In the first part of the focus seminar series, the authors highlight the need for regular exercise to meet or exceed the current physical activity guidelines for reducing cardiovascular risk in the general U.S. population. The most recent World Health Organization guidelines recommend that adults perform at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week, 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week and two days of muscle strengthening exercises. Only 53% of U.S. adults currently meet the recommendations for aerobic exercise, and only 22% meet recommendations for combined aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises.
The authors said that long-term aerobic exercise training is associated with changes in cardiac morphology; exercise training can also increase blood circulation and improve CVD risk factors such as insulin resistance, blood pressure, dyslipidemia and obesity
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