Data from ambulatory electrocardiographic recording in 35 highly trained endurance athletes and in 35 non-athletic controls of similar ages are given. The minimal, mean hourly, and maximal heart rates were significantly lower in the athletes. Thirteen athletes (37 . 1%) but only two controls (5 . 7%) had sinus pauses exceeding 2 . 0 seconds. First degree atrioventricular block was observed in 1...

Football athlete performance largely determines the ability of athletes during the match. Some of the mental obstacles often approached by the Indonesian players are feeling anxious, nervous, and worry that affect the performance of athletes (1). Quality of sleep affects the level of anxiety on football athletes. Anxiety, as a negative emotion affects the perception of athletes before a competi...

The goal of the current study was to investigate the relationship between sport expertise and perceptual and cognitive skills, as measured by the component skills approach. We hypothesized that athletes would outperform non-athlete controls in a number of perceptual and cognitive domains and that sport expertise would minimize gender differences. A total of 154 individuals (87 professional voll...

BACKGROUND Klotho is an anti-aging protein that is predominantly secreted by the kidneys. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to measure and compare the circulating Klotho levels in the serum of trained athletes and in healthy, non-athlete controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty trained football players were enrolled and their serum Klotho levels were measured the morning after their last ev...

introduction: during the recent decades, many scholars focused on the physical activities as an influencing factor on psychological and mental status. concerning the importance of university students’ mental health, this paper investigates the effects of physical activities on promoting their mental health. materials & methods: in this descriptive analytical study, 200 female students of shahee...

Screening female athletes for eating disorders is not performed commonly even though the American College of Sports Medicine, National Athletic Trainer Association, and International Olympic Committee have guidelines recommending screening. Eating disorders are more prevalent in the female athlete population than in the general population and carry short-term and long-term consequences that can...

The objective of the study is to examine injury epidemiology and risk factors for injury in CrossFit athletes. A survey was administered to athletes at four owner-operated facilities in South Florida. Respondents reported number, location of injury, and training exposure from the preceding six months and answered questions regarding potential risk factors for injury. Fifty out of 191 athletes s...

Sexual violence is a major problem on college campuses. To combat sexual violence, bystander training has been identified as a primary prevention strategy. The NCAA has highlighted student-athletes as potential key bystanders on campuses. However, no evidence-based bystander programs exist to specifically train male and female studentathletes despite research indicating that student-athletes ma...

The majority of injuries sustained by female athletes are due to participation in sports rather than their sex. Anatomic, hormonal,and functional differences should be understood when treating the female athlete. Screening should be done for eating disorders and the female athlete triad. Female athletes have increased rates of injury to the anterior cruciate ligament and patellofemoral disorder...

Women participating in a wide range of competitive sports are at higher risk of developing eating disorders, menstrual irregularities and osteoporosis, which are generally referred to as the 'female athlete triad'. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of female athlete triad and factors associated with this condition among athletes participating in different sports. A tot...