Abstracts » Sports and fitness

What to look for in assessing responsiveness to exercise in a health context

Article Abstract:

This article examines factors involved in assessing health-related responsiveness to habitual exercise. Research on dose response relationships between exercise and health must include specific information on exercise intensity, type, duration, and frequency as well as clearly defined response parameters in order to facilitate the development of evidence-based exercise guidelines.

United States, Health, Evidence-based medicine

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Absolute versus relative intensity of physical activity in a dose-response context

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This article examines measures of relative and absolute physical activity intensities and their relationships to various health outcomes. Findings indicate that dose-response research on exercise and health often includes confounded measures of exercise intensity which limit the interpretation and comparison of data related to exercise and disease prevention.

Measurement, Energy metabolism, Preventive medicine, Medicine, Preventive

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Injury patterns among female field hockey players

Article Abstract:

This study surveyed female field hockey players to investigate the rates and types of injuries that occur across playing positions. Findings indicate that the lower limbs, the head, and the face are the most frequently injured body parts and that the goalkeepers and midfielders are the most frequently injured players.

Injuries, Wounds and injuries, Women athletes, Field hockey players

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