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Is there a 'recent occupational paradox' where highly active physically active workers die early? Or are there failures in some study methods? by Shephard, Roy J

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Physical Activity and Prostate Cancer: An Updated Review by Shephard, Roy J.

“…Prostate cancer affects a major proportion of older men, and effective preventive measures are few. Earlier suggestions of 10–30% risk reduction from vigorous…”
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Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance by Trudeau, François, Shephard, Roy J

“…The purpose of this paper is to review relationships of academic performance and some of its determinants to participation in school-based physical activities,…”
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Responses of the human spleen to exercise by Shephard, Roy J.

“…The human spleen shows a decrease in volume of around 40% early during vigorous exercise and in response to other stressful stimuli such as maximal apnoea and…”
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Effects of Combined Balance and Plyometric Training on Athletic Performance in Female Basketball Players by Bouteraa, Ichrak, Negra, Yassine, Shephard, Roy J., Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel

“…ABSTRACTBouteraa, I, Negra, Y, Shephard, RJ, and Chelly, MS. Effects of combined balance and plyometric training on athletic performance in female basketball…”
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A Half-Century of Evidence-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Historical Review by Shephard, Roy J.

“…OBJECTIVE:To review the achievements of cardiac exercise rehabilitation programs retrospectively and to identify continuing challenges to their success…”
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Open-circuit respirometry: a brief historical review of the use of Douglas bags and chemical analyzers by Shephard, Roy J.

“…The Douglas bag technique is reviewed as one in a series of articles looking at historical insights into measurement of whole body metabolic rate…”
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Effects of Contrast Strength vs. Plyometric Training on Lower-Limb Explosive Performance, Ability to Change Direction and Neuromuscular Adaptation in Soccer Players by Hammami, Mehrez, Gaamouri, Nawel, Shephard, Roy J, Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel

“…ABSTRACTHammami, M, Gaamouri, N, Shephard, RJ, and Chelly, MS. Effects of contrast strength vs. plyometric training on lower-limb explosive performance,…”
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Staying Physically Active During the Quarantine and Self-Isolation Period for Controlling and Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Overview of the Literature by Chtourou, Hamdi, Trabelsi, Khaled, H'mida, Cyrine, Boukhris, Omar, Glenn, Jordan M, Brach, Michael, Bentlage, Ellen, Bott, Nick, Shephard, Roy Jesse, Ammar, Achraf, Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented worldwide public health concern. Characterized by rapid and high frequency human-to-human transmission, the…”
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Effects of physical activity upon the liver by Shephard, Roy J., Johnson, Nathan

“…Purpose To review the responses of the liver to acute and chronic physical activity and to summarize relationships between physical activity and liver health…”
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The Effect of Standard Strength vs. Contrast Strength Training on the Development of Sprint, Agility, Repeated Change of Direction, and Jump in Junior Male Soccer Players by Hammami, Mehréz, Negra, Yassine, Shephard, Roy J, Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel

“…ABSTRACTHammami, M, Negra, Y, Shephard, RJ, and Chelly, MS. The effect of standard strength vs. contrast strength training on the development of sprint,…”
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Exercise proteinuria and hematuria: current knowledge and future directions by Shephard, Roy J

“…Transient proteinuria and hematuria are apparently benign sequelae of intensive physical activity. However, there is a need to establish underlying causes and…”
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Eight Weeks of Plyometric Training Improves Ability to Change Direction and Dynamic Postural Control in Female Basketball Players by Cherni, Yosser, Jlid, Mohamed Chedly, Mehrez, Hammami, Shephard, Roy J, Paillard, Thierry, Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel, Hermassi, Souhail

“…The aim of this study was to examine the effects of 8 weeks of plyometric training on the ability to change direction and postural control in female basketball…”
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Effects of 8-Week In-season Plyometric Training on Upper and Lower Limb Performance of Elite Adolescent Handball Players by Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel, Hermassi, Souhail, Aouadi, Ridha, Shephard, Roy J

“…ABSTRACTChelly, MS, Hermassi, S, Aouadi, R, and Shephard, RJ. Effects of 8-week in-season plyometric training on upper and lower limb performance of elite…”
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Effects of short-term resistance training and tapering on maximal strength, peak power, throwing ball velocity, and sprint performance in handball players by Hermassi, Souhail, Ghaith, Aloui, Schwesig, René, Shephard, Roy J, Souhaiel Chelly, Mohamed

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of short-term resistance training and two weeks of tapering on physical performances in handball players…”
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Is Active Commuting the Answer to Population Health? by Shephard, Roy J.

“…This brief review examines whether active commuting is an effective method of controlling the current obesity epidemic and enhancing the cardiovascular health…”
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Reply to In Response to: Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach: Potential Mechanisms Behind the Beneficial Influence of Physical Activity by Shephard, Roy J

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Qualified Fitness and Exercise as Professionals and Exercise Prescription: Evolution of the PAR-Q and Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test by Shephard, Roy J

“…Traditional approaches to exercise prescription have included a preliminary medical screening followed by exercise tests of varying sophistication. To maximize…”
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Effects of Combined Plyometric and Short Sprint With Change-of-Direction Training on Athletic Performance of Male U15 Handball Players by Hammami, Mehrez, Gaamouri, Nawel, Aloui, Gaith, Shephard, Roy J, Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel

“…ABSTRACTHammami, M, Gaamouri, N, Aloui, G, Shephard, RJ, and Chelly, MS. Effects of combined plyometric and short sprint with change-of-direction training on…”
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Peptic Ulcer and Exercise by Shephard, Roy J.

“…Relationships between peptic ulcer and physical activity have as yet received little attention. The prevalence of ulceration is high in racehorses and sled…”
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