Background The evidence on the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, body adiposity and sports participation with arterial stiffness in children and adolescents with chronic diseases or physical disabilities is limited. Methods Altogether 140 children and adolescents with chronic diseases or physical disabilities participated in this cross-sectional study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was ass...

BACKGROUND High levels of obesity among African American women have been hypothesized to be partially resultant from a lower resting metabolic rate compared with white women. The aim of the current study was to determine if differences in cardiorespiratory fitness and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are associated with differences in resting metabolic rate among free-living young adult A...

Diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) causes neurotoxicity related to an irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Management of this intoxication includes: (i) pretreatment with reversible blockers of AChE, (ii) blockade of muscarinic receptors with atropine, and (iii) facilitation of GABA(A) receptor signal transduction by benzodiazepines. The major disadvantage associated with this...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated a strong association between physical activity, low level of cardiorespiratory fitness and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. OBJECTIVE Compare the level of physical activity, level of cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk in students of medicine and physical education. METHODS At the first phase, the International Physical A...

background: maximal volume oxygen is an accepted standard for measuring cardiorespiratory readiness. this factor indicates the power of physiological adoption for increasing activity time and efficiency of cardiovascular system. the objective of this study was to find out an optimal correlation between maximal volume oxygen and maximal voluntary ventilation indicators and their effect on cardio...

Examine the association between health-related physical fitness (cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness) skill-related (speed-agility) both cognitive functions academic achievement in adolescents (12–15 years). Data of 423 Dutch were analyzed (46.8% boys, age = 13.45 ± 0.43 Physical was assessed using five subtests Eurofit test battery measuring cardiorespiratory (20 m Shuttle Run Test), (Broad...

Previous research has reported the validity and reliability of a range of field-based tests of children's cardiorespiratory fitness. These two criteria are critical in ensuring the integrity and credibility of data derived through such tests. However, the criterion of scalability has received little attention. Scalability determines the degree to which tests developed on small samples in contro...

BACKGROUND Project ACTIVE was a randomized clinical trial comparing two physical activity interventions, lifestyle and traditional structured exercise. The two interventions were evaluated and compared in terms of cost effectiveness and ability to enhance physical activity among sedentary adults. DESIGN This was a randomized clinical trial. SETTING/ PARTICIPANTS The study included 235 seden...

Objectives- Recording intraoperative cardiorespiratory events in thoracoscopic total pericardiectomy via transdiaphragmatic camera port in dog to evaluate feasibility and risks of mechanical stimulation of pherenic nerve during this surgical approach.Design- Technical assessment, experimental study.Animals- Nine healthy, male mixed breed dogs.Procedures- Under one lung ventilation inhalation ge...

Physically active lifestyles have become increasingly rare in developed countries, while endurance and neuromuscular performance have declined and the prevalence of overweight among children and youth has increased in recent decades. Sedentary lifestyles may not only be associated with increased cardiometabolic risk but also less optimal circumstances for cognitive development and academic achi...