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
Physical activity for health: What kind? How much? How intense? On top of what?
TL;DR: Emerging evidence that light activities have health benefits and with advances in tools for measuring activities of all intensities, it may be time to shift to zero activity as the conceptual starting point for study.
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Exercise and the cardiovascular system: clinical science and cardiovascular outcomes
Carl J. Lavie,Ross Arena,Damon L. Swift,Neil M. Johannsen,Xuemei Sui,Duck-chul Lee,Conrad P. Earnest,Timothy S. Church,James H. O'Keefe,Richard V. Milani,Steven N. Blair +10 more
TL;DR: Data from epidemiological and ET studies in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary heart disease and heart failure, strongly support the routine prescription of ET to all patients and referrals for patients with cardiovascular diseases to specific cardiac rehabilitation and ET programs.
Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men.
Jennifer L. Kuk,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Milton Z. Nichaman,Timothy S. Church,Steven N. Blair,Robert Ross +5 more
TL;DR: To examine the independent associations of abdominal fat (visceral and subcutaneous) and liver fat with all‐cause mortality, a large number of subjects were randomly assigned to the abdominal fat or liver fat groups.
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Mortality trends in the general population: the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness
TL;DR: Based on the evidence, health professionals should encourage their patients to improve CRF through regular physical activity and several biological mechanisms suggest that CRF improves insulin sensitivity, blood lipid profile, body composition, inflammation, and blood pressure.
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The evolution of physical activity recommendations: how much is enough?
TL;DR: People who get 30 min of moderate-intensity exercise per day are likely to achieve additional health benefits if they exercise more, and people should engage in resistance training and flexibility exercises at least twice a week to enable long-term participation in regular physical activity and promote quality of life.
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