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Finally, cancer survivors have a better quality of life and improved physical fitness if they are physically active, compared to survivors who are inactive. Mental Health Physically active adults have lower risk of depression and cognitive decline (declines with aging in thinking, learning, and judgment skills). Physical activity also may improve the quality of sleep. Whether physical activity reduces distress or anxiety is currently unclear. 13 (c) 2011 Omnigraphics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook, Fourth Edition Mental health benefits have been found in people who do aerobic or a combination of aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities three to five days a week for 30 to 60 minutes at a time.
Recognizing the value of the data they were collecting, the researchers extended the study to do more follow-up and evaluate other cardiovascular risk factors. Dr. Amy Weinstein at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzed data collected in the Women’s Health Study on almost 39,000 women who were 45 and older. They compared the participants’ body mass index (BMI—a ratio of weight to height) and physical activity levels at the start of the study with cardiovascular outcomes (such as heart attacks) over an average of 11 years of follow-up.
Physical activity is not merely about individual behavior. Multi-sectoral policies and initiatives are needed to create environments that help people to be physically active. These should be: • Population-based collective actions, involving various stakeholders, including public and private sector groups and NGOs [nongovernmental organizations]. • These should involve multiple sectors—especially health, sport, education, transport, and culture and recreation ministries, as well as urban planners and local governments/municipalities.