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 644 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 45 publications in 2017

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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	4	11
2002	13	4	17
2003	11	6	17
2004	13	6	19
2005	11	5	16
2006	14	9	23
2007	18	6	24
2008	22	6	28
2009	13	9	22
2010	16	7	23
2011	9	6	15
2012	18	3	21
2013	12	11	23
2014	22	8	30
2015	20	7	27
2016	25	17	42
2017	31	14	45
2018	27	8	35
2019	28	6	34
2020	19	8	27
2021	12	20	32
2022	8	23	31
2023	8	14	22
2024	13	12	25
2025	3	2	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Exercise" by people in Profiles.

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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Park SW, Wong M, Kiefe CI, Gordon-Larsen P, Kershaw KN. Associations of Neighborhood Food and Physical Activity Environments in Young Adulthood With Cardiovascular Health in Midlife: The CARDIA Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Nov 19; 13(22):e036035.

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Liechti FD, Heinzmann J, Schmutz NA, Rossen ML, Rossel JB, Limacher A, Schmidt Leuenberger JM, Baumgartner C, Wertli MM, Aujesky D, Verra M, Aubert CE. Effect of goal-directed mobilisation versus standard care on physical functioning among medical inpatients: the GoMob-in randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14; 14(11):e086921.

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Howard-Wilson S, Ching J, Gentile S, Ho M, Garcia A, Ayturk D, Lazar P, Hammerquist N, McManus D, Barton B, Bird S, Moore J, Soni A. Efficacy of a Multimodal Digital Behavior Change Intervention on Lifestyle Behavior, Cardiometabolic Biomarkers, and Medical Expenditure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 30; 13:e50378.

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