Health as a Shared Responsibility

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Autori/ Authors: Jozef Babečka      Mária Lehotská      Helena Kadučáková      Mária Novysedláková
                                    Mária Popovičová      Katarína Zrubáková      Lukáš Kober

In: Zdravotnícke štúdie

ISSN: 1337-723X

Ročník/ Volume: XVIII

Číslo/ Issue: 2

Strany/ Page Range: 21-27

Rok vydania/ Publication Year: 2026

Jazyk/ Language: Slovak

Vydavateľ/ Publisher: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstrakt/ Abstract:
Úvod/ Introduction: Prevention of chronic disease and functional decline in adulthood and older age requires integrated assessment of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, skeletal muscle function, body composition, nutrition, hydration, sleep and behavioural determinants.
Cieľ/ Objective: The aim was to critically synthesize current evidence on these factors and identify measurable indicators applicable to preventive and educational practice.
Metodika/ Methods: An integrative review of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials and professional guidelines was conducted, predominantly covering publications from 2022–2026, with observational associations distinguished from intervention effects.
Výsledky/ Results: Higher cardiorespiratory fitness was consistently associated with a more favourable prognosis; each 1-MET higher fitness level was associated with an approximately 11–17% lower risk of all-cause mortality. An increment of 1000 daily steps was associated with a 15% lower risk of all-cause mortality, and muscle-strengthening activity with an approximately 10–17% lower risk of selected health outcomes. During dietary weight loss, strength training favourably affected fat mass, lean mass preservation and muscle strength even without a significantly greater reduction in total body weight.
Záver/ Conclusion: Preventive interventions are most clinically meaningful when dose, adherence and measurable outcomes are explicitly defined and functional, anthropometric and metabolic indicators are interpreted as complementary domains.

Kľúčové slová/ Keywords:  Prevention. Physical activity. Strength training. Cardiorespiratory fitness. Nutrition. Health literacy.

Citácia/ How to cite:
BABEČKA, Jozef et al., 2026. Zdravie ako spoločná zodpovednosť. Zdravotnícke štúdie. Online. Roč. XVIII, č. 2, s. 21-27. ISSN 1337-723X. Dostupné na: 

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