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Screening elite winter athletes for exercise induced asthma: A comparison of three challenge methods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The official published version can be obtained from the link below.Background: The reported prevalence of exercise induced asthma (EIA) in elite winter athletes ranges from 9% to 50%. Many elite winter athletes do not report symptoms of EIA.
Dickinson, JW   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The Relationship between Body Shape Perception and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2018-2023 [PDF]

open access: yesThe Asian Journal of Kinesiology
OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine the relationship between subjective body shape perception, physical activity, and sedentary behavior among South Korean adolescents.
Eunhui Kim, Jungjun Lim, Seungho Ryu
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of different training models on motoric and swimming performance in prepubescent swimmers

open access: yesPedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2021
Background and Study Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of different training programs on the improvement of motoric and swimming performance prepubescent swimmers. Material and Methods. Forty-five children between the ages of 9 -11
İsmet Alagöz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual harassment and eating disorders in female elite athletes - A controlled study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The aims were to examine the percentage of female elite athletes and controls reporting sexual harassment and abuse (SHAB), and whether a higher percentage of female athletes with eating disorders (ED) had experienced SHAB.
B. Berglund   +27 more
core   +1 more source

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) and Sport Mental Health Recognition Tool 1 (SMHRT-1): towards better support of athletes’ mental health

open access: yesBritish Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020
Objectives To develop an assessment and recognition tool to identify elite athletes at risk for mental health symptoms and disorders. Methods We conducted narrative and systematic reviews about mental health symptoms and disorders in active and former ...
V. Gouttebarge   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infection in Athletes [PDF]

open access: yesSports Medicine, 1994
Coaches and athletic team physicians have provided anecdotal information and case studies to support their beliefs that athletes may be unusually prone to illness during strenuous training or competition. Many athletes, in contrast, believe that physical activity improves their resistance to infectious disease.
Pang N. Shek   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Contrast Sensitivity Is a Significant Predictor of Performance in Rifle Shooting for Athletes With Vision Impairment

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Purpose: In order to develop an evidence-based, sport-specific minimum impairment criteria (MIC) for the sport of vision-impaired (VI) shooting, this study aimed to determine the relative influence of losses in visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity
Peter M. Allen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurodiagnostics in Sports: Investigating the Athlete’s Brain to Augment Performance and Sport-Specific Skills

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020
Enhancing performance levels of athletes during training and competition is a desired goal in sports. Quantifying training success is typically accompanied by performance diagnostics including the assessment of sports-relevant behavioral and ...
Oliver Seidel-Marzi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mental Health of Elite Athletes: A Narrative Systematic Review

open access: yesSports Medicine, 2016
BackgroundThe physical impacts of elite sport participation have been well documented; however, there is comparatively less research on the mental health and psychological wellbeing of elite athletes.ObjectiveThis review appraises the evidence base ...
S. Rice   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rifle Shooting for Athletes With Vision Impairment: Does One Class Fit All?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
Revised evidence-based classification criteria introduced for shooting for athletes with vision impairment (VI shooting) suggest that athletes with impaired contrast sensitivity (CS) and visual acuity (VA) should be eligible for inclusion in the sport ...
Peter M. Allen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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