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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"cardiovascular fitness"”.
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Cardiovascular Fitness of Horses Conditioned by Treadmill Work
… of submaximal treadmill conditioning on the cardiovascular response to a standard exercise test (SET). Parameters measured included heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, packed cell volume, lactic and pyruvic acid concentrations, blood gases and blood pH. In all three experiments, the …
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Development of Cardiovascular Fitness in Swimming by the Interval Training Method
… of this study (1) to evaluate the physical fitness of swimmers; (2) to evaluate the cardiovascular-respiratory responses and strength to a swimming program; and (3) to present various physical fitness tests results which were administered to a sampling of boys and girls ranging from ages …
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An Investigation of Breath-Holding as a Measure of Cardiovascular Fitness
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Artificial neural networks for cardiovascular risk, cardiovascular fitness and ankle-brachial index
… Neural Network can be trained to approximate a cardiovascular risk stratification algorithm by Rifai et al. My subsequent work involves training the network on a population-based cross-sectional dataset with the objective of categorizing Ankle-Brachial Index and Maximal Oxygen Consumption. These …
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Relationships Among Physical Activity, Motor Skill Competence, Cardiovascular Fitness, Perceived Competence, and Cognition In Preschool Children
… skill competence, perceived physical competence, cardiovascular fitness, and cognition in preschool children, including possible gender differences in all variables. I recruited 65 preschool children (4-6 years old) from two local elementary schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Children’s 3 days …
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Predicting Cardiovascular Fitness in Ethnic Minority Youth: A Comparison of Demographic, Body Composition, and Physical Activity Variables
… low physical activity, and poor physical fitness of youth in the United States are increasingly poor and in need of intervention to prevent later concerns like hypertension. The overall goal of this dissertation was to examine which factors weigh heaviest in predicting cardiovascular …
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Self-reported measures versus objective measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviour : impacts of cardiovascular fitness and physical activity
… the possible influence that cardiorespiratory fitness and PA might have on the accuracy of self-reported of PA and SB. This is especially important with the increasing evidence around the risks of SB, independent of PA. The aim of this research study is to describe the difference between …
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Effects of a 12-week walking program on cardiovascular fitness and quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.
… such as a walking program help to maintain cardiovascular fitness, body composition, and QOL in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant therapy. Methods. Twenty women with histologically proven stage I--II breast cancer were randomized into either an experimental or control group. The …
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A Comparison of a Routine Training Program and an Exer-Genie Isometric-Isotonic Conditioning Program with Respect to Their Effects on Cardiovascular Condition and Jumping Ability
… conditioning program on the jumping ability and cardiovascular fitness of junior high school athletes, as compared to a group of junior high school athletes involved in a routine conditioning program using calisthenics. The Sargent Jump Test was used to determine jumping ability and the Cameron …
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The effects of moderate exercise on dietary intake, iron status, and cardiovascular endurance of 56- to 67-year-old women
… exercise on iron status, dietary intake and cardiovascular fitness in 56- to 67-year-old women. Women 56- to 67-years-old were randomly assigned to two groups: exercise (n=8) or non-exercise (n=9) groups. Women in the exercise group cycled on an ergometer three days/week, 30 minutes/session …
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Effect of Single vs Accumulated Bouts of Exercise on Body Composition, Fitness, and Resting Metabolic Rate
… that have been shown to be correlated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. As people have increasingly busier schedules, they have less time to commit to exercise. Accumulating exercise in small bouts is a schedule-friendly alternative to longer continuous bouts of exercise and …
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Interval Active-Assisted Cycling Intervention Improves Motor Function in Individuals' with Parkinson's Disease
… SD and Berg), quality of life (PDQ-39), and cardiovascular fitness (3-minute step test). All testing was done at baseline and at the end of the four-weeks, except for cardiovascular fitness. Data was analyzed by calculating the change scores and then an independent samples t-test between the …
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Psychiatric Patients' Participation in a 3-Month Jogging Program
… a 3-month jogging program designed to improve cardiovascular fitness. Subjects ranged in age from 21 to 38 and were medically approved prior to entering the program. Different races and sexes were represented. All of the subjects had extensive histories of psychiatric illness and …
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The influence a 10-week Zulu stick fighting intervention programme has on motor proficiency and health-related physical fitness of prepubescent Zulu males
… motor proficiency and healthrelated physical fitness parameters such as body composition, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular endurance and muscular strength. Twenty two prepubescent Zulu males (mean age = 9.80 ± 0.64 years, range 8.60-11.10) formed the experimental group and twenty …
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The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: results of a one-year exercise intervention
… effects of aging. Research has shown that cardiovascular fitness and exercise are effective as protective, even restorative, agents against cognitive and neurobiological impairments in older adults. In this study, we investigated whether the beneficial impact of aerobic fitness would extend …
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A Quantification Of The Metabolic Demand Wrought By Explosive Ordinance Disposal Load Carriage
… Intuitively, it seems that greater levels of fitness would modify the degree of increased demand an operator may acquire during EOD load carriage. The current study seeks to illuminate relationships between strength, power, and/or endurance and EOD load carriage performance. Recreationally …
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The Effects of Fitness Differences and Fitness Training on Dual-Task Performance and the Brain Processes of Older Adults
… I examined the influence of both differences in fitness (cross-sectional study) and training induced fitness benefits (randomized 6 month clinical trial) on the brain function and cognitive performance of aging humans on a well-characterized dual-task paradigm. Functional magnetic resonance …
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Fitness, injury, and training profiles of South African motorsport drivers
… Aim and Objectives We aimed to describe the fitness, injury, and training profiles of South African motorsport driver athletes. The objectives were to describe the demographics, training history, and injury history of South African motorsport driver-athletes, as well as their cardiovascular …
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