A systematic review of literature was conducted to examine the association between changes in health-related fitness (e.g. aerobic capacity and muscular strength /endurance) and chronic disease risk factors in overweight and/or obese youth. Studies published from 2000-2010 were included if the physical activity intervention was a randomized controlled trial and reported changes in fitness and h...

BACKGROUND Young adults born preterm have higher levels of cardiometabolic risk factors than their term-born peers. Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness have important cardiometabolic and other health benefits. We assessed muscular, cardiorespiratory, and self-rated fitness in preterm-born young adults. METHODS We studied unimpaired participants of the ESTER (Ennenaikainen syntymä ja aikuis...

Active commuting (walking or cycling) to school has been positively associated with improved fitness among adolescents. However, current evidence lacks information on whether this association persists in children. The aim of this study was to examine the association of active commuting to school with different fitness parameters in Spanish school-aged children. A total of 494 children (229 girl...

OBJECTIVE To examine prospectively the association between muscular strength and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in men. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Aerobics centre longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS 8762 men aged 20-80. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES All cause mortality up to 31 December 2003; muscular strength, quantified by combining one repetition max...

background chronological aging is associated with a decrease in physical activity levels and consequently a decline in physical fitness, which may contribute to adverse conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity and physical impairment. objectives this study sought to examine the effects of an 8-week physical activity intervention program on nutritional status and health-r...

the aim of the present study was to examine anthropometric characteristics and selected physical fitness factors in male elite athletes (epee, foil, sabre) of iran national fencing team. the statistical population consisted of 30 athletes of fencing national team (age range 22.2± 3.67 yr) in the three weapons (epee n=10, foil n=10 and sabre n=10). anthropometric characteristics (sitting height,...

Background: The epidemic of sedentary lifestyle and obesity increases the risk of disability with aging. We studied the relationships of body composition, physical activity, and muscular fitness with balance and walking ability. Methods: Men and women, age 70 to 74 y (n = 146), were randomly selected from the Finnish population register. Body composition [body weight, bodymass index (BMI), wais...

background : adiposity is correlated with metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hypertension etc. that finally can lead to coronary heart disease (chd). physical activity plays an important role in prevention of these diseases. we aimed to study body fat and plasma lipids and lipoproteins in different levels of physical fitness; also to examine any relationsh...

Firefighters routinely encounter physical demands that contribute to countless musculoskeletal injuries. Seemingly, a progressive prescription for fitness would offer superior protection against intrinsic job risks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of two resistance training interventions on fitness adaptations among firefighters, and to assess the degree of transfer t...