Paper Probes Physical Activity Paradox and Perils of 'Privileged' Advice
April 15, 2021 Keeping physically active as part of a healthy lifestyle matters for cardiovascular health, but new insights from the large Copenhagen General Population Study hint that while leisure-time exercise lowers the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, occupational physical activity actually has the opposite effect. The findings, write Andreas Holtermann, PhD (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark), and colleagues, support the view that the two types of physical activity actually interact independently on risk of MACE and all-cause mortalit...