In recommending physical activity for public health, authors have advocated either an
approach in which the participant is to follow a prescription developed by a professional or …

Background Walking outdoors can be used by many individuals to meet public health
guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity. The speed at which adults …

In 1968 our first Concepts book was published. The copyright for this fourteenth edition is
2008. It is with great joy that we celebrate our 40 years of success and look forward to …

Objective To systematically review methods for measuring adherence used in home-based
rehabilitation trials and to evaluate their validity, reliability, and acceptability. Data Sources …

We examined the affective consequences of an exercise intensity that slightly exceeded the
preferred level. Twenty-five middle-age sedentary women participated in two 20-min …

Normobaric hypoxic conditioning (HC) is defined as exposure to systemic and/or local
hypoxia at rest (passive) or combined with exercise training (active). HC has been …

Methods Seventeen sedentary women completed eight 30-min laboratory-based treadmill
exercise sessions (two sessions were completed each week). In four consecutive sessions …

The essential role of physical activity both as an independent protective factor against
numerous common chronic diseases and as a means to maintain a healthy weight is …

There is a common belief that, when allowed to select their exercise intensity, most people
choose levels too low to accrue substantial benefits. Thus, one of the presumed functions of …

ABSTRACT MALATESTA, D., L. VISMARA, F. MENEGONI, M. GALLI, M. ROMEI, and P.
CAPODAGLIO. Mechanical External Work and Recovery at Preferred Walking Speed in …