Introduction: Physical activity and obesity affect the release of effective adipokines. In this regard, the present study investigated the effects of intermittent and continuous exercise in water and land (running on a treadmill) on visfatin, insulin, and blood glucose in pre and post menopausal obese women. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 18 obese women of Bandar Abbas City were ...

advertising has always played an important role in growing process of various products and celebrities attract more people to sport and sports goods purchase. this research studied the relationship between advertisement by celebrities and the willingness to buy sports shoes in tabriz. this survey was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire. the validity of this questionnaire was confi...

this study aimed at investigating the state of tourism and sport tourism in abu dhabi which considered the competences of sport tourism, ongoing sport fields and the capacity and condition of places of residence in abu dhabi between 2004 and 2008. the statistical population equaled the sample consisting of 40 tourism authorities, experts and managers, hotel, sport club and travel agency manager...

the goal of this research is the evaluation of some of the effective environmental attractions on khorasan razavi’s sports tourism development. the research statistical population include of all in charge expert and professors in field of sport and tourism as 120 persons. this research is past-event descriptive that had been performed based on field method. sampling had been performed as catego...

This is an annual lecture given in the University of Bristol 0,1 some subject connected with one of the Water sports, caving or mountaineering. It is in memory ?f Paul Esser, a medical student who lost his life while cave diving in Porth yr Ogof in February of 1971, and who was particularly interested in those sports. The lecturer is chosen by a panel of representatives from the student societi...

there is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport and especially in weight sensitive sports such as endurance, weight category and aesthetic sports as well as jumping events. these illnesses are not only common but lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. sports organizations, and by extension the professionals whose ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the influences of rehydration and food consumption on salivary flow, pH, and buffering capacity during bicycle ergometer exercise in participants. METHODS Ten healthy volunteers exercised on a bicycle ergometer at 80% of their maximal heart rate. These sessions lasted for two periods of 20 min separated by 5-min rest intervals. Volunteers we...

motivation is one of those factors affecting the success and quality of athletic performance. however, limited research has been conducted on the motivational traits of iranian athletes. this study aimed at describing the motivational traits of skilled and novice athletes of team and individual sports in some selected sports fields. players of national teams of the individual sports of karate, ...

conclusions the levels of knowledge and skill among iranian physicians on major topics of sports and exercise medicine are low to medium. gps and interns are the first line of patient management so our findings suggest adding some sports medicine related topics into curriculum of medical doctors. materials and methods a cross-sectional study was performed in 2009 to determine the knowledge rega...

the climatic, geographic and topographic characteristics, ecological conditions, forest and pastures, strong water resources, high vegetation, wild life and various hunting areas of kurdistan province are strong tourist centers. in this research using gis potential of suitable zones for claiming, rocking, ranging, visiting the nature, thermal spring, ski and winter sport, water sports and fishi...