CrossFit is becoming increasingly popular as a method to increase fitness and as a competitive sport in both the Unites States and Europe. However, little research on this mode of exercise has been performed to date. The purpose of the present investigation involving experienced CrossFit athletes and naïve healthy young men was to investigate the relationship of aerobic capacity and anaerobic p...

PURPOSE The primary purpose of this study was to compare the health-related physical fitness and physical activity behaviors of Old Order Mennonite children to both rural and urban-dwelling children living a contemporary Canadian lifestyle. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was used to compare the physical fitness and physical activity characteristics of three groups of children between ...

THE MODULATION OF MUCOSAL IMMUNE MARKERS, URS, ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONICEXERCISEbyCAROLE ANN SLOANAugust 2014Advisor: Dr. Hermann-J. EngelsMajor: Exercise and Sport ScienceDegree: Doctor of PhilosophyThe purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate changes in two antimicrobial markers,upper respiratory symptom (URS) varia...

Rugby league is a collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide, whereby players require highly developed anthropometric and physical qualities (i.e. speed, change-of-direction speed, aerobic capacity, muscular strength and power). Within junior levels, professional clubs and national governing bodies implement talent identification and development programmes to support the ...

Judo is a physically demanding sport that requires combination of strength, speed, agility, and endurance. While aerobic fitness important for sustaining activity over longer period time, anaerobic also crucial judo athletes, as the involves explosive movements short bursts intense activity. The purpose study: to evaluate peculiarities metabolic changes in body female athletes who specialize ju...

In this article, we examined the antidepressant influence of an 8-week-long aerobic exercise intervention in which two training parameters were manipulated: exercise frequency and group environment. Twenty-three individuals with elevated symptoms of depression were recruited in a sport and fitness facility and agreed to participate in this 8-week study. They were randomly assigned to three grou...

Hypohydration is known to impair performance and increases the risk of heat injury. Therefore, the consumption of appropriate fluid volumes before, during, and after tennis play is important to maintain physiological homeostasis and performance. Tennis is a sport that typically has points lasting fewer than ten seconds, with short-to-moderate rest periods between each work bout. This sequence i...

PURPOSE Finswimming is a speed competition sport practiced on the surface or underwater, by using monofins or two fins. In surface events (SF), competitors should surface within 15 m after the start and any turns. The aim of this study was to investigate the gender differences in the aerobic contribution to SF performances in finswimming, using the critical velocity (CV) concept in the analysis...

Manna I, Lal-Khanna GL, Chandra-Dhara PC. Effect of training on anthropometric, physiological and biochemical variables of U-19 volleyball players. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 263-274, 2012. The effect of training on anthropometric, physiological and biochemical variables of U-19 volleyball players was aimed in the present study. A total of 30 Indian under 19 years (U-19) male volle...