Although several studies showed the positive effects of exercise and physical activity on health and well-being for individuals with ID, there is a lack of information about the influence of sport specialization on fitness and health components. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess: (a) physical fitness of athletes with intellectual disability (ID) compared with individuals included...

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of the Commissioning Course (CC) to develop and maintain standards of fitness, to assess capability to perform military tasks, and to determine the relationship between fitness and risk of injury in 106 British Army officer cadets (OCdts). Aerobic fitness, muscular strength, endurance, and body composition were regularly assesse...

The aim of this study was to investigate a three-year development in BMI and physical fitness of schoolchildren aged 12-16 years with extreme weight status. Taiwan Physical Fitness Test Battery, assessing aerobic fitness (1600-meter walk/run test), power (standing long jump), muscular endurance (sit-up), and flexibility (sit-and-reach) in 16,945 boys, was implemented in September from the year ...

BACKGROUND Active travel to school (ATS) has been identified as an important source of physical activity for youth. However, the relationship between ATS and health-related fitness (HRF) among youth remains unclear. METHODS A systematic search of seven electronic databases (EMBASE, OVID MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and TRIS on line) was conducted in December 2009 and studies...

INTRODUCTION In the physical education context a well- known myth suggest that obese and unfit youth dislike physical education. OBJECTIVE To examine if adolescents who dislike physical education have higher levels of fatness and lower of fitness than their peers. METHODS Participants included 2606 (49.3% girls) adolescents from AVENA and UP&DOWN studies. physical education enjoyment was as...

Ahmed, T. (2015). Improving musculoskeletal fitness and the performance enhancement of basketball skills through neuromuscular training program. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 10(3), pp.795-804. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight weeks of neuromuscular training program (NMTP) on musculoskeletal fitness and performance enhancement for basketball players. Twenty four male basket...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the comprehensive physiological alterations that take place during the combination of bench-step aerobics (BSA) and resistance exercise training. METHODS Thirty-five healthy, active women were randomly assigned to one of four groups that either a) performed 25 min of BSA only (SA25); b) performed a combination of 25 min of BSA and a multipl...

High cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness are often associated with lower body fat mass. Age-associated increases in mass might be attenuated by maintaining a higher level of into middle-age. PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the individuals who have maintained during adulthood those had substantial and/or decreases adulthood. METHODS: Obese, overweight, non-obese adults were recruited par...

Purpose To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition.Method MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total fat percentage (BF%), abdominal (AF%) fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF index (BMI) cut-offs used to define healthy weight, overweight, obesity.Results inversely associated BF% AF%. c...