Exercise plays a key role in healthy aging by promoting both physical and cognitive function. Physical function and cognitive function appear to be interrelated and may share common mechanisms. Thus, exercise-induced improvements in physical function and cognitive function may co-occur and be ass...

Purpose: Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise discipline that uses an integrated mind-body approach to both enhance muscle function, balance, flexibility, and self-efficacy and reduce pain, depression, and anxiety. Thus Tai Chi may be especially suited for the therapy of KOA. Even though severa...

To review the evidence and determine the factors influencing the effect of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) on diabetes distress. A systematic search of nine databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Embase, China Knowledge Resource Integrated, VIP Data, SinoMed Data, an...

Yoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) are frequently used in the treatment of pain conditions. MBSR brings together yoga and mindfulness meditation. Aim: The aim of these systematic reviews was to assess and meta-analyse the efficacy of yoga and of MBSR for low back pain. Methods: M...

Pharmacological therapies for menopausal symptoms have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious adverse events. Therefore, many menopausalwomen use complementary therapies to cope with their symptoms, and yoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) are among the most commonly...

Background: Previous evidence showed that cellular aging is a multifactorial process that is associated with decline in mitochondrial function. Physical exercise has been proposed as an effective and safe therapeutical intervention to improve the mitochondria network in the adult myocytes. Aims: ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of exercise therapy on molecular biomarkers related to cartilage and inflammation in individuals at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis by conducting a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: We conducted a literature s...

Receipt of full chemotherapy dose is associated with improved treatment efficacy and survival following a diagnosis of cancer. Exercise has emerged as a supportive care intervention that may improve chemotherapy completion rate by managing dose-limiting toxicities. We conducted a systematic revie...

Background & Objective: Irisin is considered as a candidate to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was a systematic review and meta-analysis to define the effective modes of exercise on irisin concentration in adults. Materials & Methods: Google Scholar, PubMed,...

Background: The impact of exercise training on glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) of people with type 2 diabetes has been investigated and it has been found that it can improve their levels of blood glucose; however, the effect of exercise intervention mode on GLP-1 levels is still controversial. Ob...