Genetic Influences on Exercise Participation in 37.051 Twin Pairs from Seven Countries

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Janine H. Stubbe · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dorret I. Boomsma · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Jacqueline M. Vink · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Belinda K. Cornes · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Nicholas G. Martin · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Axel Skytthe · University of Southern Denmark

Kirsten Ohm Kyvik

Abstract

Genetic variation is important in individual exercise behavior and may involve genes influencing the acute mood effects of exercise, high exercise ability, high weight loss ability, and personality. This collaborative study suggests that attempts to find genes influencing exercise participation can pool exercise data across multiple countries and different instruments.

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Genetics and Physical Performance Behavioral Health and Interventions Physical Activity and Health

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. e22-e22

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000022

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Genetic Influences on Exercise Participation in 37.051 Twin Pairs from Seven Countries

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