Exercise

"Exercise" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure.

Descriptor ID	D015444
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.410.698.277 I03.350
Concept/Terms	Exercise Exercise Exercises Physical Activity Activities, Physical Activity, Physical Physical Activities Exercise, Physical Exercises, Physical Physical Exercise Physical Exercises Acute Exercise Acute Exercise Acute Exercises Exercise, Acute Exercises, Acute Exercise, Isometric Exercise, Isometric Exercises, Isometric Isometric Exercises Isometric Exercise Exercise, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobic Aerobic Exercise Aerobic Exercises Exercises, Aerobic Exercise Training Exercise Training Exercise Trainings Training, Exercise Trainings, Exercise

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Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Movement [G11.427.410]
Motor Activity [G11.427.410.698]
Exercise [G11.427.410.698.277]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Exercise [I03.350]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Exercise" by people in this website by year, and whether "Exercise" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 621 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 40 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	4	6
1996	5	0	5
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	2	3
1999	4	3	7
2000	5	3	8
2001	7	5	12
2002	12	3	15
2003	10	6	16
2004	13	6	19
2005	12	4	16
2006	15	10	25
2007	18	6	24
2008	22	6	28
2009	13	8	21
2010	14	7	21
2011	9	4	13
2012	18	3	21
2013	12	10	22
2014	21	7	28
2015	20	7	27
2016	25	15	40
2017	27	12	39
2018	23	7	30
2019	27	6	33
2020	19	8	27
2021	12	18	30
2022	8	23	31
2023	8	13	21
2024	13	11	24
2025	7	1	8

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Wang X, Zhang Y, Pathiravasan CH, Spartano NL, Benjamin EJ, McManus DD, Lewis GD, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Murabito JM, Liu C, Nayor M. Blood Pressure Responses During Exercise Were Associated With Average Home Blood Pressure and Home Blood Pressure Variability: The Electronic Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jun 03; 14(11):e039457.

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Bachman SL, Leonard-Corzo KS, Blankenship JM, Busa MA, Serviente C, Limoges MW, Marcotte RT, Clay I, Lyden K. Returning Individualized Wearable Sensor Results to Older Adult Research Participants: A Pilot Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Apr 07; 80(5).

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St Laurent CW, Lokhandwala S, Allard T, Ji A, Paluch A, Riggins T, Spencer RMC. Relations between 24-h movement behaviors, declarative memory, and hippocampal volume in early childhood. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 17; 15(1):9205.

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Dabbagh Z, Najjar R, Kamberi A, Gerber BS, Singh A, Soni A, Cutrona SL, McManus DD, Faro JM. Usability and Implementation Considerations of Fitbit and App Intervention for Diverse Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Feb 24; 11:e60034.

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Witkowski S, Tha Ra Wun T, Brunzelle J, Buszkiewicz S, Murphy L, Garcia RL, Sievert LL. Higher amounts of habitual physical activity changes the relationship between hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease risk. Physiol Rep. 2025 Feb; 13(3):e70248.

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Stocks B, Quesada JP, Mozzicato AM, Jacob C, Jensen S, MacGregor KA, Bangsbo J, Zierath JR, Hostrup M, Deshmukh AS. Temporal dynamics of the interstitial fluid proteome in human skeletal muscle following exhaustive exercise. Sci Adv. 2025 Jan 31; 11(5):eadp8608.

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Leitzelar BN, Crawford SL, Levine B, Ylitalo KR, Colvin AB, Gabriel KP, Greendale GA, Avis NE. Physical activity and quality of life among breast cancer survivors: Pink SWAN. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Jan 16; 33(2):101.

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Aquino MRC, van Emmerik REA, de Ara?jo PA, Souza TR, Prado LS, Pastre CM, Ocarino JM, Fonseca ST. Immediate and prolonged effects of different exercise intensities on the regularity of joint and coordinative patterns in runners. J Biomech. 2025 Feb; 180:112504.

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Phothikul J, Chung J, Faro J, Seven M. Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2025 Feb; 41(1):151763.

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Suire K, Helsel BC, Bowling A, Staiano AE, Sherman JR, Rice A, Ptomey LT. The adaptation of the GameSquad exergaming intervention for young adults with Down syndrome: A pilot feasibility study. Disabil Health J. 2025 Apr; 18(2):101766.

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