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11 Testnevelési Egyetem, Országos Sportegészségügyi Intézet, Budapest, Karolina út 27., 1113.
Insights
Regular physical activity significantly reduces the risk of stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Achieving optimal aerobic fitness can lower stroke occurrence by one-third, aligning with WHO recommendations for weekly exercise.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine
- Exercise Physiology
Background:
- Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including stroke.
- Regular physical activity enhances aerobic capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness, crucial for disease prevention.
- Previous literature highlights the role of physical activity in both primary and secondary stroke prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the role of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in stroke prevention.
- To discuss methods for measuring aerobic capacity.
- To emphasize the benefits of regular exercise for cardiovascular health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies from the past two decades on physical activity and stroke.
- Discussion of methods for assessing aerobic performance.
- Analysis of international data on cardiorespiratory fitness and stroke incidence.
Main Results:
- High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a significant reduction in stroke occurrence (approximately one-third).
- The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week.
- Regular physical activity provides protection against most chronic cardio-metabolic diseases.
Conclusions:
- Maintaining good aerobic capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness through regular physical activity is vital for reducing stroke risk.
- Adherence to WHO physical activity guidelines offers substantial protection against cardiovascular diseases.
- Exercise is a key component in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke.
Abstract:
Összefoglaló. A fizikai inaktivitás a cardiovascularis betegségek - így a stroke - jelentős kockázati tényezője. A rendszeres testmozgás növeli az aerob kapacitást, a cardiorespiratoricus fittséget - ezzel csökkenti a cardiovascularis betegségek, köztük a stroke kockázatát. Az elmúlt évek azon vizsgálataiból idéz a közlemény, amelyek a fizikai aktivitás, a cardiorespiratoricus teljesítőképesség szerepét ismertetik a stroke elsődleges és másodlagos prevenciójában. Említésre kerülnek az aerob kapacitás mérésének módszerei. A nemzetközi tapasztalatok azt igazolják, hogy magas cardiorespiratoricus fittség esetén közel harmadával csökken a stroke előfordulása. A WHO ajánlása mindenkinek a heti legalább 150 percnyi mérsékelten-közepesen meglihegtető testi tevékenység - ez a leggyakoribb krónikus betegségek ellen bizonyos védelmet ad. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(39): 1567-1572. Summary. Physical inactivity is a significant risk for cardiovascular diseases, even for stroke. Regular physical activity improves aerobic capacity, cardiorespiratory fitness, aerob endurance performance (synonyms), diminishing the risk of cardiovascular diseases as well as the risk of stroke. We refer to previous literature data from the past two decades demonstrating the beneficial role of the higher aerob fitness in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke. Relevant methods of measuring aerob performance have been described previously. In the case of optimal aerobic fitness, the occurrence of stroke is lower by a third according to international experience. WHO advices moderate-medium intensity physical activity of minimum 150 minutes per week, which carries significant protection against the majority of chronic cardio-metabolic diseases. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(39): 1567-1572.
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