Huiskamp, Marijn Moumdjian, Lousin van Asch, Paul Popescu, Veronica Schoonheim, Menno Michiel Steenwijk, Martijn D Vanzeir, Ellen van Wijmeersch, Bart Geurts, Jeroen Jg Feys, Peter
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Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
Endurance exercise can improve memory function in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), but the effects on hippocampal functioning are currently unknown. We investigated the effects of a running intervention on memory and hippocampal functional connectivity in pwMS. Memory and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were c...
Van Waelvelde, Hilde Vanden Wyngaert, Karsten Mariën, Tineke Baeyens, Dieter Calders, Patrick
A beneficial effect of physical activity on cognitive functioning is supposed, although to a certain extent, literature remains inconsistent. Furthermore, the mediating effect of aerobic fitness on this association remains unclear, especially in children. This review presents data from 26 articles on the relation between aerobic fitness and executi...
De Meester, An Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali Lenoir, Matthieu Bardid, Farid
Purpose:The present study examined whether groups of children with different physical fitness and fitness enjoyment profiles could be identified and, if so, whether the different groups varied from one another in terms of organized sports participation.Method: Five hundred and fifty-eight 8-11-year-olds (56.99% boys) participated in this cross-sect...
Klepin, Katharine Wing, David Higgins, Michael Nichols, Jeanne Godino, Job G
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Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), broadly defined as the body's ability to utilize oxygen, is a well-established prognostic marker of health, but it is not routinely measured. This may be due to the difficulty of acquiring high-quality CRF measures. The purpose of this study was to independently determine the validity of the Fitbit Charge 2's measur...
Plaza-Florido, Abel Migueles, Jairo H Mora-Gonzalez, Jose Molina-Garcia, Pablo Rodriguez-Ayllon, Maria Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina Esteban-Cornejo, Irene Navarrete, Socorro Maria Lozano, Rosa Michels, Nathalie
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Frontiers in physiology
Heart rate variability (HRV) is negatively associated with body mass index and adiposity in several populations. However, less information is available about this association in children with overweight and obesity, especially severe/morbid obesity, taking into consideration the dependence of HRV on heart rate (HR). (1) to examine associations betw...
Ketels, Margo De Bacquer, Dirk Geens, Tom Janssens, Heidi Korshøj, Mette Holtermann, Andreas Clays, Els
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundIn the current labour system many workers are still exposed to heavy physical demands during their job. In contrast to leisure time physical activity (LTPA), occupational physical activity (OPA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality, termed “the physical activity (PA) health paradox”. In o...
Bowden Davies, Kelly A Sprung, Victoria S Norman, Juliette A Thompson, Andrew Mitchell, Katie L Harrold, J O A Finlayson, Graham Gibbons, Catherine Wilding, John P H Kemp, Graham J
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Medicine and science in sports and exercise
To investigate whether (a) lower levels of daily physical activity (PA) and greater sedentary time accounted for contrasting metabolic phenotypes (higher liver fat/presence of metabolic syndrome [METS+] vs lower liver fat/absence of metabolic syndrome [METS-]) in individuals of similar body mass index and (b) the association of sedentary time on me...
Afaq, Saima Kooner, Angad S Loh, Marie Kooner, Jaspal S Chambers, John C
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PloS one
Insulin resistance and related metabolic disturbances are major risk factors for the higher T2D risk and associated morbidity and mortality amongst South Asians. The contribution of physical activity to the increased prevalence of insulin resistance and related disturbances amongst South Asians is unknown. We recruited 902 South Asian and European ...
Hall, K Barnicot, K Crawford, M Moran, P
PURPOSE: People with personality disorders have significantly reduced life expectancy and increased rates of cardiovascular disease compared to members of the general population. Given that more people die annually of cardiovascular disease across the globe than from any other cause, it is important to identify the evidence for interventions aimed ...
Utesch, Till Bardid, Farid Büsch, Dirk Strauss, Bernd
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Sports Medicine
BackgroundMotor competence and physical fitness are important factors for promoting positive trajectories of health over time. In 2008, Stodden and colleagues developed a model that discussed the role of both factors in physical activity. Furthermore, the authors hypothesized that the relationship between motor competence and physical fitness is re...
