introduction: a growing number of muslim athletes now engage in international competition. this raises the question of the advice they should be given if a major event occurs during the month of ramadan. methods: a narrative review has been based upon books and extensive reviews completed by the author and other investigators. results: practical considerations hamper assessment of the effects o...

introduction: ascorbic acid is a water-soluble vitamin solved in water that acts as a helper of some the enzymes in the reactions of energy metabolism. thus, the study aims to investigate the use of supplemental ascorbic acid on the aerobic and anaerobic capacity of the children.methodology: participants of this quasi-experimental study were 18 children in esfahan who were randomly selected and...

background: the relationship between aerobic capacity (vo2max) and physical activity throughout the world is extensive research. this study aimed to estimate aerobic capacity, and the physical activity and demographic factors that affect the male students. method: in this study, 68 male students of health school in isfahan university of medical sciences  had participated voluntarily. subjects s...

abstract: this research was done to determine the effect of using l-carnitine and selected exercises on aerobic capacity and blood lactate. in this study 30 unathletes students of shahid rajaee university took part with the age of 22/63±1/75, height: 176 cm, weight 71/33±1 and bmi: 23/17±2/6. subjects randomly divided into 3 groups, control group who were doing the selected exercises, experimen...

Introduction: A growing number of Muslim athletes now engage in international competition. This raises the question of the advice they should be given if a major event occurs during the month of Ramadan. Methods: A narrative review has been based upon books and extensive reviews completed by the author and other investigators. Results: Practical considerations hamper assessment of the effects o...

In 'good genes' models of sexual selection, females choose mates whose genes confer increased survival value to offspring. One possible index of male quality is aerobic capacity (the metabolic basis of sustainable exercise), which is likely to be important for fitness. If it is both heritable and ecologically valuable, high aerobic capacity would be a direct signal of male genetic quality. If a...