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Conducting Maximal and Submaximal Endurance Exercise Testing to Measure Physiological and Biological Responses to Acute Exercise in Humans
Published on: October 17, 2018
[The health benefits of physical activity]
1Service médecine du sport et exploration fonctionnelle, centre hospitalier universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Abstract:
Five million deaths per year worldwide could be prevented if physical activity (PA) recommendations were followed. Scientific studies have shown with a high level of evidence that PA prevents and treats most chronic diseases. It also contributes to the prevention of the main risk factors for these diseases. In France, whatever the age group, physical activity is considered insufficient in relation to the recommendations of the World Health Organisation. However, over the last ten years, public policies have been moving in the direction of promoting physical activity.
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