Lewis H. Kuller +7 more
TL;DR: A physical-activity questionnaire has been developed that is both reliable and feasible to use in the Pima Indian population to evaluate the relationship of physical activity to non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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