Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between physical activity or Body Mass Index (BMI) and academic performance in college-age students. Both physical activity and BMI have shown to impact academic performance in younger students, but data for college-age students is limited. Methods: Between October and December 2006, data were collected from 98 bioc...

Alteration in body composition, physical function, and substrate metabolism occur with advancing age. These changes may be attenuated by exercise. This study examined whether twenty eight, previously sedentary males (62.5 ± 5.3 years of age; body mass of 89.7 ± 16.4 kg) adhering to the ACSM minimum guidelines for aerobic exercise for six weeks would improve exercise capabilities, body compositi...

[Abstract] Wireless access with handheld devices is a promising addition to the WWW and traditional electronic business. Handheld devices provide convenience, portable access, and large amounts of information to travelers. Tourism presents considerable potential for the use of new mobile technologies; however, limited research exists on mobile users’ perspectives with regard to satisfaction tow...

On October 22-23, 2008, an ACSM Roundtable was convened at the Uniformed Services University (Bethesda, MD) to discuss return-to-play or return-to-duty for people who have experienced exertional heat illness (EHI) and to develop consensus-based recommendations. The conference assembled experts from the civilian sports medicine community and the Department of Defense to discuss relevant EHI issu...

BACKGROUND The criterion-related validity and measurement bias of the long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was compared to the 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR). METHODS Participants were women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and enrolled in the ongoing Women's Healthy Eating and Living Study. Women (N = 159, average age 57 years) wore an acceler...

Abstract. Atmospheric processes, including both primary emissions and secondary formation, may exert complex effects on aerosol hygroscopicity, which is of significant importance in understanding quantifying the effect aerosols climate human health. In order to explore influence local formation processes we investigated hygroscopic properties submicron particles at a rural site North China Plai...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by a high incidence of disability, cachexia, obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and osteoporosis. To deal with RA generally, and these associated conditions specifically, the WHO [201] and various national health authorities (e.g., the American College of Rheumatology [ACR], European League Against Rheumatism [EULAR], American College of S...

Editorial The International Society of Sport Nutrition (ISSN) [1] was established in 2003 with a mission to become the leading professional organization in the field of sports nutrition. The ISSN is dedicated to promoting and supporting the science and application of sports nutrition and is recognized as the only not-for-profit academicbased society dedicated to sports nutrition and growing the...

Editorial The International Society of Sport Nutrition (ISSN) [1] was established in 2003 with a mission to become the leading professional organization in the field of sports nutrition. The ISSN is dedicated to promoting and supporting the science and application of sports nutrition and is recognized as the only not-for-profit academicbased society dedicated to sports nutrition and growing the...