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Pilates exercise in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background Pilates is widely acknowledged as an effective exercise for enhancing physical, psychological, and motor functions. However, there remains ongoing debate regarding the effects of Pilates on pregnancy outcomes.
Yuxuan Li, Heran Lu, Liuwei Zhang, Yijia Ren, Xiaotong Dai, Lin Lin   +5 more
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Using Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches to Measure Physical Activity in Research: Analysis of Consumer Wrist-Worn Wearables

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
Background New fitness trackers and smartwatches are released to the consumer market every year. These devices are equipped with different sensors, algorithms, and accompanying mobile apps.
André Henriksen, Martin Haugen Mikalsen, A. Woldaregay, M. Muzny, G. Hartvigsen, L. Hopstock, S. Grimsgaard   +6 more
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Physical fitness for health

The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2014
Physical factors for health include cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscle fitness/endurance, body composition, and flexibility. Many epidemiological studies have reported the relationship between CRF and health. A representative cohort study regarding CRF, the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study was published.
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Promoting health and productivity management in small companies through outreach-based public-private partnership: the Yokohama Linkworker Project

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionWith health promotion initiatives in small companies lagging behind those in larger corporations, strengthening health and productivity management in small companies through innovative strategies is an urgent priority. We hypothesized that an
Yuko Kai, Yuya Fujii, Naoki Takashi, Naoki Takashi, Kaori Yoshiba, Yuko Muramatsu-Noguchi, Takayuki Noda, Takashi Jindo, Takashi Jindo, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yoko Yajima, Junko Kasuga, Takashi Arao   +13 more
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Effects of Mobile Health App Interventions on Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Fitness in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2019
Background High sedentary time, low physical activity (PA), and low physical fitness place older adults at increased risk of chronic diseases, functional decline, and premature mortality.
D. Yerrakalva, Dhrupadh Yerrakalva, Samantha Hajna, S. Griffin   +3 more
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Muscle Biopsy Sample Preparation and Proteomics Analysis Based on UHPLC-MS/MS

Bio-Protocol
Proteomics analysis is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying muscle adaptations to different types of exercise, such as concentric and eccentric training.
Jiawei Du, Jinghua Hou, Hezhang Yun, Yafeng Song   +3 more
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Effectiveness of short active breaks for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among Japanese office workers: one-year quasi-experimental study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
OBJECTIVES: We examined the effects of a one-year multicomponent workplace intervention that introduced short active breaks from prolonged sitting on occupational movement behaviors and health among Japanese office workers.
Naruki Kitano, Takashi Jindo, Kaori Yoshiba, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yuya Fujii, Kyohsuke Wakaba, Kazushi Maruo, Yuko Kai, Takashi Arao   +8 more
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Circuit Weight Training Or Walking Exercise In Elderly Patients With Medicated Diabetes and Hypertension [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
BACKGROUND: There are different types of exercises, but the circuit weight training is less prescribed for the elderly in order to corroborate the control of glycaemia and hypertension.
Rosilene Andrade Silva Rodrigues, Fabrício Azevedo Voltarelli, Conceição de Maria Moita Machado de Carvalho, Giulia Schauffert, Waléria Christiane Rezende Fett, Carlos Alexandre Fett   +5 more
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MECHANICAL PARAMETERS IN THE TAKE-OFF OF A VAULT AND THE DROP JUMP ABILITY

Science of Gymnastics Journal, 2015
In the vault in gymnastics, the take-off motion is important to the success of the vault and to perform more difficult vaults. Vaulting ability has been studied by motion analysis, but this method is not effective for easy evaluation.
Yoshie Motoshima, Junichi Kitagawa, Akira Maeda   +2 more
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Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
BackgroundStrong evidence indicates that moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is positively associated with fitness in youth, independent of total sedentary-time. Sedentary-time appears negatively associated with fitness only when it replaces MVPA.
P. Júdice, A. Silva, Juliane Berria, É. Petroski, U. Ekelund, L. Sardinha   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source