Physical activity, exercise, and mental health of healthy adolescents: A review of the last 5 years
May 2025
The mental health of adolescents is a priority for successful development. Physical activity (PA) and exercise can have effects on the mental health of adolescents. This review analysed the effect that...
Beyond physical exhaustion: Understanding overtraining syndrome through the lens of molecular mechanisms and clinical manifestation
July 2025
Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) is a condition resulting from excessive physical activity without adequate recovery, predominantly affecting elite athletes and military personnel. While overreaching can...
Evolution of resistance training in women: History and mechanisms for health and performance
September 2025
Throughout history, cultural norms and stereotypes have discouraged resistance training in women. Today, as awareness and acceptance of resistance training in women has grown, supported by scientific...
Creatine monohydrate supplementation for recovery from muscle disuse: Timing matters
September 2026
Creatine monohydrate supplementation is best known as an ergogenic aid. However, its potential role in recovery from muscle disuse atrophy has attracted increasing scrutiny in healthy and clinical populations....
Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on attention and on-task behavior in schoolchildren: A systematic review
September 2021
Physical activity in children is associated with several cognitive benefits. Since children and adolescents spend an increasing amount of time engaged in sedentary behavior both at school and in their...
Physical activity, exercise, and chronic diseases: A brief review
December 2019
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide with increasing prevalence in all age groups, genders, and ethnicities. Most chronic disease deaths occur in middle-to low-income countries...
Exercise snacks and physical fitness in sedentary populations
January 2025
Physical inactivity remains a pressing global public health concern. Prolonged periods of sedentary behavior have been linked to heightened risks of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular...
Hydration management for athletes (2026): A joint consensus statement endorsed by the Sports Nutrition Branch of the China Sport Science Society and the Sports Nutrition Branch & Drinking Water Health Branch of the Chinese Nutrition Society
Available online 23 September 2026
Hydration management plays a critical role in training quality, competitive performance, recovery, and exercise safety. Although international guidance on athlete hydration is well established, a systematically...
Defecation after magnesium supplementation enhances cognitive performance in triathletes
March 2025
Constipation is correlated with diminished cognitive function, revealing a possible rectum-brain connection. In this counter-balanced crossover trial, 13 elite triathletes underwent a Stroop test to...
Warming up to improved performance? Effects of different specific warm-up protocols on neuromuscular performance in trained individuals
Available online 22 August 2025
This study investigated the effects of varying the set number and loads in specific warm-up (SWU) protocols on resistance training (RT) session performance....
Mechanisms of exercise against anxiety disorder: A review of the research progress
March 2026
This review aims to explore the efficacy of exercise in the treatment of anxiety disorders and its underlying mechanisms, summarizing recent research advances and focusing on the potential biological...
Does longer-muscle length resistance training cause greater longitudinal growth in humans? A systematic review
January 2026
This paper aimed to systematically review the literature regarding the effects of resistance training (RT) performed at longer-muscle length (LML) versus shorter-muscle length (SML) on proxy measurements...
Update: Is exercise-induced oxidative stress a friend or foe?
May 2026
Free radicals (radicals) are highly reactive atoms or molecules that contain one or more unpaired electrons in their outermost shell. The first evidence that muscular exercise increases radical production...
Effect of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery after exercise-induced muscle fatigue: A randomized controlled study
September 2026
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery following exercise fatigue. Sixty subjects were...
Providing lactate as an ergogenic and therapeutic
Available online 4 September 2026
Lactate (La−), the molecule once thought of as a dead-end waste product, is now viewed as a metabolite with roles and effects that have been investigated across various fields, including disease and...
2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior
June 2021
The World Health Organization released new guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in November 2020. This commentary summarises these guidelines, including the new elements. An evaluation...
Gait patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Available online 29 November 2025
Differences in walking patterns have been observed by clinicians working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Different gait parameters have been studied and emerged through the recent...
A cross-sectional study of 2nd-12th grade students’ physical activity related to academic achievement
September 2026
Decreased physical activity (PA) influences childhood obesity and student learning. Sixty minutes (min) of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are recommended for good health and optimized...
The metabolic cost of steep incline treadmill walking
Available online 18 March 2026
Uphill walking is a popular low-impact exercise for fitness and weight management, but most treadmills are limited to 12%–15% grades. Few studies have examined the metabolic cost of more extreme gr...
Limitations and future directions of the functional movement screen in predicting sports injuries
Available online 24 April 2026
Accurate risk assessment is crucial in preventing sports-related injuries. Physical therapists, strength and conditioning coaches, and other practitioners utilized the Functional Movement Screen (FMS)...
Human behavioral basis for recommending changes to the physical activity guidelines
September 2026
A growing body of evidence supports the central role of human behavior and affect in the promotion of physical activity (PA), yet a persistent gap remains between PA guidelines and actual population...
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury ‘Epidemic’: A perfect storm for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Available online 6 December 2025
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasingly common, particularly among women and adolescents participating in high-intensity, multidirectional sports. Despite being a small ligament,...
Emerging mechanisms associated with disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy
Available online 8 July 2026
Skeletal muscle atrophy resulting from disuse represents a significant clinical challenge, characterized by reduced myofiber and muscle tissue size, net protein loss, and functional decline. Although...
Impact of nutrition on long COVID
March 2026
Long COVID is characterized by a group of persistent symptoms following the acute SARS-COV2 infection, which presented a multifaceted challenge to the healthcare systems all over the globe. The long...
Exercise-induced lysosomal adaptations in skeletal muscle
September 2026
The adoption of a regular exercise program has immense benefits for whole body health, and for improving the quality of skeletal muscle. This is important as muscle is involved in metabolism, locomotion,...