Fitness

In both low- and high-income countries, increasing body-mass index (BMI) between 1987 and 2017 rose faster in rural areas than in cities. This challenges the common belief that the global obesity epidemic is driven primarily by urbanization.

Long distance runners who identified more as an athlete were more likely to engage in compulsive exercise to improve mood and avoid negative feelings, and in women to manage weight.

Eating Behaviors

NBA players who tweeted between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the night before game day scored fewer points and had fewer rebounds, possibly because their performance was affected by a lack of sleep.

Daily shoulder stretches reduced the number of shoulder and elbow injuries in high school baseball pitchers.

Scientific Reports

Replacing 30 minutes per day of sitting with light activity reduces the risk of death in adults. Replacing 10 minutes of sitting with moderate or intense exercise reduces risk of death from heart disease.

Middle-aged women who sit for long periods of time (around 10 hours per day) are more likely to become frail with age compared with those who sit for shorter periods.

Recreational runners had a lower occurrence of osteoarthritis (breakdown of joint cartilage leading to swelling and pain) than competitive runners and non-runners.

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Injuries in English professional soccer players have increased since 2001, with thigh muscle strains remaining the most common injury.

Physical Therapy in Sport

Regular exercise that includes high-intensity interval training (multiple bursts of activity within a session, interspersed with rest) for 12 or more weeks is associated with improvements in endurance, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health in people who are overweight or obese.

British Journal of Sports Medicine

In athletes, concussions were followed by changes in hip, knee, and leg stiffness, potentially contributing to post-concussion injuries below the hip.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise