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Tracking the commute home from school utilizing GPS and heart rate monitoring: Establishing the contribution to free-living physical activity
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Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
Background: Active school commuting is widely regarded as a key opportunity for youth to participate in physical activity (PA). However, the accurate measurement of the commute home from school and its contribution to total ...
The effect of moderate and high-intensity fatigue on groundstroke accuracy in expert and non-expert tennis players
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PMC
, 2013 , Article)
Exploring the effects of fatigue on skilled performance in tennis presents a significant challenge to the researcher with respect to ecological validity. This study examined the effects of moderate and high-intensity fatigue ...
Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries
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Institute of Sport
, 2022 , Article)
Ramadan intermittent fasting during the COVID-19 lockdown (RIFL) may present unique demands. We investigated training practices (i.e., training load and training times) of athletes, using pre-defined survey criteria/questions, ...
Reliability and validity of a modified Illinois change-of-direction test with ball dribbling speed in young soccer players
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Institute of Sport
, 2022 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to assess test-retest reliability, discriminative and criterion-related validity of the modified Illinois change-of-direction (CoD) test with ball dribbling-speed (ICODT-BALL) in young soccer ...
TRAINING PRACTICES OF FILIPINO ATHLETES DURING THE EARLY COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
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University of Zagreb - Faculty of Kinesiology
, 2022 , Article)
The imposition of COVID-19 lockdown restricted the daily activities of many people, including athletes. This study investigated the training practices of athletes in the Philippines during the early COVID-19 lockdown. A ...
COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Exercise: Lessons Learnt for Confined Communities
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2021 , Article)
The novel pandemic called "Coronavirus Disease 2019" (COVID-19), as a global public health emergency and global threat, has affected many countries in unpredictable ways and impacted on physical activity (PA) behaviors to ...
The Effects of Verbal Encouragement and Compliments on Physical Performance and Psychophysiological Responses During the Repeated Change of Direction Sprint Test
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article)
The general and sports psychology research is limited regarding the difference between the effects of verbal encouragement (VE) or compliment methods during high-intensity functional exercise testing. The purpose of this ...
A new perspective on cardiovascular drift during prolonged exercise
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
Prolonged exercise induces cardiovascular drift, which is characterized by decreasing mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume and heart rate increase. Cardiovascular drift has been debated for a long time. Although the ...
Modalities of student responses in football games according to players' cognitive structures
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
This work is part of a semio-constructivist conception of learning sport and physical education that emphasizes the primary role of language action in the co-construction of knowledge in/through action. The aim is to study ...
Training During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of 12,526 Athletes from 142 Countries and Six Continents
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Article)
Objective: Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe ...