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Influence of Pilates training on muscular strength and flexibility in dancers

open access: yesMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of a Pilates training program on muscular strength and flexibility in dance students. Fifteen dance students were divided into 2 groups: experimental (n=7) and control (n=8).
Tânia Patrícia Amorim   +2 more
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Cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance of sedentary children and adolescents with or without intellectual disability in the Democratic Republic of Congo

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2019
The aim of this study was to assess the level of physical fitness and sedentary children with disabilities included in Kinshasa. One hundred-thirty children were included in this study, 70 with intellectual disability (ID, age: 12.4 ± 4 years) and 60 ...
Teddy Bofosa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efeito de quatro semanas de treinamento sobre os índices de aptidão aeróbia e força muscular: influência da intensidade e da oclusão de fluxo sanguíneo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Florianópolis, 2014.O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar e comparar os efeitos de quatro diferentes tipos de treinamento aeróbio
Oliveira, Mariana Fernandes Mendes de
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Moderators of the Effects of Exercise and Manual Therapy for People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of resistance training and detraining on muscle strength and blood lipid profiles in postmenopausal women

open access: yes, 2002
Objectives: To study the effects of eight weeks of supervised, low intensity resistance training (80% of 10 repetition maximum (10RM)) and eight weeks of detraining on muscle strength and blood lipid profiles in healthy, sedentary postmenopausal women.
Cable, N T   +7 more
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Mechanical muscle properties and intermuscular coordination in maximal and submaximal cycling: theoretical and practical implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityThe ability of an individual to perform a functional movement is determined by a range of mechanical properties including the force and power producing ...
Barratt, Paul
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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Joint-dependence of strength and power in children and adults

open access: yes, 2009
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The mechanisms underlying age-related differences in maximum power production during multi-joint exercises are not fully understood.
Denis, Romain
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Effects of an assisted jump training stimulus on explosive performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Complex training protocols are an effective means to improve explosive performance. However, due to many variations in resistance and plyometric training the effectiveness of different combinations are unknown.
Croucher, Paul E.
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