In fact, a 2016 study found that a dramatic increase in
vigorous activity reported by a mother was sometimes associated with stillbirth.
Not exact matches
Research studies
report that fatness can be reduced by regular physical
activity of moderate to
vigorous intensity 3 to 5 times a week, for 30 to 60 minutes.
Performing
vigorous physical
activity over one's lifetime may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), researchers
report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Large trials showed exercise's association with reduced all - cause mortality and that self -
reported moderately
vigorous physical
activity led to lower risk of all - cause and cancer - specific mortality.
Patients who
reported less than 150 minutes of moderate or
vigorous physical
activity still had a 33 percent lower risk of 30 - day readmission compared to those who did not exercise at all.
In one study, sedentary middle - aged men assigned to participate in a
vigorous exercise program for nine months
reported more frequent sexual
activity, improved sexual function, and greater satisfaction.
Many of these studies have however been carried out among generally healthy individuals, and have relied on not always accurate self -
reports of physical
activity; and focused on moderate or
vigorous exercise, rather than low - intensity physical
activity.
In support of this one study
reported that independent of total sedentary time and moderate - to -
vigorous intensity
activity time, increased breaks in sedentary time were beneficially associated with waist circumference, body mass index, triglycerides, and 2 hour plasma glucose.
To minimize the confounding effect and test for potential modification by an overall lifestyle pattern, we further performed a stratified analysis according to a priori — defined healthy lifestyle pattern, as characterized by never smoking or ever smoking for fewer than 5 pack - years, never or moderate alcohol intake (< 14 g / d in women and < 28 g / d in men), body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of at least 18.5 and less than 25.0, and physical
activity of at least 150 min / wk at a moderate level or at least 75 min / wk at a
vigorous level (equivalent to ≥ 7.5 metabolic equivalent h / wk) as recommended.18 Likewise, given the previous
report that protein intake was associated with a higher risk for diabetes - related mortality, 8 we examined the protein - mortality association according to the history of diabetes.
Health behaviours included smoking (never, former, current), alcohol intake (none: ≤ 1 unit / weeks, moderate, heavy: ≥ 14 units / week) self -
reported physical
activity (
vigorous, moderate and non / mild) 40 and duration of sleep (5 categories from ≤ 5 hours to ≥ 9 hours / day).
Vigorous aerobic - based exercise intervention studies in children
reported enhanced cognitive performance (35, 36), in contrast to studies targeted at moderate levels of physical
activity (37, 38).
Participants were asked to
report the hours spent per week on moderate (eg, brisk walking) and
vigorous (eg, strenuous sports and jogging) exercise, then the total hours of metabolic equivalent tasks per week were estimated on the basis of the metabolic equivalent task score assigned to each
activity.15 Dietary variables were assessed using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.12 Mental health was assessed using the 36 - Item Short - Form Health Survey in the 1996 questionnaire.
Moreover, a 2014 Public Health England
report found that the amount of moderate to
vigorous physical
activity students engaged with at 11 years of age had an effect on academic performance across English, maths and science, including final GCSE exam results, with active students found to achieve up to 20 per cent higher results than non ‑ active students.
According to the National Survey for Sport and Physical Education's Shape of the Nation
report released in 1997, nearly half the nation's youths between the ages of 12 and 21 and more than one - third of high school students did not participate in
vigorous physical
activity on a regular basis.