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Adipose tissue metabolism and circulation play an important role in human health. It is well-known that adipose tissue mass is increased in response to excess caloric intake leading to obesity and further to local hypoxia and inflammatory signaling. Acute exercise increases blood supply to adipose tissue and mobilization of fat stores for energy. However, acute exercise during systemic hypoxia ...

AIM To explore patient experiences of a structured exercise intervention for men with prostate cancer (PCa). SAMPLE 41 men with either localised or advanced PCa who had been referred for a structured exercise programme by their physician and then subsequently consented to a telephone survey. METHOD Participants underwent a 10-week supervised exercise programme within a large cancer centre h...

21 The response of cerebral vasculature to exercise is different from other peripheral 22 vasculature; it has a small vascular bed, and is strongly regulated by cerebral 23 autoregulation and the partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2). In contrast to 24 other organs, the traditional thinking is that total cerebral blood flow (CBF) remains 25 relatively constant and is largely unaff...

Both men and women are more likely to make a positive health change, such as stopping smoking or taking up exercise, if their partner does too, research published in JAMA Internal Medicine has shown. Analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a large population based cohort of 3722 married or cohabiting couples over the age of 50, showed that people whose partners changed t...

The use of physical activity is widely accepted in preventive medicine practice. Therapeutic exercises are especially beneficial in supporting the treatment of some chronic diseases. The choice of appropriate and effective exercises in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis is crucial. The duration, intensity, frequency, and the involved muscle mass are to be taken into account in the pre...

Metabolic stress is a physiological process that occurs during exercise in response to low energy that leads to metabolite accumulation [lactate, phosphate inorganic (Pi) and ions of hydrogen (H+)] in muscle cells. Traditional exercise protocol (i.e., Resistance training) has an important impact on the increase of metabolite accumulation, which influences hormonal release, hypoxia, reactive oxy...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to use the body painting method to teach hand anatomy to a group of preclinical medical students. METHODS Students reviewed hand anatomy using the traditional method and body painting exercise. Feedback and retention of the anatomy-related information were examined by a questionnaire and multiple-choice questions, respectively, immediately and 1 month ...

Traditional cardiac rehabilitation is strongly based on supervised exercise therapy. However, studies show that after leaving a rehabilitative care facility it is difficult for cardiac patients to continue with exercise therapy and overall to conduct the necessary behavioral changes for a healthier life. The novel approach for cardiac rehabilitation presented in this paper is based on including...

Interval exercise training has now been examined in a wide variety of individuals, ranging from elite athletes to patients with severe cardiovascular disease. The advantages of interval exercise training programmes in comparison with constant intensity exercise programmes are that they appear to deliver superior improvements in several cardiovascular risk factors, fitness and performance. Depen...