Strategic Self-Talk Assists Basketball Free Throw Performance Under Conditions of Physical Exertion [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of a strategic self-talk intervention on basketball free throw performance under conditions of physical exertion. Forty-one male basketball players (Mage = 23.19 years) participated in the study.
Evangelos Galanis +5 more
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Dopamine facilitates the translation of physical exertion into assessments of effort [PDF]
npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023 Our assessments of effort are critically shaped by experiences of exertion. However, it is unclear how the nervous system transforms physical exertion into assessments of effort.
Purnima Padmanabhan +6 more
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Physical exertion at work and addictive behaviors: tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, sugar and fat consumption: longitudinal analyses in the CONSTANCES cohort [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 We examined the prospective association of physical exertion at work with subsequent tobacco, cannabis, alcohol use, and sugar and fat consumption. Volunteers of the French population-based CONSTANCES cohort currently employed were included from 2012 to ...
Nadine Hamieh +11 more
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Physical exertion does not lead to a change in the time taken to correctly recognize stereoscopic stimuli in changing horizontal disparity levels [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyBackground and questionIn elite sports, having good stereoscopic vision is important, especially during significant physical exertion. We investigated whether increased physical exertion leads to changes in the time it takes to correctly recognize ...
Florian Frisch +4 more
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Heat Stress Increases Movement Jerk During Physical Exertion [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Objective: Movement efficiency can be quantified during physical tasks by measuring the rate of change of acceleration (jerk). Jerk captures the smoothness of a motion and has been used to quantify movement for upper extremity and torso-based tasks.
David Hostler +3 more
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Use of physical exertion to enhance objective testing following mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review [PDF]
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineBackground Assessment of recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is complex and challenging. Post-exertion testing, where individuals undergo objective testing following physical exercise, has shown promise in identifying mTBI-related ...
Duncan Reid +4 more
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How strenuous is esports? Perceived physical exertion and physical state during competitive video gaming [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionEsports or competitive video gaming is a rapidly growing sector and an integral part of today's (youth) culture. Esports athletes are exposed to a variety of burdens, that can potentially impact an athlete's health and performance. Therefore,
Chuck Tholl +2 more
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Effects of Whole-Body Stretching Exercise during Lunch Break for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion among Healthcare Professionals [PDF]
Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: To investigate the effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals. Methods: Full-time healthcare professionals working in
Raee Saeed Alqhtani +4 more
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Immediate risk of myocardial infarction following physical exertion, tea, and coffee: A case-crossover study in Thailand. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundPhysical exertion and caffeine consumption are associated with acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, physical exertion and caffeine consumption have not been examined as immediate triggers of MI in low and middle-income countries ...
Vitool Lohsoonthorn +8 more
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JMIR Serious GamesBackgroundProlonged sedentary behavior, such as sitting or reclining, has consistently been identified as a stand-alone risk factor for heightened cardiometabolic risk and overall mortality.
Aseel Berglund, Helena Orädd
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