Physical fitness norms do not exist for physical therapists or physical therapy students. This lack, in part, reflects the complexity of physical fitness and the scarcity of data reported on physical fitness norms of other populations. This report describes the methods used and the results obtained for 16 physical fitness factors of 98 female and 13 male physical therapy upperclassmen and discu...

the aim of the present study was to monitor the pre-season preparatory training effectiveness by both the mood profile and physical performance. 15 male soccer players mean age 25±2.21 yr, height 180.27±2.58 cm, weight 81.13±5.49 kg and 5 years playing experience voluntary participated in this study. the program combined strength and endurance training, 4 weeks progressive training and the 5th ...

conclusions overweight and obese children may consume more energy according to the international recommendations. in parallel with this, they experience more sedentary behavior, as well. in this situation, planning to decrease their sedentary behavior is at greater priority. results there was a significant difference between physical activity and screen time according to relative body mass inde...

conclusions children engaged with regular football practice presented enhanced physical fitness and autonomic function, by increasing vagal tone at rest. results the anthropometric and body composition characteristics were similar in both groups (p > 0.05). the groups were also similar in time spent daily on moderate-to-vigorous physical activities (fg vs. cg: 114 ± 64 vs. 87 ± 55 minutes; p > ...

background: physical activity has shown to prevent type diabetes 2. however, the type, intensity and amount of effective physi­cal activity as well as individuals' needs according to level of their risk for type 2 diabetes have not been clarified comprehen­sively. this study investigated a relation between moderate aerobic physical activity ≥150 minuets/week with de­creased risk of type 2 diabe...

background: the importance of increasing adolescence girl’s level of physical activity is recognized as a priority for having a healthy lifestyle. however, adolescent girls especially iranian, are at high risk for physical inactivity. social cognitive theory (sct) is a successful theory to explain physical activity behavior. the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of physical acti...