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Background and Study Aim. Speed-strength fitness and body dimensions are components of athletic performance in combat sports. The interaction between speed-strength fitness parameters and anthropometric characteristics i...

As women's fitness gains cultural visibility in China, it has become a key site for contesting dominant baishouyou beauty ideals (fair-skinned, slim, youthful). Grounded in Feminist New Materialism (FNM), this paper exam...

The  purpose  of  the study. This study aimed to critically evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) profile of multi-discipline martial arts athletes during a pre-PON XXI centralized training camp and to establis...

Abstract Evidence suggests that open-skill team sports, such as basketball, may favor the development of executive functions in childhood. This pilot study compared pre-to-post changes in verbal fluency, anthropometric p...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to develop a physical fitness pedagogy model (PFPM) based on the Sport Education Model (SEM) framework to evaluate whether participation in the SEM-based PFPM was associated with impro...

Objective To compare the effects of eccentric cycling (ECC), concentric cycling (CON), and standard care (CTL) on cardiopulmonary capacity, respiratory health, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic kidney di...

To assess the effects of a wearable-sensor-assisted multicomponent exercise program on physical fitness, cognition and quality of life in a practical setting involving frail older adults.

Background: The use of smartphone applications (SA) before deep learning (DL) is currently showing an increase in popularity in the context of physical education (PE) teaching, but the effects smartphone applications wit...

Abstract Background The holistic health of children, encompassing physical, psychological, and social domains, plays a crucial role in long-term societal development. However, evidence suggests that many young people eng...

The objective of this study was to examine communication effectiveness (CE) in conjunction with participant satisfaction in a multicultural fitness program.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of podcasts as a strategic marketing tool for fitness clubs, focusing on their integration into marketing strategies, role in member engagement and retention, and audience perceptio...

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a key indicator of well-being among university students, who are often exposed to stress and unhealthy lifestyles. Students enrolled in nursing programs repre...

Objective To investigate whether achieving minimum clinically important difference in anxiety and depression is associated with meeting minimum clinically important difference in walking fitness following cardiac rehabil...

Depression and burnout are linked to a higher risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Physical activity has the potential to enhance prognosis of cardiovascular diseases and improve depression and burnout sy...

Coptera haywardi (Ogloblin) is a pupal endoparasitoid of tephritid flies with great potential as a biological control agent worldwide as it does not attack other Diptera. To reach its full potential, its mass rearing nee...

Nectar production in flowers has been associated with pollination systems and seen as part of plant reproductive strategies. But other factors may have a role on nectar features and its efficacy as reward. We investigate...

Physical activity (PA) levels in young people with cerebral palsy (YPwCP) remain consistently low. Previous research suggests that fitness parameters such as muscular strength and cardiovascular capacity are interrelated...

Drosophila koepferae and Drosophila buzzatii are closely related cactophilic species with overlapping distributions in Andean regions. Both species exploit necrotic tissues, and whereas the former breeds and feeds mostly...

Maternally inherited bacterial endosymbionts such as Wolbachia are common in arthropods. Some serve as reproductive manipulators, favoring the production of infected females in host populations despite possible fitness c...

Abstract Background Prior studies show significant increases in cardiorespiratory fitness (V̇O2max) and other health-related outcomes in response to reduced exertion high-intensity interval training (REHIT), yet these s...

To determine whether providing a choice between high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) within a 4-week diabetes prevention program may lead to greater perceived autonomy...

Abstract Background It has been well-documented that the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented policies disrupted physical activity and negatively affected physical fitness. It remains, however, unclear whether such effects ...

Interest on dynamic multimodal functions risen over the last years since many real problems have this feature. On these problems, the goal is no longer to find the global optimal, but to track their progression through t...

Speciation through homoploid hybridization (HHS) is considered extremely rare in animals. This is mainly because the establishment of reproductive isolation as a product of hybridization is uncommon. Additionally, many t...