OBJECTIVE To compare cardiovascular and ventilatory variables in upright versus aero cycle ergometry at submaximal and maximal exercise intensities in untrained cyclists. METHOD Ten physically active men (mean (SD) age 19.1 (1.10) years) who were unfamiliar with aerobars underwent maximal exercise testing and steady state cycling at 50, 100, and 150 W. RESULTS Participants had significantly...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...

OBJECTIVE to describe what pregnant women who present themselves as overweight or obese write about their pregnancy in their blogs. SETTING Swedish private blogs. DESIGN a qualitative study, using 13 Internet blogs as the source of data. Google was used to find the blogs. The blog content was analysed using thematic analysis. FINDINGS three main themes were identified: Pregnancy as an exc...

Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the musc...