The Relationships Between Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Women Participating in a University-Based Worksite Wellness Program

Abstract

Among women who completed this WWP, increased PA was associated with reductions in anthropometric measures.

Association and comparison of physical activity with cardiovascular health, quality of life and anthropometric measurements in adult women

“…The results identified that sedentary women had higher values for WHR and DBP, and lower values for VO2max and scores of the functional capacity and general health QoL domains. Evidence suggests maintenance of these parameters is important, with the regular practice of physical activity together with an adequate diet, since they are considered risk factors for cardiometabolic and cardiovascular diseases (Gottesman et al, 2018;Holben et al, 2017;Marín-Jiménez et al, 2020).…”

“…This aspect is still not well clarified in the literature, although a study evaluated the benefits of PA in CVH, the CVH metrics established by the AHA were not all studied (Arija et al, 2018). However, a good level of PA is associated with better control of blood glucose, total cholesterol, systemic blood pressure, and BMI, as well as increasing VO2max and improving QoL (Gottesman et al, 2018;Holben et al, 2017;Marín-Jiménez et al, 2020). In this way, the functional capacity and general health domains of QoL can be improved if sedentary women start to practice PA.…”