BACKGROUND Isokinetic dynamometry is becoming increasingly important for the assessment of muscle function in individuals with intermittent claudication. However, there is still little information available about the cardiovascular responses of these patients during this type of assessment. OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the cardiovascular responses recorded during the assessment of muscle s...

Breast Cancer survivors can experience a myriad of physical and psychological benefits as a result of regular exercise. This study aimed to build on previous research using lower impact exercise programs by using an antigravity (Alter-G®) treadmill to administer cardiovascular training. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness a physical activity program, including an Alter-...

introduction: cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction, is associated with progressive ventricular dysfunction and cardiovascular death. the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of endurance exercise training on morphological changes in rat heart tissue following experimental myocardial infarction. materials and methods: rats used in this experiment (8-10 weeks old, 235 ± 5 g b...

BACKGROUND Endurance capacity, assessed by 1000-meter (1000 m) run of male university students, is an indicator of cardiovascular fitness in Chinese students physical fitness surveillance. Although cardiovascular fitness is related to endothelial function closely in patients with cardiovascular diseases, it remains unclear whether endurance capacity correlates with endothelial function, especia...

BACKGROUND Children with SLE are known to have higher fat mass compared to their peers but there are no published data regarding exercise capacity as measured by cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength. In our pilot study of ten children with SLE, we sought to examine body composition, cardiovascular endurance, and isometric muscle strength. FINDINGS Ten pediatric SLE patients were studi...

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BACKGROUND there have been few population-based, randomized controlled trials on the effects of strength or endurance training on cardiovascular fitness in older women. OBJECTIVE to study the effects of strength or endurance training on cardiovascular fitness in women aged 76-78 years. DESIGN a population-based, randomized controlled trial. SETTING exercise laboratory in a university facu...

Study purpose. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect calisthenics exercise on physical fitness.
 Materials and methods. 28 obese female students aged 20–30 with a BMI ranging between 30 kg/m2 35 were involved in study. Participants randomly divided into three groups which comprised group, an aerobic control group. Sit reach test (flexibility), sit up (muscular enduranc...