there are evidences in both animal and human studies which show that exercise has beneficial effects on the central nervous system and cognition. so, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistance exercise on memory and probable mechanisms of this effect (i.e. neurotrophic factors) in sedentary students. 30 sedentary students (mean age, 23.8±1.6 yr) were randomly divided into...

Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that progressively affects memory, thinking, and behavior. It can interfere with daily activities lead to decline in cognitive abilities over time. Exercise-based interventions complement treatment. Exercise valuable tool all healthcare settings has shown promise as an effective improvement intervention for people impairments. This systematic review met...

We describe a wearable sensor developed for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) exercise. To effectively guide CR exercise, the dedicated CR wearable sensor (DCRW) automatically recommends the exercise intensity to the patient by comparing heart rate (HR) measured in real time with a predefined target heart rate zone (THZ) during exercise. The CR exercise includes three periods: pre-exercise, exercise ...

Comparison of telecommunication, community, and home-based Tai Chi exercise programs on compliance and effectiveness in elders at risk for falls. Wu G, Keyes L, Callas P, Ren X, Bookchin B. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010;91(6):849-56. To compare the adherence to and effectiveness of Tai Chi exercise program through a live, interactive, telecommunication-based exercise (Tele-ex) with that of a simi...

1. Explain the causes of exercise intolerance. 2. List the two most useful diagnostic tools for assessing exercise intolerance. 3. Describe how pulmonary dysfunctions, cardiac diseases, and muscular disorders affect exercise tolerance. 4. Delineate the nonpharmacologic treatment of choice for most cases of exercise intolerance. 5. Explain the role of behavioral modification within a family-base...

recently, the role of myostatin (mstn) in controlling insulin resistance (ir( has been known. the aim of this study was to determine acute and delayed response of mstn and ir to circuit resistance exercise. for this purpose, 12 healthy men volunteered and participated in 2 sessions of the resistance exercise and control with one-week interval. after a session to instruct how to perform resistan...

the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of omega3 and aerobic exercise intervention on the calcium metabolism regulating hormones in non – athlete postmenopausal women. for this purpose 40 healthy non – athlete postmenopausal women with age 57.72±3.53 years, height 157,75±9,24 cm, weight 58.08±12.76kg, bmi 23.78±3.73kg/m2, fat 23.18±4.68% volunteered in this study. subjects in a do...

Background A number of commercial diet and exercise programs are promoted to help people lose weight and improve fitness. However, few studies have compared the effects of following different types of exercise and diet interventions on weight loss. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a more structured meal plan based diet intervention and supervised exercise program to a tr...

BACKGROUND Some migraine patients find that regular exercise helps in reducing the frequency of headache attacks. In addition, exercise in migraine is recommended from many headache experts. However, most of these recommendations refer to some anecdotal reports or observational studies in literature stating that regular exercise can reduce the frequency and severity of migraine. OBJECTIVE The...