, this prospective cohort study aimed to examine the associations of muscular and performance fitness (MPF) using 5 different tests (grip strength, vertical jump, single-leg balance, forward bending, and whole-body reaction time) that evaluate various physical fitness elements in an objective manner and
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A Prospective Cohort Study of Muscular and Performance Fitness and Incident Glaucoma: The Niigata Wellness Study
Ryoko Kawakami, Yuko Gando, Kiminori Kato, Susumu S. Sawada, Haruki Momma, Motohiko Miyachi, I-Min Lee, Steven N. Blair, Minoru Tashiro, Chika Horikawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Kazuya Fujihara, and Hirohito Sone
Effects of 8-Week FIFA 11+ for Kids Intervention on Physical Fitness and Attention in Elementary School Children
Wen-Yen Tseng, Ghazi Rekik, Chia-Hui Chen, Filipe M. Clemente, Pedro Bezerra, Zachary J. Crowley-McHattan, and Yung-Sheng Chen
the first training session. Afterward, the participants practiced 5 levels of single-leg stance and 5 levels of push-ups in the second training session of the familiarization week. In the third training session of the familiarization week, the participants learned 5 levels of single-leg jumps and 5
Evidence on Physical Activity and the Prevention of Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older People: A Systematic Review to Inform the World Health Organization Physical Activity Guidelines
Juliana S. Oliveira, Marina B. Pinheiro, Nicola Fairhall, Sarah Walsh, Tristan Chesterfield Franks, Wing Kwok, Adrian Bauman, and Catherine Sherrington
training (locomotion training). Resistance and balance exercises include squats, single-leg standing, and heel raises. The program combined with daily walking. Duration of the intervention (weeks): 24 Frequency: 7 d/wk Intensity: 3 sets of 1 repetition/set (1-min single-leg standing), 3 repetitions
Improved Physical Health in Middle-Older Aged Golf Caddies Following 24 Weeks of High-Volume Physical Activity
Graeme G. Sorbie, Ashley K. Williams, Sophie E. Carter, Amy K. Campbell, Jonathan Glen, David Lavallee, Nicholas Sculthorpe, Andrew Murray, and Alexander J. Beaumont
comprise of mobility tasks, including: transfers, standing unsupported, sit-to-stand, tandem position, turning 360°, and single-leg position. 35 Participants then completed a timed up-and-go (TUG) test to measure dynamic balance. The time taken for participants to stand from sitting in a chair, walk 3 m
