Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Exercise linked with better health in patients with kidney disease


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/esoc-elw030821.php

 

News Release 10-Mar-2021
European Society of Cardiology

 

The first study to report the optimal amount of physical activity in patients with kidney disease is published on World Kidney Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Kidney disease was less likely to progress in active individuals, who also had less heart problems and improved survival.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity (e.g. walking) or at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity (e.g. jogging) weekly physical activity, or an equivalent combination, for health benefits in adults.2 This study found that patients with kidney disease whose activity level ranged from the WHO minimum up to twice that amount had the best health over a follow-up of nearly two years. Remaining active was crucial to sustaining the benefits.


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