Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cycling as a physical activity holds great potential to prevent CVD. We aimed to determine whether cycling reduces the ...

7 Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Versus Arthritis, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Objective Describe the self-reported prevalence and nature of Olympic-career ...

Objectives To investigate associations between daily physical activity, activity intensity and step counts with incident cancer risk. Methods Prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants who wore ...

Correspondence to Dr H Paul Dijkstra, Department of Medical Education, Aspetar Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar; Paul.Dijkstra{at}aspetar.com Design We conducted a concept ...

Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...

Correspondence to: Dr Waddington, Physiotherapy Department, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2605, Australia; g.waddington{at}fhs.usyd.edu.au Background: The capacity of the plantar sole ...

Correspondence to: MrBanfi Istituto Galeazzi and University of Milan, Milano 20161, Italy; giuseppebanfi{at}supereva.it Objectives: To document the relation between serum creatinine concentration and ...

Despite the limited research on the effects of altitude (or hypoxic) training interventions on team-sport performance, players from all around the world engaged in these sports are now using altitude ...

Correspondence to Associate Professor Daniel L Belavy, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3125, Australia; belavy ...

Sudden cardiac death is the leading medical cause of death among football players. Determining the optimal cardiac screening, the use of carefully selected medical assessments to detect underlying ...

Epidemiological studies of injury in elite and recreational golfers have lacked consistency in methods and definitions employed and this limits comparison of results across studies. In their ...

Tai chi has been claimed to generate beneficial effects with respect to a wide range of diseases. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate evidence from randomised clinical trials (RCTs) ...