BACKGROUND Participation in aerobic exercise generates increased cardiorespiratory fitness, which results in a protective factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. High-intensity interval training might cause higher increases in cardiorespiratory fitness in comparison with moderate-intensity continuous training; nevertheless, current evidence is not conclusive. To our knowledge...

conclusion the results of the study suggest that biofeedback training may help to train stressed athletes to acquire a control over their psychophysiological processes, thus helping an athlete to perform maximally. results two way repeated measure anova was used to simultaneously compare within and between group differences. response time, concentration, heart rate variability, respiration rate...

introduction: obesity is a complex health problem. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of regular walking with alternate day fasting (adf) on health-related factors of overweight and obese females.‎  methods: 30 healthy inactive, overweight and obese women were divided randomly into three equal groups.  the groups were: control group (bmi: 30.72±4.40 kg/m2); the experimental grou...

The aims of this study were to quantify the effects of factors such as mode of exercise, body composition and training on the relationship between heart rate and physical activity energy expenditure (measured in kJ x min(-1)) and to develop prediction equations for energy expenditure from heart rate. Regularly exercising individuals (n = 115; age 18-45 years, body mass 47-120 kg) underwent a te...

backgroundcongenital heart diseases (chd) are the most common congenital anomaly in children and also the leading cause of mortality from congenital anomalies. various factors including smoking, drinking alcohol and addiction play role in development of congenital heart diseases. this study was conducted with the aim of investigation of the prevalence of addiction in parents of children with co...