A 1-MET increase is reasonably achievable, but continuous counseling and supervision are required to maintain benefits. Increasing fitness, at a population level, should be a priority for governments when designing public health policies, because health and economic benefits of exercise far outweigh its costs.

Invest in METs, not in Meds / Haxhi, Jonida; Balducci, Stefano; Pugliese, Giuseppe. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 0002-9343. - 132:10(2019), pp. 1-1. [10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.05.038]

Invest in METs, not in Meds

Haxhi, Jonida;Pugliese, Giuseppe
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2019

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A 1-MET increase is reasonably achievable, but continuous counseling and supervision are required to maintain benefits. Increasing fitness, at a population level, should be a priority for governments when designing public health policies, because health and economic benefits of exercise far outweigh its costs.
2019
1-MET; cardiorespiratory fitness; Look-AHEAD Trial; health
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Invest in METs, not in Meds / Haxhi, Jonida; Balducci, Stefano; Pugliese, Giuseppe. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 0002-9343. - 132:10(2019), pp. 1-1. [10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.05.038]
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