Financial incentives for physical activity in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The use of financial incentives to promote physical activity (PA) has grown in popularity due in part to technological advances that make it easier to track and reward PA. The purpose of this study was to update the evidence on the effects of incentives on PA in adults.

Data Sources: Medline, PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, CCTR, CINAHL and COCH.

The energy expenditure benefits of reallocating sedentary time with physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: We compared direct and daily cumulative energy expenditure (EE) differences associated with reallocating sedentary time to physical activity in adults for meaningful EE changes.

Methods: Peer-reviewed studies in PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched from inception to March 2017. Randomized and non-randomized interventions with sedentary time and EE outcomes in adults were included.

Cardiac rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries: a review on cost and cost-effectiveness.

Background: By 2030, more than 80% of cardiovascular disease-related deaths and disability-adjusted life years will occur in the 139 low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been demonstrated to be effective and cost-effective mainly based on data from high-income countries. The purpose of this paper was to review the literature for cost and cost-effectiveness data on CR in LMICs.

Financial incentives for exercise adherence in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Context: Less than 5% of U.S. adults accumulate the required dose of exercise to maintain health.