The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the top contributors to global disease burden. Meeting the physical activity guidelines can effectively control and prevent several CVD risk factors, including obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The effects of climate change are multifactorial and hav...

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Main Authors: Eloise J. Thompson, Sarah E. Alexander, Kegan Moneghetti, Erin J. Howden
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:American Heart Journal Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602224001174
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description Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the top contributors to global disease burden. Meeting the physical activity guidelines can effectively control and prevent several CVD risk factors, including obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The effects of climate change are multifactorial and have direct impacts on cardiovascular health. Increasing ambient temperatures, worsening air and water quality and urbanisation and loss of greenspace will also have indirect effects of cardiovascular health by impacting the ability and opportunity to participate in physical activity. A changing climate also has implications for large scale sporting events and policies regarding risk mitigation during exercise in hot climates. This review will discuss the impact of a changing climate on cardiovascular health and physical activity and the implications for the future of organised sport.
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spelling doaj-art-a90cd770ac6e4d6b89ac99c57b0c77a52025-08-20T02:14:43ZengElsevierAmerican Heart Journal Plus2666-60222024-11-014710047410.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100474The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular healthEloise J. Thompson0Sarah E. Alexander1Kegan Moneghetti2Erin J. Howden3Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, AustraliaCardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, AustraliaCardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, AustraliaCorresponding author at: Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.; Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, AustraliaCardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the top contributors to global disease burden. Meeting the physical activity guidelines can effectively control and prevent several CVD risk factors, including obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The effects of climate change are multifactorial and have direct impacts on cardiovascular health. Increasing ambient temperatures, worsening air and water quality and urbanisation and loss of greenspace will also have indirect effects of cardiovascular health by impacting the ability and opportunity to participate in physical activity. A changing climate also has implications for large scale sporting events and policies regarding risk mitigation during exercise in hot climates. This review will discuss the impact of a changing climate on cardiovascular health and physical activity and the implications for the future of organised sport.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666602224001174Cardiovascular diseaseExercisePhysical activityClimate changeGlobal warmingEnvironment
spellingShingle Eloise J. Thompson
Sarah E. Alexander
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The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
American Heart Journal Plus
Cardiovascular disease
Exercise
Physical activity
Climate change
Global warming
Environment
title The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
title_full The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
title_fullStr The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
title_full_unstemmed The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
title_short The interplay of climate change and physical activity: Implications for cardiovascular health
title_sort interplay of climate change and physical activity implications for cardiovascular health
topic Cardiovascular disease
Exercise
Physical activity
Climate change
Global warming
Environment
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