Strength development following a six-week risk reduction athletic development training program in men and women
July 2025
This study retrospectively evaluated data from an athlete management system on the impact of a 6-week, 12-session risk-reduction athletic development training program on maximal isometric strength in...
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...
Exercise self-efficacy in older adults with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: A latent profile analysis
July 2025
China has a high prevalence rate of Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), and there is currently limited understanding of the levels of exercise self-efficacy (ESE) among individuals with...
Objectively measured 24-h movement behaviours of child-guardian pairs in low-to-middle income households in Nairobi City County, Kenya
July 2025
The decreasing prevalence of physical activity (PA) among urban children in Sub-Saharan Africa is a growing public health concern. More emphasis should focus on examining the influence of parental PA...
Fat mass and lean soft tissue mass moderate the association between handgrip strength indexes with bone parameters among adolescent athletes
Available online 31 July 2025
This study explored the moderating role of fat mass (FM) and lean soft tissue mass (LSTM) in the association between handgrip strength (HGS) and bone indicators in adolescent athletes....
Portable eye-tracking technology for oculomotor testing: A pre-post exercise and reliability study
Available online 30 July 2025
Mild traumatic brain injury frequently emerges from sport-related incidents, necessitating efficient diagnostic protocols, with oculomotor assessments proposed as a key component due to their ability...
Resilience against exercise-related coronary atherosclerosis: A case study in a master athlete participating in 500 marathons
Available online 30 July 2025
Lifelong endurance exercise is generally associated with cardiovascular health benefits. However, recent studies suggest that prolonged high-volume training may contribute to coronary atherosclerosis,...
Regulation of the gut microbiota through meditation and exercise: potential for enhancing physical well-being across all ages in the twenty-first century
Available online 28 July 2025
This study explores the gut microbiota of Aikido practitioners, a Meditation in Motion discipline, focusing on the integration of moderate-intensity physical activity with meditative practices. The...
Longitudinal changes between 24-h movement guidelines and academic performance in secondary school students: DADOS study
Available online 19 July 2025
This study aims to analyze the longitudinal association between changes in the adherence to the 24-hour (h) movement guidelines with changes in academic performance over a 2-year period in a sample...
Mapping the acute trajectory of sport-related concussion outcomes across symptoms, cognition, and blood biomarkers
Available online 9 July 2025
Sport-related concussion (SRC) and its potential neurological sequela represent an emerging global health concern, requiring improved recovery management and strategies for return-to-play (RTP) to enhance...
Perspective: A head-to-toe view on athletic locomotion with an emphasis on assessing core stability
Available online 4 July 2025
Although much research has been devoted to gait analysis while walking or running, a surprising gap in knowledge is its relationship with upper body function, particularly core stability. The methods...
Cardiovascular health benefits of aerobic exercise training in methamphetamine-dependent male individuals: A randomized controlled trial
Available online 3 July 2025
Methamphetamine abuse and addiction have become a critical public health issue and ranked the third in global drug abuse after cannabis and opioids. The present study was designed to investigate the...
Effects of land-based exercise on knee joint proprioception in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Available online 24 June 2025
Proprioception is significantly impaired in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), which induces impaired functionality and quality of life. Exercise therapy is widely recommended by various guidelines,...
Lower Body Muscular Strength as a Predictor of Health Indicators in Youth Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Available online 14 June 2025
Muscular strength in the lower body during childhood and adolescence is crucial for determining various health indicators. While previous reviews have examined the benefits of health-related muscular...
“CLINICAL-BFR”: An exploratory blood flow restriction protocol focusing on clinical application
Available online 14 June 2025
Traditional blood flow restriction resistance training (BFR-Trad) is a cost-effective and time-efficient exercise modality that offers significant skeletal muscle benefits, including strength and mass...
Modified constraint-induced movement therapy for lower extremity intervention on patients with stroke: A Scoping Review
Available online 12 June 2025
Stroke is the main cause of long-term disability, burdening people and healthcare systems. In stroke patients, modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (mCIMT) may improve lower extremity function....
Molecular signaling effects of electrical stimulation of the soleus muscle during 6 days of dry immersion
Available online 11 June 2025
Unloading of skeletal muscles triggers rapid changes in molecular signaling, leading to muscle atrophy and functional alterations. Electrical stimulation of muscles is commonly used to counteract these...
Parent-child association of sedentary behavior according to parental physical activity level: The EPI-FAMILY health-study
Available online 7 June 2025
The time spent in sedentary behavior (SB) has increased in children and adolescents, which may be positively associated with less time spent in physical activity and with an increase in health problems....
Effects of high-intensity intermittent cross-training on maximal oxygen uptake
May 2025
We investigated the effects of high-intensity intermittent cross-training (HIICT) on maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O2max). The HIICT consisted of alternating intermittent 20-s treadmill running (1st, 3rd,...
Combined effects of Tai-Chi gait with mediolateral ground support perturbation on dynamic balance control
May 2025
Tai-Chi (TC) is a broadly used exercise that appeared to decrease the risk of falls. However, biomechanical mechanisms underlying the reduced fall risks following TC exercise remain unclear and hinder...
Future risk of falls induced by ankle-foot sprains history: An observational and mendelian randomization study
May 2025
Ankle-foot sprains are the most common musculoskeletal injuries, which can impair balance and theoretically increase the risk of falls, but still, there is a lack of evidence supporting the direct association...
Model for predicting metabolic activity in athletes based on biochemical blood test analysis
May 2025
Improving the efficiency of athletic performance and reducing the likelihood of overtraining are primarily determined goals that can be achieved by the correct organization of the training process....
Mechanisms of muscle repair after peripheral nerve injury by electrical stimulation combined with blood flow restriction training
May 2025
This review elucidates the impact of electrical stimulation (ES) and blood flow restriction (BFR) training on muscle function. ES induces a transformation in muscle fibers type by rearranging myosin...
Sport-related concussion in Brazilian professional soccer: A four-year prospective epidemiological analysis
May 2025
This study aimed to investigate the incidence and other significant features of craniomaxillofacial trauma (CMFT), particularly Sport-Related Concussion (SRC), among professional soccer players from...
Affective valence predictors from real-world based short sprint interval training
May 2025
Affective valence is typically positive at exercise intensities below the lactate threshold, yet more aversive responses occur at supra-threshold intensities. Nevertheless, the physiological and psychological...