Sedentary behaviour and obesity is a major risk factor of non-communicable diseases among adult population. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to identify the sedentary behaviour and prevalence of obesity among Nepalese middle aged adults. Nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of 72 middle aged adults of Ward No. 25 of Kathmandu Metropolitan ...

Background & aim: Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers are the leading causes of mortality among women, the incidence rate of which has an upward trend with advancing age. Although cost-effective, easy, and available screening programs can help control these types of cancer in their early stages, it seems that cancer screening programs have not been implemented effectively. In this study, w...

Endothelial function deteriorates with aging. On the other hand, exercise training improves the function of vascular endothelial cells. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), which is produced by vascular endothelial cells, has potent constrictor and proliferative activity in vascular smooth muscle cells and, therefore, has been implicated in regulation of vascular tonus and progression of atherosclerosis. We pr...

On the basis of cross-sectional data, we previously reported that the absolute, but not the relative (%), rate of decline in maximal oxygen consumption (VO(2 max)) with age is greater in endurance-trained compared with healthy sedentary women. We tested this hypothesis by using a longitudinal approach. Eight sedentary (63 +/- 2 yr at follow-up) and 16 endurance-trained (57 +/- 2) women were ree...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of exercise on water turnover in endurance trained middle aged men. METHODS Water turnover was assessed using 2H2O as a tracer for water in six exercising and six sedentary middle aged men over seven consecutive days. The exercising subjects ran on average 14.8 km per day, while the sedentary group did not take part in any regular physical activity. RESULTS Th...

PURPOSE Arterial stiffness increases with age and is related to an increased risk of coronary artery disease. Poor trunk flexibility has been shown to be associated with arterial stiffness in middle-aged subjects. The purpose of our research study was to measure arterial stiffness and flexibility in healthy middle-aged martial artists compared to age and gender matched healthy sedentary control...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of 8 weeks regular Pilates mat work exercises on the physiological parameters and cardiovascular risk factors of sedentary middle aged women. 20 healthy middle aged sedentary women (experimental=10 and control=10) voluntarily participated in this study. Subjects in the exercise group performed three Pilate’s beginner mat work sessions per week...