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Fitness and cognitive performance in urban Latin Americans
(2016)
Our group recently
conducted a randomized clinical
trial in US dwelling older adults
that indicated increasing
cardiorespiratory fitness (measured
by VO2 peak on treadmill)
resulted in better visuospatial
cognition ...
Los espejos no afectan de manera crónica variables psicológicas en mujeres que realizan un programa de entrenamiento contra resistencia o actividades pasivas
Mirrors do not Chronically Affect Psychological Variables in Women Participating in a Resistance-Training Programme or in passive activities
(2015-07)
El propósito del estudio fue examinar el efecto crónico de la presencia de espejos en el entorno en el que se realiza ejercicio contra resistencia o actividades pasivas, sobre variables psicológicas de ansiedad fisicosocial ...
Efecto del ejercicio físico de hidrogimnasia sobre la concentración sérica de inmunoglobulina A en mujeres adultas mayores
Effect of hydrogymnastics physical exercise on serum level of immunoglobulin A in elderly women
(2015-06)
La disminución de la función del sistema inmune con la edad es asociada a la incidencia de enfermedades infecciosas del tracto respiratorio superior; por otro lado, el ejercicio físico ha sido ampliamente recomendado para ...
Reliability of the maximal oxygen uptake following two consecutive trials by indirect calorimetry
(2015)
Background: The maximal oxygen uptake (VO2máx) assessment by indirect calorimetry is the most reliable method to determine VO2máx, but when repeated tests are conducted, the results have been controversial.
Aim: To determine ...
An analysis of the responsibility of physical education students depending on the teaching methodology received
(2015-04)
To determine the effects of two teaching methodologies on the student’s perceptions about responsibility in the evaluation of a physical education teaching unit. A pre-experimental design was used on 785 high-school students ...
Cardiorespiratory Responses to Continuously-Graded and Ramp Treadmill Protocols
(2015)
Ramped treadmill protocols (RTP) are often used for stress testing in clinical and low-fit populations because small frequent adjustments in work rate are thought to reduce cardiorespiratory stress and elicit higher fitness ...
Learning curve and motor retention of a video game in young and older adults
Curva de aprendizaje y retención motriz de un juego de video en adultos jóvenes y adultos mayores
(2015)
The purpose of the study was to compare the learning curve and motor retention of the Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) video game in healthy adults. Twenty young (M= 23.9 ± 2.8 yr.) and 18 older adults (M= 60.7 ± 5.9 yr.), ...
Perfil do desenvolvimento motor de alunos de oito anos de escola publicas Estaduais de São Bento do Sul - SC
Profile of motor development in public state school’s eighth grade students in São Bento do Sul - SC
(2015)
O desenvolvimento motor classifica-se como um processo de mudança sequencial no nível de funcionamento do indivíduo que engloba uma série de transformações em seu comportamento motor.
Objetivo: Traçar o perfil de ...
Duathlon performance unaltered by short-term changes in dietary fat and carbohydrates
(2009-02)
Purpose:
This study investigated the effects of short-term dietary changes on metabolism and duathlon performance.
Methods:
Eleven men underwent a high-fat (HF; >65% fat from energy) or a high-carbohydrate (CHO; HC) ...
Impact of social support on cognitive vascular risk factors in latino older adults
(2019-11-15)
Objective: Central Americans have a cardiovascular disease (CVD) health advantage, as they are half as likely to carry CVD
as European Americans, despite having an equivalent degree of vascular risk factors (VRFs). We ...