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Understanding physical (in-) activity, overweight, and obesity in childhood: Effects of congruence between physical self-concept and motor competence

Scientific Reports, 2018
Both the physical self-concept and actual motor competence are important for healthy future physical activity levels and consequently decrease overweight and obesity in childhood.
T. Utesch, D. Dreiskämper, R. Naul, K. Geukes   +3 more
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Enhancing Cognitive Function through Physical Education: The Impact of Physical Education Activity on Attention and Focus

Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science
Aim: This study investigates the impact of an enhanced physical education (PE) program on attentional functions in middle school students. The aim is to evaluate whether increasing physical education hours, with an emphasis on cognitive tasks and team ...
Matteo Giuriato, Nicola Lovecchio
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miR-23a suppression accelerates functional decline in the rNLS8 mouse model of TDP-43 proteinopathy

Neurobiology of Disease, 2022
Skeletal muscle dysfunction may contribute to the progression and severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In the present study, we characterized the skeletal muscle pathophysiology in an inducible transgenic mouse model (rNLS8) that develops a ...
Stavroula Tsitkanou, Paul A. Della Gatta, Gavin Abbott, Marita A. Wallace, Angus Lindsay, Frederico Gerlinger-Romero, Adam K. Walker, Victoria C. Foletta, Aaron P. Russell   +8 more
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Motor recovery after activity-based training with spinal cord epidural stimulation in a chronic motor complete paraplegic

Scientific Reports, 2017
The prognosis for recovery of motor function in motor complete spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals is poor. Our research team has demonstrated that lumbosacral spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) and activity-based training can progressively ...
E. Rejc, C. Angeli, Darryn A. Atkinson, S. Harkema   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comments on active motor threshold [PDF]

Brain Stimulation, 2021
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Associations among Elementary School Children’s Actual Motor Competence, Perceived Motor Competence, Physical Activity and BMI: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background Positive associations between motor competence and physical activity have been identified by means of variable-centered analyses. To expand the understanding of these associations, this study used a person-centered approach to investigate ...
A. De Meester, D. Stodden, A. Brian, L. True, G. Cardon, Isabel B Tallir, L. Haerens   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The relationship between off-ice testing and on-ice performance in male youth Ice hockey players

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionIce hockey demands a unique blend of physical fitness and skill, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing on-ice performance.
Mark S. Rice, Mark S. Rice, Darren E. R. Warburton, Darren E. R. Warburton, Alejandro Gaytan-Gonzalez, Alejandro Gaytan-Gonzalez, Veronica K. Jamnik, Kai Kaufman, Kai Kaufman, Declan R. D. Warburton, Michael Souster, Shannon S. D. Bredin, Shannon S. D. Bredin   +12 more
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The Impact of Physical Activity on Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2016
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that is associated with both motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS). The management of PD is primarily via pharmaceutical treatment; however, non-pharmaceutical interventions have become increasingly ...
M. Cusso, K. Donald, T. Khoo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nível de atividade física em indivíduos com doença arterial periférica: uma revisão sistemática Physical activity level in individuals with peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2012
CONTEXTO: Indivíduos com doença arterial periférica (DAP) apresentam níveis de atividade física diminuídos. Os estudos sobre essa temática apresentam diferenças metodológicas, que variam em relação às características dos indivíduos estudados, aos ...
João Paulo dos Anjos Souza Barbosa, Patrícia Maria Henriques, Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros, Nelson Wolosker, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias   +4 more
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Validation of a scale on the perceptions of the socioeconomic impact of nature sports tourism

E-Motion
The impact that tourists have on the destination community modifies their behavior and can be a key factor guiding both their perceptions and their intention to revisit the destination.
Jorge Rojo Ramos, Santiago Gómez Paniagua, Juan Carlos Guevara Pérez, Jesús Morenas Martín   +3 more
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