The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the energy cost and (2) the psycho-physiological effects of an aerobic dance programme in young women. Twenty-one college-age women participated 40 minutes a day, three days a week, for a 10-week training period. Each work session included a five-minute warm-up period, a 30-minute stimulus period (including walk-runs) and a five-minute cool-down p...

BACKGROUND As injury rates rise in the later stages of sporting activities, a better understanding of lower extremity biomechanics in the later phases of gamelike situations may improve training and injury prevention programs. HYPOTHESIS Lower extremity biomechanics of a drop-jump task (extracted from a principal components analysis) would reveal factors associated with risk of anterior cruci...

OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical fitness, blood pressure, and perceived health in community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. SETTING Community-dwelling elderly in Vinh city, Vietnam. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-six community-dwelling participants aged 60 to 79 years (68.9 ± 5.1 years) were recruited. INTERVENTION SUBJECTS WERE DIVIDED RANDO...

The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of different active warm-up (AWU) durations and the rest interval separating it from exercise on anaerobic performance. Eleven male physical education students (22.6 ± 2.52 years; 179.2 ± 4.3 cm; 82.5 ± 9.7 kg; mean ± SD) participated in a cross-over randomized study, and they all underwent the Wingate test after three AWU durations: 5 min (A...

The effect of prior exercise on pulmonary O(2) uptake (Vo(2)(p)), leg blood flow (LBF), and muscle deoxygenation at the onset of heavy-intensity alternate-leg knee-extension (KE) exercise was examined. Seven subjects [27 (5) yr; mean (SD)] performed step transitions (n = 3; 8 min) from passive KE following no warm-up (HVY 1) and heavy-intensity (Delta50%, 8 min; HVY 2) KE exercise. Vo(2)(p) was...

Introduction Lysozyme is one of the salivary antimicrobial proteins which act as the "first line of defence" at the mucosal surface. The effects of prolonged exercise in the hot and cool environments among recreational athletes on salivary lysozyme responses are very limited in the literature, especially in the Asian countries. Objective To determine the effects of prolonged running in the ho...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of stretching and/or resistive exercise, followed by detraining, on the functional status of older people. METHODS Forty-five subjects were divided into four groups: control (CG; n=13; 66±6 years), stretching (SG; n=10; 69±6 years), resistive exercise (RG; n=13; 69±5 years), and resistive exercise and stretching (RSG; n=9; 66±5 years). The CG did not perform ...

Aim: To compare pain scores of infertile patients during and after hysterosalpingography (HSG) procedure using visual analoge scale (VAS) between cold warm contrast medium to investigate whether can alter spontaneous pregnancy rate.
 Materials Methods: Prospective randomized study March-September 2017. Primary undergoing HSG procedure. Patients’ age, body mass index (BMI), history previous...

The effects of inspiratory muscle (IM) warm-up on IM function and on the maximum distance covered in a subsequent incremental badminton-footwork test (FWmax) were examined. Ten male badminton players were recruited to perform identical tests in three different trials in a random order. The control trial did not involve an IM warm-up, whereas the placebo and experimental trials did involve an IM...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects on blood pressure, lipid profile, and anxiety status on subjects received a 12-week Tai Chi Chuan exercise program. DESIGN Randomized controlled study of a Tai Chi Chuan group and a group of sedentary life controls. SETTING Taipei Medical University Hospitals and University campus in the Taipei, Taiwan, area. SUBJECTS Two (2) selected groups of 76 health...