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Filter by:The aim of this school-based cycling intervention called "Cycling and Walk to School" (PACO, for its Spanish acronym) will be to examine their effects on adolescent's cycling to and from school and physical activity (PA). This study will also examine the effects of this intervention in several active commuting to and from school (ACS)-related variables belonging to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Social-Ecological Model (SEM).
This work aimed to examine the effects of drinking an "energy drink" upon (i) short-term maximal performance, (ii) reaction times and (iii) psychological factors (i.e., mood state, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and affective load) and on physiological parameters such as blood pressure, blood glucose, hematological parameters and other biochemical parameters.
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) activates the sympathetic and vagal nervous systems through the Y1 and Y2 receptors. This double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study investigated the sympathovagal balance during three exercises on a cycloergometer in healthy volunteers treated with saxagliptin (DPP4 inhibitor).
Background: Complications impact physical and psychological recovery and are associated with financial cost. General physical function has not been studied in relation to the development of surgical complications in this cohort. Objective: Evaluate the physical function performance differences between those who develop complications and those who do not and determine their impact on recovery. Design: Observational Setting: The pre-operative assessment unit in the University Hospital Limerick. Patients: Forty-nine participants who were planned to undergo abdominal surgery were recruited & 43 completed the study. Main outcome measure: Demographics, physical function, lung function, surgical parameters, complications and recovery data was collected.
The researchers will conduct a study for avoiding the metabolic syndrome in morbid obese patients. Thus, the aim of the present will be determine the effects of a resistance training programme (RT) in preventing or attenuating metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with morbid obesity. A second aim will be report the prevalence of non-responders in terms of improvements in MetS markers and other co-variables considered.
The proposed study will design and evaluate a computerized-delivered single-session anxiety sensitivity reduction program (i.e., Anxiety Sensitivity Training; AST). The AST will be designed to achieve three primary aims: (1) provide psycho-educational information on AS and its consequences, (2) present psycho-educational information on the relationship between AS and obesity-related health behavior correlates, and (3) offer concrete, evidence-based strategies to facilitate motivation to change their obesity-related lifestyle behaviors.
Dietary sugar and carbohydrate intakes will be manipulated for 3 days in a randomised crossover design. All food will be provided. Free-living physical activity energy expenditure will be measured using combined heart rate and accelerometry. Metabolic and appetite/mood responses to 3 days on each diet will be measured. Each participant will undergo 3 days of each diet: 1. Moderate sugar - reflecting the composition of a typical European diet 2. Low sugar - similar macronutrient composition of a typical European diet but with <5% energy intake from free sugars (as per government guidelines) 3. Low carbohydrate - low carbohydrate diet with <5% energy intake from sugar and <8% energy intake from carbohydrate, replacing carbohydrate energy with fat
This study was designed to determine if walking with a healthy individual during the 6 minute walk test significantly influenced the outcome of the test.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the long-term effects of a physical exercise program on the cardiovascular system of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Indeed, it is recognized that RA patients have cardiovascular problems and that regular physical exercise (exercise training) may be beneficial for the disease complications, incluse the cardiovascular risk. Unfortunately, these patients do not exercise enough for fear of joint pain or for fear of deteriorating their general physical condition. It is known that intermittent exercises, ie combining low and high intensity work phases, are particularly effective in the cardiovascular field. As it is possible that the high intensity phases be more difficult to sustain than the low intensity phases (joint pain and degradation of the inflammatory status), the investigators propose to study the effects of cold water immersion in the legs after performing this exercise, because the cold being recognized as limiting the pain and improving the inflammatory status.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of three, brief (10-minute) theory-guided video chats for increasing self-efficacy for lifestyle physical activity versus a time-matched video chat comparison group designed to increase self-efficacy for work-life balance. Participants will include individuals who are low-active, full-time (>35 hours/week) working adults.