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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Sit-and-Reach"”.
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Determining a Relationship Between Posterior Chain Flexibility and Linear Sprint Speed
One very common axiom amongst Strength and Conditioning Professionals and Athletic Performance Coaches is that the least flexible athletes usually produce the fastest 40-yard dash times. Flexibility, in this case specifically refers to posterior chain flexibility (PCF). This is usually measured by …
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Áhrif liðleika og styrks í aftanálærisvöðvum á ökklameiðsl í hópfimleikum
… Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar var að kanna hvort samband væri á milli styrks og liðleika í aftanálærisvöðvum og tíðni ökklameiðsla meðal hópfimleikafólks í meistaraflokki. Aðferð: Þátttakendur voru 22 hópfimleikaiðkendur (16 konur, 6 karlar) á aldrinum 18 til 34 ára úr meistaraflokki Stjörnunnar. …
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Pilateso metodo poveikis 12-18 metų moksleivių apatinės nugaros dalies skausmui, liemens ištvermei ir lankstumui /
… on school student’s low back pain core endurance and flexibility. Tasks of work: 1. To evaluate pain intensity of back pain among female school students before and after Pilates method. 2. To evaluate core endurance of female school students before and after Pilates method. 3. To evaluate …
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7-WEEKS OF YOGA TRAINING AND ITS EFFECTS ON FLEXIBILITY, RATE OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND JUMP HEIGHT IN OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTERS
… flexibility, rate of force development, and jump height. Pre- and post-testing was performed consisting of flexibility and jump performance measurements. The participants performed a sit and reach test followed by a loaded overhead squat test with barbell. The overhead squat test was …
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Efecto de un programa de estiramientos de la musculatura isquiosural en bailarinas.
… capacidad es insuficiente para satisfacer las demandas técnicas. Por este motivo, el objetivo de la presente tesis doctoral fue valorar el efecto de un programa de estiramientos de la musculatura isquiosural en bailarinas, añadido a la práctica habitual de danza, así como los efectos de un breve …
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Estudo associativo do nível socioeconômico com os hábitos de vida, indicadores de crescimento e aptidão física relacionados à saúde
… corrida/caminhada 9 minutos, sentar e alcançar (sit and reach) e abdominais (sit up’s). A análise dos dados utilizou a estatística descritiva (valores absolutos, percentuais, média, desvio-padrão) e inferencial (Qui-quadrado). Os dados foram tratados no programa estatístico SPSS 10.0. Para todas …
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Effects of an Exercise Program on Mentally Impaired Older Adults in a Long-Term Care Facility
… impairments, primarily Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Subjects were volunteers who resided in a long-term care skilled nursing facility (SNF). Group composition was 7 males, mean age 83.29 and 17 females, mean age 88.71; mental and physical function levels varied from supervised to total …
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The Effectiveness of Mézières Therapy in the UCAM’s Athletes with Low Back Pain
… del dolor (VAS), la prueba de flexibilidad Sit and Reach, la aplicación de Android Runtastic Podómetro, el cuestionario de Roland-Morris (CRM) que mide la discapacidad física de los atletas y el cuestionario de estado de salud (SF-12). RESULTADOS: Al observar el Grupo de Control (CG) y el …
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Injury risk assessment and the incidence of musculo-skeletal injuries in recreational long-distance runners over a 3-month training period
… running is continually growing as competitive and recreational sport, globally. Despite its popularity, a high burden of incidence of injury exists among runners. Previous research has focussed on specific injuries, whereas others have investigated isolated risk factors that may contribute to …
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Efectos de la práctica del método Pilates en la antropometría, imagen corporal, disposición sagital del raquis y extensibilidad isquiosural.
… en aquellos centros en los que se siguen ofertando este tipo de actividades, la afluencia de usuarios disminuye, sobre todo cuando se trata de mujeres adultas, produciéndose en las practicantes un efecto de desentrenamiento y posterior re-entrenamiento al retomar la práctica deportiva. Por todo …
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Acute hemodynamic responses to yoga exercise
… to twenty-three select yoga postures in advanced and novice yoga practitioners. Additionally, we sought to determine if trunk flexibility is related to arterial stiffness. Using a cross-sectional study design, 37 apparently healthy adults (26 females and 11 males; 22-71 years old) were divided …
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Muscle damage, inflammation, and muscular performance following the physical abilities test in professional firefighters
… monitoring of fatigue, cardiovascular disease, and muscular damage may be used to decrease the high levels of cardiovascular disease, overuse musculoskeletal injuries, and workers compensation claims within the profession of firefighting. The purpose of this study was to examine muscle damage, …
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Running Economy: Improvements In Physiological Efficiency Attained Through Changes In Muscle Structural Morphology
… participants underwent similar testing before and after the 6-week training intervention: hydrostatic-weighing, vertical-jump, sit-and-reach, muscle stiffness, Vo2MAX, RE, lactate-threshold, biomechanics, plus titin-protein isoform identification via gel electrophoresis from vastus lateralis …
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Running Economy: Improvements In Physiological Efficiency Attained Through Changes In Muscle Structural Morphology
… participants underwent similar testing before and after the 6-week training intervention: hydrostatic-weighing, vertical-jump, sit-and-reach, muscle stiffness, Vo2MAX, RE, lactate-threshold, biomechanics, plus titin-protein isoform identification via gel electrophoresis from vastus lateralis …
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Efectos de la Prescripción de un Programa de Ejercicio Físico sobre la Salud, la Aptitud Física y el Estado Emocional en Mujeres Postmenopáusicas
… exponencial hacia el envejecimiento; estando la mujer española entre las más longevas a nivel mundial. Sin embargo, vivir más años no asegura una calidad de vida óptima, destacando la etapa postmenopáusica como un momento sensible. Los cambios sufridos incluyen un nivel más bajo de …
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The Effects of Participating in a Cross-Country Ski/Exercise Program Upon the Development of Physical and Motor Fitness in Mentally Retarded Adults
… compared the development of elements of physical and motor fitness in MR adults who participated in an eight week cross-country ski/exercise program with MR adults who did not participate in such a program. The subjects were 36 MR men and women ranging in age from 18 to 36 years and in IQ from 31 …
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The design of an intervention programme to address the prevalence of obesity and physical fitness of adolescents attending high school
… highest prevalence rate (8.3%) of childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. Obesity is a complex condition to control as it has environmental, as well as genetic factors that influence its prevalence. Childhood obesity, a rising problem worldwide and within South Africa, has been negatively …
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Efficacy of an Online, Concepts-Based Fitness and Wellness Course
… turn of the century, online offerings of fitness and wellness courses spread quickly across college curriculums. However, the emergence of rigorously designed research regarding the ability of online, concepts-based fitness and wellness classes to significantly improve student health has …
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Perfil do atletismo do Rio Grande do Sul: características somáticas e motoras das categorias pré-mirim, mirim e menor
… dos atletas de atletismo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, nas categorias pré-mirim (12 e 13 anos de idade), mirim (14 e 15 anos de idade) e menor (16 e 17 anos de idade), em ambos os sexos. Os atletas da amostra (63 do sexo masculino e 48 do sexo feminino) foram divididos em 3 grupos de …
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