Background Physical frailty is common in chronic liver disease and the setting of liver
transplantation. It is associated with poor quality of life, increased hospitalisation and …

An individual's training status is a key factor used to determine the volume, the intensity, and
the selection of exercises for resistance training prescription. Interestingly, there are no …

Social isolation due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced
physical activity levels in both men and women. The identification of barriers to physical …

Background Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour have detrimental consequences to
the individual and the economy. Our study examined the prevalence of perceived barriers to …

A total of 852 adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age were evaluated (M= 14.86, SD=
1.67), randomly selected among a population of secondary school and Baccalaureate …

No prospective studies have investigated motives and barriers to exercise in new untrained
fitness club members. The aims of the present prospective longitudinal study were to (a) …

Obesity is strongly and independently associated with an increased risk of severe illness
and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The pathophysiological changes that …

This chapter presents a bibliometric analysis of extended reality technologies (ie,
augmented, virtual, and mixed reality) concerning physical fitness by analyzing 251 …

Fitness centres are an obvious arena for performing physical activity for the general
population but representation of adults with physical disabilities (AwPD) is lacking. To …

Background Women participate in sport at lower rates than men, and face unique
challenges to participation. One in three women across all sports experience pelvic floor …