BACKGROUND This observational study aims to describe fitness, and objectively measured physical activity levels and patterns in 409 young black South African adults (aged 19-20 years) from Soweto, as well as to examine associations between physical activity, fitness and BMI. METHODS A sub-maximal ramped step test was used to obtain an estimate of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). Physical activ...

background: regular moderate intensity physical activity and lipid lowering effects of nigella sativa(n. sativa) supplementation may be appropriate management for sedentary overweight females. therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of long-term n. sativasupplementation and aerobic training on lipid profile and maximal oxygen consumption (vo2max) in sedentary overweig...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 6 weeks of resistance training on morphological indicators of untrained women's heart health. for this purpose, 20 sedentary females (22/6±18 years old, 162/3±6/5 cm height, 58±5/1 kg weight, 18/3±5/2% percentage of fat and the surface of body: 1/62±0/15 m2) were selected randomly and assigned to two experimental (n = 10) and control (...

BACKGROUND Accelerometry non-wear time rules might affect sedentary time, and the associations with health outcomes such as adiposity. However, the exact effect of different non-wear time rules on sedentary time and reported changes in sedentary time is unknown. This study evaluated the effect of different accelerometry non-wear time rules on sedentary time and changes in sedentary time from ag...

[Purpose] This study examined the relationships between joint moment and the control of the vertical ground reaction force during walking in the elderly and young male and female individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty elderly people, 65 years old or older (20 males and 20 females), and 40 young people, 20 to 29 years old (20 males and 20 females), participated in this study. Joint moment and...

The socio-economic development which followed the discovery of oil resources brought about considerable changes in the food habits and lifestyle of the Kuwaiti population. Excessive caloric intake and decreased energy expenditure due to a sedentary lifestyle have led to a rapid increase in obesity, diabetes and other non-communicable chronic diseases in the population. In this paper, we examine...