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The effect of a pedometer-based community walking intervention "Walking for Wellbeing in the West" on physical activity levels and health outcomes : a 12-week randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2008 Recent systematic reviews have suggested that pedometers may be effective motivational tools to promote walking. However, studies tend to be of a relatively short duration, with small clinical based samples.
Nimmo, Myra +7 more
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Impact of Long-Term Swimming Exercise on Rat Femur Bone Quality
Biomedicines, 2023 Considering the conflicting evidence regarding the potential long-term detrimental effect of swimming during growth on femur quality and fracture risk, our aim was to investigate the effect of eight months of swimming on femur quality.
Laura Freitas +7 more
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Maintaining physical activity in cardiac rehabilitation [PDF]
, 2006 This chapter describes an intervention that has been used to encourage individuals to remain regularly physically active in exercise-based CR in phases III and IV.The principles of this intervention are also appropriate for allphases of CR.This ...
Hughes, Adrienne +2 more
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Stretching for Recovery from Groin Pain or Injury in Athletes: A Critical and Systematic Review
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2021 Stretching is usually used as part of rehabilitation protocols for groin pain or injury, but its specific contribution to and within multimodal recovery protocols is unclear.
José Afonso +7 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Background: Postural balance represents a fundamental movement skill for the successful performance of everyday and sport-related activities. There is ample evidence on the effectiveness of balance training on balance performance in athletic and non ...
Akhilesh Kumar Ramachandran +7 more
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Trends of Active Learning in Higher Education and Students’ Well-Being: A Literature Review
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This literature Review had the purpose of inspecting how the use of active learning methodologies in higher education can impact students’ Well-being. Considering the Heads of State meeting at United Nations Headquarters on September 2015, in which the ...
Elsa Ribeiro-Silva +7 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The present study aimed to evaluate the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight or obese people after COVID-19. 171 volunteers of both sexes (men, n = 93 and women, n = 78) between 19 and 65 years old were allocated into three groups
Maurício Medeiros Lemos +20 more
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Economic Analysis of Physical Activity Interventions [PDF]
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011 Numerous interventions have been shown to increase physical activity but have not been ranked by effectiveness or cost.This study provides a systematic review of physical activity interventions and calculates their cost-effectiveness ratios.A systematic literature review was conducted (5579 articles) and 91 effective interventions promoting physical ...
Shinyi, Wu +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Research in soccer has traditionally given more weight to players' technical and tactical skills, but few studies have analyzed the motor skills that underpin specific motor actions. The objective of this study was to investigate the style of play of the
Marta Castañer +5 more
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Internet-Based Physical Activity Interventions [PDF]
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2013 This article provides a comprehensive review of Internet– and Website–based physical activity interventions targeting adult populations. Search procedures identified 72 unique Internet-based physical activity interventions published in peer-reviewed journals. Participants of the studies were predominately White, middle-aged (mean age = 43.3 years), and
Rodney P, Joseph +3 more
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