There is a paucity of research examining the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in young to middle-aged healthy individuals, and little is known about the utility of the 6MWT for predicting aerobic fitness. Purpose: 1) To characterize the aerobic demand of the 6MWT in a group of healthy working-aged adults; ...

Lifestyle changes that include a nutritionally balanced diet and increased physical activity (PA) are effective intervention options for persons with prediabetes who want to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although nutritional counseling is standard practice for patients in a clinic...

The purposes of this study were (a) to determine the measurement device and jumping protocol most appropriate for testing the leg power of elite hockey players and (b) to assess the relationship of leg power measurements to hockey playing ability as indicated by draft selection order. Comparisons we...

Physical activity (PA) is one of the most powerful treatment options for persons with prediabetes or diabetes. However, some elevation in risk occurs with increased PA, at least initially, and certain precautions need to be made to lower these risks, particularly if these persons are unaccustomed to...

Les recommandations en matière d'activité physique au cours de la grossesse se sont considérablement développées au cours des 30 dernières années et évoluent encore au fur et à mesure de l'enrichissement du corpus de connaissances scientifiques. En outre, il y a de plus en plus de femmes qu...

La pratique de l'activité physique est un mode de vie à caractère thérapeutique pour les patients à risque ou diagnostiqués d'une maladie cardiovasculaire (CVD). Les outils de dépistage actuels (Q-AAP et X-AAP) requièrent une mise à jour sur le plan des risques et des bénéfices. Cet artic...

Nous analysons les effets d'une seule séance d'exercice intense et prolongée (PSE) sur la rigidité artérielle mesurée par la vélocité des ondes pulsatiles (PWV) avant et après un ultramarathon. Vingt coureurs habitués à participer à des ultramarathons (UM) participent aux séances d'éval...

Introduction: Methods: Results: Conclusions: The purpose of this study was to characterize the physiological demands of recreational off-road vehicle riding under typical riding conditions using habitual recreational off-road vehicle riders (n = 128).Comparisons of the physical demands of off-road v...

The aims of this study were: (1) to characterize selected fitness and health attributes of two types of habitual recreational off-road vehicle riders - off-road motorcyclists and all-terrain vehicle riders; (2) to explore differences among riders in terms of vehicle type, age, and gender; and (3) ...

Exercise-induced cardiovascular (CV) events, particularly sudden cardiac death (SCD), attract considerable media attention in the context of the safety of exercise for the general population. As a result, concern about the safety of exercise participation is a common topic during routine office chec...

Conditions such as stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI) reduce the ability to activate muscle and produce movement, typically affecting a patient’s functional capacity and ability to carry out the tasks of daily living. Mobility limitations increase the risk of other avoidable chronic conditions su...

Cancer is an important cause of both morbidity and mortality, currently accounting for approximately 1 of every 4 deaths in North America.1,2 However, survival rates are continually increasing, as diagnostic and surgical techniques are improved and ever more effective local, regional, and systemic t...

There is a growing interest in training for and competing in race distances that exceed the marathon; however, little is known regarding the vascular effects of participation in such prolonged events, which last multiple consecutive hours. There exists some evidence that cardiovascular function may ...