Sarcopenia, characterized as muscle loss that occurs with aging, is a major health problem in an aging population, due to its implications on mobility, quality of life, and fall risk. Protein supplementation could improve the physical fitness by increasing protein anabolism, and exercise has a documented evidence of positive effect on functional status among the elderly. However, the combined e...

BACKGROUND The addition of Swiss balls to conventional exercise programs has recently been adopted. Swiss balls are an unstable surface which may result in an increased need for force output from trunk muscles to provide adequate spinal stability or balance. The aim of the study was to determine whether the addition of a Swiss ball to upper body strength exercises results in consistent increase...

The aim of the study was to determine differences in hand-grip strength and strength-related anthropometric parameters between highest-performance international paddlers (HILP) other (ILP) canoe slalom. In male competitors (n=48; 23 canoeists 25 kayakers) who took part 2018 European championship event slalom Prague, Czech Republic representing 15 countries were measured two days prior event. Di...

OBJECTIVES 1) To study if limb length explains variability in appendicular and total muscle mass better than height and 2) if muscle mass adjusted for limb length rather than height correlates better with grip and knee extension strength. METHODS 400 healthy women aged 20-40 were recruited as a reference population. Body composition, limb length, grip strength and knee extension strength were...

Stem and peduncle bending by the weight of the flower is one of the main postharvest problems in gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii Bolus.) and sometimes caused stem crushing or water loss. In this research, silicon and salicylic acid were applied to enhance the mechanical strength of inflorescence stem, and the results revealed that stem curving was decreased by silicon and salicylic acid treatments. ...

conclusions the current study revealed that a significant difference existed in hgs among the low, medium, and high bmi groups. a positive correlation existed between hgs and weight and height, while sex was the most significant factor affecting hgs. these findings can serve as a reference to assess hgs prediction, whereby the sex effect should be considered. results the results showed that the...

conclusions the current study revealed that pregnant females had significantly lower hgs compared with non-pregnant ones. high parity and gravidity and later stage of pregnancy led to significantly lower hgs. higher level of adiposity led to poorer performance of hgs in females. it is recommended to evaluate hgs in antenatal care, which may have diagnostic and prognostic benefits. background ha...