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Gut Microbiota, Probiotics and Physical Performance in Athletes and Physically Active Individuals

open access: yesNutrients, 2020
Among athletes, nutrition plays a key role, supporting training, performance, and post-exercise recovery. Research has primarily focused on the effects of diet in support of an athletic physique; however, the role played by intestinal microbiota has been
Maija Marttinen, Markus J Lehtinen
exaly   +2 more sources

Dietary Nitrate and Physical Performance.

open access: yesAnnual Review of Nutrition, 2018
Nitric oxide (NO) plays a plethora of important roles in the human body. Insufficient production of NO (for example, during older age and in various disease conditions) can adversely impact health and physical performance.
A. Jones   +3 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Physical performance in relation to menopause status and physical activity

open access: yesMenopause, 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine differences in physical performance (muscle power, muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and walking speed) across menopausal stages and potential of leisure physical activity (PA) to modify the impact of ...
D. Bondarev   +7 more
semanticscholar   +6 more sources

The Effects of Mental Fatigue on Physical Performance: A Systematic Review

open access: yesSports Medicine, 2017
Jeroen Van Cutsem   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Performance: An Umbrella Review

open access: yesSports Medicine - Open, 2023
Background Plyometric training can be performed through many types of exercises involving the stretch-shortening cycle in lower limbs. In the last decades, a high number of studies have investigated the effects of plyometric training on several outcomes ...
R. Kons   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

GDF15 neutralization restores muscle function and physical performance in a mouse model of cancer cachexia.

open access: yesCell Reports, 2023
Cancer cachexia is a disorder characterized by involuntary weight loss and impaired physical performance. Decline in physical performance of patients with cachexia is associated with poor quality of life, and currently there are no effective ...
J. Kim-Muller   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Short Physical Performance Battery as a Measure of Physical Performance and Mortality Predictor in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Literature Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The association between the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score and several adverse health outcomes, including mortality, has been reported in the scientific literature.
C. de Fátima Ribeiro Silva   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Physical performance and physical activity in older adults: associated but separate domains of physical function in old age. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Physical Function Is A Crucial Factor In The Prevention And Treatment Of Health Conditions In Older Adults And Is Usually Measured Objectively With Physical Performance Tests And/or Physical Activity Monitoring.
Beek, P.J.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Patients Without Previous Disabilities Recovering From COVID-19 Pneumonia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2020
Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Abstract In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated skeletal muscle strength and physical performance (1-min sit-to-stand and short physical performance battery tests), dyspnea, fatigue, and single ...
M. Paneroni   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Physical activity intervention for elderly patients with reduced physical performance after acute coronary syndrome (HULK study): Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Reduced physical performance and impaired mobility are common in elderly patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and they represent independent risk factors for disability, morbidity, hospital readmission and mortality.
Biscaglia, Simone   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

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