Since the global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), etiological agent of a disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection started, millions people globally have become infected. It must not be forgotten that thousands those affected are commercial or recreational divers. A COVID-19 seriously affects system and pulmonary parenchyma but it may also involve cardiov...

The objective of study was to evaluate the effects of exercise training on physical fitness and lipid profile in subjects. The present study was conducted on 200 healthy male subjects in age group of 21-30 years. They were divided in two Groups: Group I included subjects from age 21 to 25 years and Group II included subjects from age 26 to 30 years. The physical parameters were noted down and g...

Physical exercise is prescribed to older individuals to increase cardiovascular fitness and improve body composition. However, there is limited information on the effect of exercise on total energy expenditure (TEE) and its components. We therefore determined the effects of short-term endurance training in 11 elderly volunteers (56-78 years) on changes in 1) TEE, from doubly labeled water; 2) r...

The aim of the study was to determine which kind of physical activity could be useful to inmate populations to improve their health status and fitness levels. A repeated measure design was used to evaluate the effects of two different training protocols on subjects in a state of detention, tested pre- and post-experimental protocol.Seventy-five male subjects were enrolled in the studyand random...

BACKGROUND State school physical education (PE) programmes are common throughout Greece. However, it is not known if the main objectives of the Greek PE curriculum are achieved. OBJECTIVE To assess the current national PE curriculum in relation to selected motor and cardiovascular health related fitness parameters. METHODS A sample of 84 Greek schoolboys (mean (SD) age 13.6 (0.3) years, hei...

BACKGROUND Little is known about how the intensity of exercise influences cardiovascular fitness and body composition, especially in obese adolescents. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to determine the effects of physical training intensity on the cardiovascular fitness, percentage of body fat (%BF), and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) of obese adolescents. DESIGN Obese 13-16-y-olds (n = 80) were assig...

INTRODUCTION We studied the differences on physical fitness, fatness and cardiovascular profile in Spanish and Moroccan women. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study comprised 63 and 58 women aged 45-65 years from South of Spain and North of Morocco, respectively. We assessed fitness and body composition using standard procedures. We also assessed resting heart rate (RHR), blood pressure, fasting glu...