Objective: The aim of this study were to examine the relationships between functional fitness, self-esteem, aesthetic body care and long-term adherence to dance, and to identify other characteristics related to dance adherence in the elderly. Methods: Seventeen women, aged 59-86 years-old, who practised a type of dance labeled “bodily expression”. Results: Functional fitness was correlated to d...

Distributions of mutation fitness effects from evolution experiments are available in an increasing number of species, opening the way for a vast array of applications in evolutionary biology. However, comparison of estimated distributions among studies is hampered by inconsistencies in the definitions of fitness effects and selection coefficients. In particular, the use of ratios of Malthusian...

BACKGROUND It is not clear what the relative contribution is of specific components of physical fitness (aerobic and muscular) to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We investigated associations between aerobic fitness (endurance) and muscular fitness (power) and CVD risk factors. METHODS Data were obtained from the Young Hearts project, a representative sample of 12- and 15-year-old boys and ...

BACKGROUND Fitness and traditional risk factors have well-known associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) death in both short-term (10 years) and across the remaining lifespan. However, currently available short-term and long-term risk prediction tools do not incorporate measured fitness. METHODS AND RESULTS We included 16 533 participants from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study (CCLS)...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between the built environment and physical fitness and physical activity in adolescents. METHODS The study included 3528 adolescents, aged 12.5-17.5 years, who participated in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study. The health-related physical fitness components were assessed using the physical fitness tests. Participants...

UNLABELLED BacKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Aerobic fitness is associated with preserved cognition and brain volume in older adulthood. The current study investigated whether the benefits of aerobic fitness extend to obese older adults, a segment of the population that is rapidly growing and who exhibit compromised cognition and brain structure relative to their nonobese counterparts. METHODS Measur...

BACKGROUND The leading cause of mortality in on-duty firefighters is sudden cardiac death. While the reason for this remains unclear, low cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease-related events. AIMS To document the levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome, as well as to determine if there is ...

Background & objectives: Recently, fitness (bodyweight workout), kickboxing and TRX training have become very popular. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of a period of fitness-kickboxing and fitness-TRX training on some anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight women. Methods: Forty overweight women were randomly divided into three groups. The ...

iran’s culture is changing, and by these changes preference of fit body usually thin body is growing up among women. paying too much attention to fitness is the result of consuming society, and to reach fitness and to have acceptable body size, women try different ways such as body building, aerobic, and etc. so presented study is performed to know about related social factors with women’s tend...