title: [Physical activity and cardiovascular health].
abstract: It is well known that regular moderate physical activity, in the context of a healthy lifestyle, significantly reduces the likelihood of cardiovascular events, both in primary and secondary prevention. In addition, it is scientifically proven that exercise can reduce the incidence of diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, breast cancer and colon cancer. Despite this strong evidence, sedentary lifestyle remains a widespread habit in the western world. Even in Italy the adult population has a poor attitude to regular physical activity. It is therefore necessary, as continuously recommended by the World Health Organization, to motivate people to "move" since the transition from inactivity to regular light to moderate physical activity has a huge impact on health, resulting in significant savings of resources. We do not need to be athletes to exercise - it should be part of all our daily routines.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiologia Riabilitativa, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Veruno, Veruno (NO).
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Temporelli
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009043:Motor Activity; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior