Download or read book Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American youth was established on a large scale in the 1950s with an early focus on performance-related fitness that gradually gave way to an emphasis on health-related fitness. Using appropriately selected measures to collected fitness data in youth will advance our understanding of how fitness among youth translates into better health. In Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth, the IOM assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, recommends the best fitness test items, provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, and provides an agenda for needed research. The report concludes that selected cardiorespiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition measures should be in fitness surveys and in schools. Collecting fitness data nationally and in schools helps with setting and achieving fitness goals and priorities for public health at an individual and national level.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance written by Calvin C. Hiatt and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of the Relationship of Selected Measures of Muscular Strength Agility Power and Speed to Team Success in High School Football written by Roy Hokkanen and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Selected Anthropometric Measurements and Loss of Strength in Selected Muscle Groups written by Clayton Shay and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The present study is an attempt to determine the relationship between selected anthropometric measurements and the loss of muscular strength of selected muscle groups following the physical activity of carrying a weight for a specified distance, resulting in local and general muscular fatigue. The present overall study at Springfield College was aimed to investigate the following: since muscle groups may be overworked and thus weakened, when carrying loads, it is proposed to determine the effect of various loads, carried in different positions on the body upon the strength of involved muscle groups.
Download or read book Older Mexican Americans written by Kyriakos S. Markides and published by Center for Mexican American Studies. This book was released on 1983 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Power Among College Males Aged 18 25 Years written by David Al Fields and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book An Experimental Investigation of Various Proportions of Strength in Relation to Work Output written by Oliver Andrew Fjeldal and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract at end: 6 leaves.
Download or read book Muscle Strength written by Karin Harms-Ringdahl and published by W.B. Saunders Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most studies of muscle strength are from a sports perspective, but clinicians present a physiotherapeutic approach applicable to the rehabilitation and secondary prevention for injured or disabled people. Among the topics are measuring strength, the relation of strength to functional capacity and to pain, biomedical views on exercise, and the distribution of strength within population groups. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Principles and Practice of Resistance Training written by Michael H. Stone and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at strength and conditioning specialists, health and fitness professionals, personal trainers and exercise scientists, this research-based book details the physiological and biomechanical aspects of designing resistance training programmes for improved power, strength and performance in athletes.
Download or read book An Anthropometric Study of the Relationship of Muscle Mass to Muscle Strength written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-09-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a commonly held belief that athletes, particularly body builders, have greater requirements for dietary protein than sedentary individuals. However, the evidence in support of this contention is controversial. This book is the latest in a series of publications designed to inform both civilian and military scientists and personnel about issues related to nutrition and military service. Among the many other stressors they experience, soldiers face unique nutritional demands during combat. Of particular concern is the role that dietary protein might play in controlling muscle mass and strength, response to injury and infection, and cognitive performance. The first part of the book contains the committee's summary of the workshop, responses to the Army's questions, conclusions, and recommendations. The remainder of the book contains papers contributed by speakers at the workshop on such topics as, the effects of aging and hormones on regulation of muscle mass and function, alterations in protein metabolism due to the stress of injury or infection, the role of individual amino acids, the components of proteins, as neurotransmitters, hormones, and modulators of various physiological processes, and the efficacy and safety considerations associated with dietary supplements aimed at enhancing performance.
Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Muscular Strength written by James Robert Groves and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relation Between Muscular Strength and Physical Condition written by Carl Edgar Sanger and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Static Muscular Strength Relative Static Muscular Endurance and Intra Muscular Occlusion in the Human Forearm written by William Stephen Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationship Between Muscular Strength and Balance in People Post stroke written by Mayumi Wagatsuma and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKGROUND: Impaired balance and weak muscle strength are common physical deficits among people post-stroke. These deficits are often associated with having a much higher risk for falls. Limited studies have investigated the relationship between muscular strength and balance in this population. Also, no previous studies used biomechanical instruments for measuring balance and muscle strength to examine this relationship. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the muscular strength and balance in people post-stroke. METHODS: A total of 13 people post-stroke participated in this cross-sectional correlational study. Participants completed balance tests and strength assessments over two separate visits. They performed three balance tests including the limits of stability test (LOS), sit-to-stand test (STS), and the modified clinical test of sensory interaction on balance (mCTSIB). A computerized dynamic posturography system and a long forceplate (Neurocom International, Clackamas, OR, 2010) were used for all balance tests. In addition, isometric muscle strengths were assessed for the trunk, hip, knee, and ankle flexion/extension. Peak torques were measured with a computerized dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems Inc, Shirley, NY, 2012). Pearson’s correlation test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was found between maximum excursion score (LOS test) and muscle strength of knee flexor/extensor on the affected side (rvalues ranged between 0.597 and 0.640, p
Download or read book Relationship of Field Tests to Laboratory Tests of Muscular Strength and Endurance and Maximal Aerobic Power written by D. G. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluate the relationship between established laboratory tests of selected physical fitness components and a field tests battery (EXPRES) presently used annually to evaluate the physical fitness of Canadian Force personnel. Muscular strength, muscular endurance and maximal aerobic power were evaluated in 33 male personnel. The EXPRES test battery included isometric handgrip dynamometry as an indicator of strength, pushups and situps as indicators of muscular endurance, and maximal aerobic power was predicted from the heart rate response to a submaximal step-test. The laboratory measures of strength consisted of maximal isokinetic and isometric contractions of the body's large muscle groups performed on a computerized strength evaluation system. Maximal power generated during a 30 s cycle ergometer sprint (Wingate Test) was used as the laboratory measure of muscular endurance. Maximal aerobic power was measured directly during exhaustive cycle exercise. When correlation coefficients were calculated for the various field and laboratory tests, the values range from 0.46 - 0.67 for muscular strength, 0.49 - 0.58 for muscular endurance, and 0.65 for maximal aerobic power. All correlation coefficients were statistically significant (pless than 0.01), but the standard errors about the regression lines were quite large. The EXPRES test battery is considered appropriate for the gross fitness evaluation for which it was designed, but users should be made aware of the rather large room for error in fitness evaluation. Seventeen of the subjects performed the EXPRES and the laboratory tests before and after 12 weeks of hydraulic resistance weight training.
