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Functional fitness benchmark values for older adults: a systematic review [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe use of normative values and/or standards of functional fitness in adults is relevant to overall health and well-being. The objectives of the study were: to identify the physical tests of the senior fitness test (SFT) that have been ...
Marco Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Cossio-Bolaños, Ruben Vidal-Espinoza, Ignacio Villar-Cifuentes, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Marcela Silva Ramos de Lázari, Camilo Urra-Albornoz, Jose Sulla-Torres, Rossana Gomez-Campos, Rossana Gomez-Campos   +10 more
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Associations Between Quality of Life, Functional Fitness, Body Composition, and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Sports
Introduction: Postmenopausal aging is accompanied by declines in functional fitness, changes in body composition, and increased osteoporosis risk, which may affect quality of life.
André Schneider, Flavio Teresinho Mendonça, Letícia Amaral, Tiago M. Barbosa, Pedro Forte, José E. Teixeira, António M. Monteiro   +6 more
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Body mass index, functional fitness and nutritional behaviours of senior women from the Kraków population [PDF]

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2023
Background. Body Mass Index (BMI) is dependent on, among others, diet and level of physical activity. Seniors are more prone to nutritional disorders than other population groups. Objective.
Maria Gacek, Agnieszka Wojtowicz, Grażyna Kosiba, Magdalena Majer, Joanna Gradek   +4 more
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Normative values to assess functional fitness in older adults in a region of Chile [PDF]

Frontiers in Aging
IntroductionAging is a global phenomenon that has generated great concerns and challenges in terms of public health and medical care, associated with a lower quality of life. The objective to study was to compare the functional fitness of older adults in
Marco Cossio-Bolaños, Rubén Vidal-Espinoza, Luis F. Castelli Correia de Campos, Jose Sulla-Torres, Camilo Urra-Albornoz, Fernando Alvear-Vasquez, Jose Fuentes-Lopez, Marcella Silva Ramos de Lazari, Rossana Gomez-Campos   +8 more
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Effects of a 24-Week Exercise Program on Functional Fitness, Oxidative Stress, and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Elderly Subjects

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Aging is a biological and irreversible process characterized by physiological alterations resulting in a progressive decline in biological functions, decreased resistance or adaptability to stress, and increased disease ...
Gabriele Morucci, Larisa Ryskalin, Simone Pratesi, Jacopo J. V. Branca, Alessandra Modesti, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Massimo Gulisano, Marco Gesi   +7 more
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Focusing on functional fitness in your 20s and 30s can help you stay ready for anything — and many exercises can help you achieve it

, 2023
What’s the best type of exercise you can do for your health? The answer seems to change every week. Lately, many fitness enthusiasts and influencers have been talking about the importance of “functional fitness” – especially for people in their 20s and ...
Roberts, S.
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Impact of physical exercise interventions on functional fitness in older adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Chen C, Freire C, Fu Z, Teixeira I, Adegas M, Gomes R, Rabaçal R, Silva S, Malheiro A, Leite LB, Reis A, Monteiro AM, Yang J, Xiaolin Y, Forte P.   +14 more
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Analysis of Pacing Strategies in AMRAP, EMOM, and FOR TIME Training Models during “Cross” Modalities

Sports, 2021
Empirically, it is widely discussed in “Cross” modalities that the pacing strategy developed by an athlete or trainee has a significant impact on the endurance performance in a WOD in the AMRAP, EMOM, or FOR TIME model. We can observe at least six pacing
Levy Anthony de-Oliveira, Juan Ramón Heredia-Elvar, José Luis Maté-Muñoz, Juan Manuel García-Manso, José Carlos Aragão-Santos, Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto   +5 more
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Fitting the psychometric function [PDF]

Perception & Psychophysics, 1999
A constrained generalized maximum likelihood routine for fitting psychometric functions is proposed, which determines optimum values for the complete parameter set--that is, threshold and slope--as well as for guessing and lapsing probability. The constraints are realized by Bayesian prior distributions for each of these parameters.
Strasburger, Hans, Treutwein, Bernhard
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Visual function and fitness to drive [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 2008
Driving is recognized to be a visually intensive task and accordingly there is a legal minimum standard of vision required for all motorists. The purpose of this paper is to review the current United Kingdom (UK) visual requirements for driving and discuss the evidence base behind these legal rules.
Aachal, Kotecha, Alexander, Spratt, Ananth, Viswanathan   +2 more
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