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Overview

W. Jack Rejeski is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of physiology, surgery, clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist's work covers various topics related to health and aging, including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Rejeski has contributed to several research papers in leading scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise," 2020, published in Cell
  • "Effect of Low-Intensity vs High-Intensity Home-Based Walking Exercise on Walk Distance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease," 2021, published in JAMA
  • "Temporal dynamics of the multi-omic response to endurance exercise training," 2024, published in Nature
  • "Machine Learning in Aging: An Example of Developing Prediction Models for Serious Fall Injury in Older Adults," 2020, published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Effect of Structured, Moderate Exercise on Kidney Function Decline in Sedentary Older Adults," 2022, published in JAMA Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Rejeski's research include:

  • Jason Fanning
  • Barbara J. Nicklas
  • Stephen B. Kritchevsky
  • Paul J. Laurienti
  • Jack M. Guralnik

The scientist's findings have been published extensively in a variety of journals. Most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Obesity
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Circulation
  • Frontiers in Digital Health

Best Publications

  • Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults Recommendation From the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

    Miriam E. Nelson;W. Jack Rejeski;Steven N. Blair;Pamela W. Duncan

  • A randomized trial comparing aerobic exercise and resistance exercise with a health education program in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The Fitness Arthritis and Seniors Trial (FAST)

    Walter H. Ettinger;Robert Burns;Stephen P. Messier;William Applegate

  • Not What, but How One Feels: The Measurement of Affect during Exercise

    Charles J. Hardy;W. Jack Rejeski

  • Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial.

    Rena R. Wing;Judy L. Bahnson;George A. Bray;Jeanne M. Clark

  • Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial

    Marco Pahor;Jack M. Guralnik;Jack M. Guralnik;Walter T. Ambrosius;Steven Blair

  • The Measurement of Social Physique Anxiety

    Elizabeth A. Hart;Mark R. Leary;W. Jack Rejeski

  • Exercise and dietary weight loss in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: the Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial.

    Stephen P. Messier;Richard F. Loeser;Gary D. Miller;Timothy M. Morgan

  • The Look AHEAD study: a description of the lifestyle intervention and the evidence supporting it.

    Thomas A Wadden;Delia Smith West;Linda Delahanty

  • Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study.

    Marco Pahor;Steven N. Blair;Mark Espeland;Roger Fielding

  • Physical activity interventions targeting older adults. A critical review and recommendations.

    Abby C King;W.Jack Rejeski;David M Buchner;David M Buchner

  • Association of the magnitude of weight loss and changes in physical fitness with long-term cardiovascular disease outcomes in overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes: a post-hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD randomised clinical trial.

    Edward Gregg;John Jakicic;George Blackburn

  • Promoting physical activity for older adults: the challenges for changing behavior.

    Lawrence R Brawley;W.Jack Rejeski;Abby C King

  • Physical exercise and the prevention of disability in activities of daily living in older persons with osteoarthritis.

    Brenda W. J. H. Penninx;Stephen P. Messier;W. Jack Rejeski;Jeff D. Williamson

  • Exercise and Depressive Symptoms A Comparison of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Effects on Emotional and Physical Function in Older Persons With High and Low Depressive Symptomatology

    Brenda W. J. H. Penninx;W. Jack Rejeski;Jasma Pandya;Michael E. Miller

  • The Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory: Development and Initial Validation

    Lise Gauvin;W. Jack Rejeski

  • Physical activity, functional limitations, and disability in older adults.

    Michael E. Miller;W. Jack Rejeski;Beth A. Reboussin;Thomas R. Ten Have

  • Exercise and weight loss in obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary study.

    Stephen P. Messier;Richard F. Loeser;Michelle N. Mitchell;Gianfranco Valle

  • Perceived Exertion: An Active or Passive Process?

    W. Jack Rejeski

  • Lifestyle Change and Mobility in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

    W. Jack Rejeski;Edward H. Ip;Alain G. Bertoni;George A. Bray

  • Assessing performance-related disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis

    W. Jack Rejeski;Walter H. Ettinger;Sally Schumaker;Peggy James

Frequent Co-Authors

Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Marco Pahor
Marco Pahor University of Florida
Jack M. Guralnik
Jack M. Guralnik University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University
Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University
Edward H. Ip
Edward H. Ip Wake Forest University
Mary M. McDermott
Mary M. McDermott Northwestern University
Barbara J. Nicklas
Barbara J. Nicklas Wake Forest University
Paul J. Laurienti
Paul J. Laurienti Wake Forest University
Thomas M. Gill
Thomas M. Gill Yale University

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