The present study was designed to determine if gender affects the adaptive response to endurance exercise training of left ventricular filling dynamics in older individuals. Recently, it was shown that gender influences the cardiovascular responses to endurance exercise training in older subjects. Older men improve left ventricular systolic performance and increase maximal cardiac output in res...

The purpose of this study was to compare endurance time and accompanying neuromuscular adjustments when left- and right-handed subjects used the dominant and nondominant arms to sustain submaximal contractions that required either force or position control. Ten left-handed and 10 right-handed healthy adults (21 ± 5 yr) participated in the study. Each subject exerted a similar net torque about t...

the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of endurance training on inflammatory markers of cardiovascular diseases in old men. for this purpose, 20 male subjects voluntarily participated in this study. subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: endurance training (age=66.60+3.77 years, weight=76.20+4.07 kg, bmi=25.60+1.78 kg/m2, bf=24.65+2.88%) and control group (age=64.50+4.06...

PURPOSE Overweight and obese subjects often perceive increased breathlessness during minor exertion and therefore avoid exercise. Respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET) can reduce the perception of breathlessness. We hypothesized that RMET 1 month before and during a 6-month (3 months supervised + 3 months unsupervised) exercise and nutrition counseling program (EN) would improve the bene...

Investigators have reported improved endurance performance and attenuated post-exercise muscle damage with carbohydrate-protein beverages (CHO+P) versus carbohydrate-only beverages (CHO). However, these benefits have been demonstrated only when CHO+P was administered in beverage-form, and exclusively in male subjects. Thus, the purposes of this study were to determine if an oral CHO+P gel impro...

The purpose of this exploratory physiological study was to evaluate the effects of inhaled fluticasone/salmeterol combination (FSC) on sensory and physiological responses to exercise in subjects with mild-to-moderate COPD. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, subjects underwent 6-week treatments with FSC or placebo (PLA). Detailed pulmonary function and constant-w...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of low-load resistance training with a blood flow restriction (LL(BFR)) to attenuate muscle loss and weakness after 30 days of unilateral lower limb suspension (ULLS). Sixteen subjects (ages 18-50 yr) underwent 30 days of ULLS. Measurements of muscle strength, cross-sectional area, and endurance on the knee extensors and plantar flexors were collected befo...

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of concurrent strength and endurance training on selected endurance parameters namely Cardio-respiratory endurance and Resting pulse rate. To achieve this purpose, thirty students from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, TamilNadu and India were selected as subjects at random. Their...

Structural, i.e. qualitative changes in some motor dimensions (strength and endurance) were assessed during a 2-month period in a sample of 307 male subjects, Croatian Navy draftees, mean age 21 years. Study subjects were divided into three groups: experimental group 1 (n = 102), experimental group 2 (n = 97) and control group (n = 108), submitted to different kinesiologic treatments. The struc...