The health benefits and quality-of-life outcomes of a fit musculoskeletal system (musculoskeletal fitness) are reviewed in this article. The World Health Organization suggests health is a state of complete physical, mental or social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Physical health includes such characteristics as body size and shape, sensory acuity, susceptibility ...

Muscle strength can define the general muscular fitness (MF) measurable through hand-grip strength (HG), which is a factor that relates to the health of people of different ages. In this study we evaluated the muscle strength together with a bioimpedance electric analysis in 223 healthy Colombian adult subjects. The bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) was conducted to determine the r...

There is evidence that functional training beneficial for the overall physical fitness of athletes. However, there a lack systematic review focused on effects athletes' fitness. Thus, aimed present to clarify among In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA) Statement guidelines, search PubMed, SCOPUS, EBSCOhost (SPORTDiscus), CINAHL Plus databases...

The purpose of the study was to determine the relation between quintiles of muscular strength after adjustment for age and body weight, and excessive body fat (EBF) and excessive abdominal fat (EAF) when controlling for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and other potential confounders. A two-phased cross-sectional and longitudinal study was conducted assessing the prevalence and incidence of EBF ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the association and agreement of fitnessgram reference criteria (RC) for cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index (BMI) and strength in youth. METHODS The study included 781 youth, 386 females, aged 10 to 18 years of Londrina-PR. It were performed cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength tests and was calculated body mass index. The association between the tests ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association of physical fitness and obesity with academic achievement and the independent association between fitness and academic achievement after controlling for relevant confounders such as age, parental education, and body mass index in school aged children. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study including 893 schoolchildren, aged 9-11 years, from Cuenca, Spain. Data...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was twofold: to analyze the association between physical fitness and academic attainment, and to determine the influence of screen time on the association between physical fitness and academic attainment. METHODS A cross-sectional study including 395 schoolchildren from seven schools of the Maule Region, Chile (mean age 12.1 years; 50.4% boys) participated ...

Tactical personnel work in an occupation that involves tasks requiring a high level of cardiovascular fitness as well muscular strength and endurance. The aim this literature review was to identify critique studies investigating the relationship between physical fitness, quantified by assessment measures, occupational task performance. Databases were searched for relevant articles which assesse...

The objective of the present study is to investigate the relationships between body composition, nutritional profile, muscular fitness (MF) and bone health in a sample of children and adolescents from Colombia. Participants included 1118 children and adolescents (54.6% girls). Calcaneal broadband ultrasound attenuation (c-BUA) was obtained as a marker of bone health. Body composition (fat mass ...