Physical activity and health: the evidence explained

Assessing the evidence

Nature of the evidence

Physical activity and total mortality

Effects of physical activity on the risk of disease

Cardiovascular disease

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Type 2 diabetes

Obesity and energy balance

Insulin resistance syndrome

Cancer

Skeletal health

Ageing, therapeutic exercise and public health

Exercise and ageing

Therapeutic exercise

Hazards of exercise

Physical activity, fitness and public health.