[Purpose] We sought to examine the relationship between lifestyle behavior and physical fitness in middle-aged and elderly laborers. [Subjects] In total, 2,469 male laborers between 45 and 64 years of age residing in eight cities in South Korea were studied between January and December 2007. [Methods] Age, height, and weight were evaluated as general characteristics. Lifestyle behavior items in...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of combined linear and nonlinear periodic training on physical fitness and competition times in finswimmers. The linear resistance training model (6 days/week) and nonlinear underwater training (4 days/week) were applied to 12 finswimmers (age, 16.08± 1.44 yr; career, 3.78± 1.90 yr) for 12 weeks. Body composition measures included weight, ...

Purpose: This investigation aimed to compare the effect of neuromuscular, strength, and combined training on dynamic balance sports performance, including power, sprint, agility in female basketball players. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 42 professional players (age: 19-25 years) were assigned three groups Neuromuscular (NM), Strength (ST), Combined (CM), one control group. The Mult...

David Edward Sargent was born in Wimbledon, son of a GP. He not academic at school and always refuted the saying that your schooldays are best days life. However, it Dauntsey’s School Wiltshire that, alongside his education, he developed interest countryside many animal husbandry skills used spare time especially retirement. At various times during long life kept donkeys, goats, pigs, sheep, ch...