As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

If you’re short on time, Stoner recommends the three-minute step test as another alternative that offers a score of aerobic fitness (this time without weight). For that, you’ll need a 12-inch tall ...

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Research reveals that several factors affect your risk of heart disease, including a lack of physical activity ... The post Does your fitness level, BMI, or body weight affect your risk of ...

Objective: To explore the role of physical activity in maintaining cardiac and respiratory function in healthy people. Methods: Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by a maximal treadmill test (MTT) ...

There is now overwhelming evidence that regular physical activity has important and wide ... 2 clearly show a strong inverse gradient for CVD death across fitness categories within each BMI category.