BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction is one of the earliest vascular manifestations in the pathogen-esis of cardiovascular disease. Noninvasive, simple, and inexpensive methods of endothelial function assessment are therefore needed. METHODS Microvascular endothelial function was assessed in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients by flow mediated skin fluorescence (FMSF), based on measurements ...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine how compound physical activity affects muscular strength of middle-aged obese women. [Subjects] The research subjects were 40-50 year-old middle-aged women with excess body fat (30%). [Methods] The subjects were randomly assigned to two group, the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group performed two types of exercise pro...

The present study examined the relationship between children’s activities at a nursery school and amount of physical activity in COVID-19 pandemic obtained primary data to promote future childcare activities. Healthy preschool children aged 3 - 5 (N = 21) participated survey. Children wore an tracker (Polar, A360) on wrist non-dominant hand for three hours morning five days, just after state em...

PURPOSE To establish the relationship between a subjective (session rating of perceived exertion [RPE]) and 2 objective (training impulse [TRIMP]) and summatedheart- rate-zone (SHRZ) methods of quantifying training load and explain characteristics of the variance not accounted for in these relationships. METHODS Thirty-three participants trained ad libitum for 2 wk, and their heart rate (HR) ...

Energy ratings have been used as a marker of exercise readiness (i.e. pre-exercise physical/mental state indicating ability to perform) within flexible nonlinear periodization (FNLP)-based resistance training interventions. However, empirical data is lacking regarding the utility of this approach for aerobic exercise. The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of pre-exercise energy l...