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 671 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 43 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	5	5	10
2002	12	3	15
2003	10	6	16
2004	13	7	20
2005	12	4	16
2006	15	11	26
2007	18	6	24
2008	22	7	29
2009	13	8	21
2010	15	8	23
2011	9	5	14
2012	18	4	22
2013	12	10	22
2014	21	7	28
2015	23	7	30
2016	27	16	43
2017	28	13	41
2018	23	7	30
2019	27	6	33
2020	20	9	29
2021	13	20	33
2022	8	27	35
2023	10	20	30
2024	18	14	32
2025	14	5	19

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

Lemon SC, Goins KV, Leider J, Abildso CG, Fenton M, Perry CK, Slater SJ, Chriqui JF. Built Environment Implementation Strategies to Promote Physical Activity: Expert Consensus for Local Implementation of Physical Activity Policy, Systems, and Environment (ECLIPPSE). J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 31(6):962-976.

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Ding H, Brown S, Paquette DR, Orwig TA, Spartano NL, Lin H. Passive Measures of Physical Activity and Cadence as Early Indicators of Cognitive Impairment: Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Sep 12; 27:e72946.

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Campain J, Griskowitz C, Newlands C, Claggett BL, Kulac IJ, McGinnis S, Giverts I, Moreno F, Minasian A, Prasad C, Rupert L, Landsteiner I, Iskenderian N, Coats CJ, Lee MMY, Maron MS, Owens AT, Jacoby DL, Heitner SB, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Wohltman A, Malhotra R, Lewis GD. Characterization and Application of Novel Exercise Recovery Patterns That Reflect Cardiac Performance: A Substudy of the SEQUOIA-HCM Trial. Circulation. 2025 Oct 07; 152(14):990-1002.

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Deck A, Singh K, Caras P, LeClair A, Gore-Massy M, Chiu F, Dantas LO, McAlindon T, Folta S, Kasturi S. Development of a Theory-Based mHealth App for Fatigue Management in Lupus: Human-Centered Design Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 26; 9:e75399.

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Hayden CMT, Busa MA, Smith ZH, Nagarajan R, Arieta LR, Kent JA. Skeletal muscle energetics during submaximal contractions are linked to metabolic performance during ambulatory exercise: A pilot study in male adults. Physiol Rep. 2025 Aug; 13(16):e70528.

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Chung C, Lee KN, Han K, Park J, Shin DW, Lee SW. Physical activity intensity and amount are inversely correlated with the risk of tuberculosis in patients with diabetes. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 09; 15(1):24701.

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Smith JAB, Gabriel BM, Brady AJ, Abdelmoez AM, Savikj M, Wright SC, Koutsilieri S, Barr?s R, Lauschke VM, Krook A, Zierath JR, Pillon NJ. Inactivity-induced NR4A3 downregulation in human skeletal muscle affects glucose metabolism and translation: Insights from in vitro analysis. Mol Metab. 2025 Sep; 99:102200.

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Keller MJ, Brady AJ, Smith JAB, Savikj M, MacGregor K, Jollet M, ?berg SB, Nyl?n C, Bj?rnholm M, Rickenlund A, Carlsson M, Caidahl K, Krook A, Pillon NJ, Zierath JR, Wallberg-Henriksson H. Inflammatory markers and blood glucose are higher after morning vs afternoon exercise in type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2025 Sep; 68(9):2023-2035.

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Kj?rgaard J, Lindqvist CB, Quesada JP, Jessen S, Schlabs F, Ehrlich AM, Yonamine CY, Garc?a-Ure?a M, Schmalbruch JH, Small L, Thomassen M, Lemminger AK, Eibye K, Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Stidsen JV, H?jlund K, Zierath JR, Kilpel?inen TO, Bangsbo J, Treebak JT, Hostrup M, Deshmukh AS. Insulin- and exercise-induced phosphoproteomics of human skeletal muscle identify REPS1 as a regulator of muscle glucose uptake. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Jun 17; 6(6):102163.

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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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