Search Results - "Sport sciences for health"

Athletes and adversities: athletic identity and emotional regulation in time of COVID-19 by Costa, Sergio, Santi, Giampaolo, di Fronso, Selenia, Montesano, Cristina, Di Gruttola, Francesco, Ciofi, Edoardo Giorgio, Morgilli, Luana, Bertollo, Maurizio

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the sporting field, with athletes constrained in home isolation without the possibility to train and compete in…”
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Do the benefits of exercise in indoor and outdoor environments during the COVID-19 pandemic outweigh the risks of infection? by Dominski, Fábio Hech, Brandt, Ricardo

“…In a recent analysis of human needs in COVID-19 isolation, Matias, Dominski and Marks (2020) [5] showed several conditions emphasized by social distancing,…”
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Barriers to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: a cross-sectional study by Farah, Breno Quintella, do Prado, Wagner Luiz, Malik, Neal, Lofrano-Prado, Mara Cristina, de Melo, Paulo Henrique, Botero, Joao Paulo, Cucato, Gabriel Grizzo, de Almeida Correia, Marilia, Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes

“…Social isolation due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced physical activity levels in both men and women. The identification of…”
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Effects of social distancing on psychological state and physical activity routines during the COVID-19 pandemic by Di Corrado, Donatella, Magnano, Paola, Muzii, Benedetta, Coco, Marinella, Guarnera, Maria, De Lucia, Salvatore, Maldonato, Nelson Mauro

“…Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected the entire world. Since the reporting of the first cases, Italy has quickly become the country…”
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Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior changes in self-isolating adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cross-sectional survey exploring correlates by Schuch, Felipe Barreto, Bulzing, Rugero A., Meyer, Jacob, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Grabovac, Igor, Willeit, Peter, Vancampfort, Davy, Caperchione, Cristina M., Sadarangani, Kabir P., Werneck, André O., Ward, Philip B., Tully, Mark, Smith, Lee

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic imposed major changes on daily-life routine worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, no study quantified the changes on…”
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Cardioprotective effects of exercise and curcumin supplementation against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury by Sayevand, Zahra, Nazem, Farzad, Nazari, Afshin, Sheykhlouvand, Mohsen, Forbes, Scott C.

“…Purpose Myocardial injury induced by ischemia–reperfusion is the main pathological contributing factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart failure…”
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Sex-based comparison of trunk flexors and extensors functional and contractile characteristics in young gymnasts by Deodato, Manuela, Saponaro, Serena, Šimunič, Boštjan, Martini, Miriam, Galmonte, Alessandra, Murena, Luigi, Buoite Stella, Alex

“…Purpose Gymnastics is a sport characterized by acrobatic and postural strength exercises that require great trunk muscles activation and control. Males and…”
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Could the complying with WHO physical activity recommendations improve stress, burnout syndrome, and resilience? A cross-sectional study with physical education teachers by González-Valero, Gabriel, Gómez-Carmona, Carlos David, Bastida-Castillo, Alejandro, Corral-Pernía, Juan Antonio, Zurita-Ortega, Félix, Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo

“…Purpose Teachers are exposed to inherent psychosocial risks in the workplace such as chronic stress, psychological distress, exhaustion, and burnout syndrome…”
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Lifestyle modifications for preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases by Samuel, Princess Oghenekeno, Edo, Great Iruoghene, Emakpor, Oghenerume Lucky, Oloni, Gift Onyinyechi, Ezekiel, Gracious Okeoghene, Essaghah, Arthur Efeoghene Athan, Agoh, Endurance, Agbo, Joy Johnson

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a prominent cause of death and disability across the globe, and this article provides a comprehensive review of the many…”
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Test–retest reliability of the EUROFIT test battery: a review by Grgic, Jozo

“…Purpose While several studies have examined the reliability of the EUROFIT test battery, the findings are conflicting. Therefore, this paper aimed to conduct a…”
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Psychological variables of CrossFit participants: a systematic review by Dominski, Fábio Hech, Serafim, Thiago Teixeira, Siqueira, Thais Cristina, Andrade, Alexandro

“…Objective This study aimed to review the existing literature concerning the psychological variables of CrossFit participants. Methodology This review followed…”
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Gender differences in physical activity status and knowledge of Irish University staff and students by McCarthy, Claire, Warne, Joe P.

“…Objectives The aim of this study is to examine gender differences in physical activity status and knowledge of physical activity guidelines in University staff…”
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From in vitro research to real life studies: an extensive narrative review of the effects of balneotherapy on human immune response by Maccarone, M. C., Magro, G., Solimene, U., Scanu, A., Masiero, S.

“…Purpose The biologic mechanisms by which balneotherapy (BT) alleviates symptoms of different diseases are still poorly understood. Recently, preclinical models…”
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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health in sports: a review by Shukla, Akash, Dogra, Deepak Kumar, Bhattacharya, Debraj, Gulia, Satish, Sharma, Rekha

“…Global pandemic, lockdown restrictions, and COVID-19 compulsory social isolation guidelines have raised unprecedented mental health in the sports community…”
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Mental health of older people in social isolation: the role of physical activity at home during the COVID-19 pandemic by da Cruz, Whyllerton Mayron, D’ Oliveira, Anderson, Dominski, Fábio Hech, Diotaiuti, Pierluigi, Andrade, Alexandro

“…The COVID-19 pandemic involves a new coronavirus characterized by a respiratory disease resulting from an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome by…”
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Stretching intervention can prevent muscle injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Takeuchi, Kosuke, Nakamura, Masatoshi, Fukaya, Taizan, Nakao, Gakuto, Mizuno, Takamasa

“…Purpose Previous meta-analysis studies concluded that static stretching intervention cannot decrease all-cause injury in healthy active individuals. On the…”
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The Canadian assessment of physical literacy: a valid tool in determining the Iranian children capacity for an active and healthy lifestyle by Valadi, Saeed, Cairney, John

“…Background The concept of physical literacy (PL) has gained worldwide interest due in large part to alarming decreases in physical activity (PA) and increases…”
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General minimum velocity threshold for one-repetition maximum prediction in two squat variations: does the load–velocity profiling approach matter? by Fitas, Afonso, Santos, Paulo, Gomes, Miguel, Pezarat-Correia, Pedro, Vila-Chã, Carolina, Mendonca, Goncalo V.

“…Purpose Most studies examining the predictive value of the load–velocity relationship in determining one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the back squat implemented…”
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Sprint biomechanics assessment with low-cost systems: a reliability study by Mildenberger, Clarisa, Aragona, Alfio, Guissani, Carlos, Panci, Nahuel, Delgado-García, Gabriel

“…The individual determination of force-velocity and power-velocity profiles during sprint is of great interest to coaches and sports physiotherapists. As a very…”
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Exploring the associations between ankle dorsal and plantar flexion strength, reactive strength index, and balance in elite youth soccer players by Kayhan, Recep Fatih, Terzi, Esranur, Bayrakdaroğlu, Serdar, Ceylan, Halil İbrahim, Morgans, Ryland, Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.

“…Background Enhanced muscular strength has been widely acknowledged as a fundamental determinant of improved performance in the lower extremities. However, the…”
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