BACKGROUND It is unclear whether, and to what extent, the striking cardiac morphological manifestations of endurance athletes are a result of exercise training or a genetically determined characteristic of talented athletes. We hypothesized that prolonged and intensive endurance training in previously sedentary healthy young individuals could induce cardiac remodeling similar to that observed c...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of moderate rhythm of music on perceived exertion and heart rate during different intensities of endurance training in young male athletes. 10 male athletic students (mean + sd age 21.6±2.60 years) were voluntarily selected. the present study was conducted in a crossover design with and without music. the results showed no significant differen...

Compared with young adults, fat oxidation is lower in elderly persons during endurance exercise performed at either the same absolute or relative intensity. We evaluated the effect of 16 wk of endurance training on fat and glucose metabolism during 60 min of moderate intensity exercise [50% of pretraining peak oxygen consumption (V˙o 2 peak)] in six elderly men and women (74 ± 2 yr). Training c...

BACKGROUND Endurance training improves cardiopulmonary fitness in maintenance haemodialysis (MHD). Because many MHD patients are profoundly deconditioned and exhibit significant muscle weakness, endurance training may also improve muscle strength and physical performance in these patients. This study assessed this possibility. METHODS Twelve MHD patients performed incremental and constant wor...

Sedentary adult males with spinal lesions, all habitual wheelchair users, were allocated to exercise (n = 11) and control (n = 4) groups. A Cybex II dynamometer was used to assess peak power, average power, total work and muscular endurance for elbow flexion/extension, shoulder flexion/extension and shoulder abduction/adduction at five angular velocities, on recruitment and after eight and 16 w...

The hallmark of the bodybuilding phenotype is extreme muscularity coupled together with an equally extreme absence of body fat. We institute resistance training to maximize the first goal, while inclusion of cardiovascular exercise is instituted to accomplish the latter. The combination of these training types (resistance and endurance) is known as concurrent training. Adding endurance exercise...