Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires

RJ Shephard - British journal of sports medicine, 2003 - bjsm.bmj.com
Despite extensive use over 40 years, physical activity questionnaires still show limited
reliability and validity. Measurements have value in indicating conditions where an increase …

A framework for understanding the training process leading to elite performance

DJ Smith - Sports medicine, 2003 - Springer
The development of performance in competition is achieved through a training process that
is designed to induce automation of motor skills and enhance structural and metabolic …

Guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period

R Artal, M O'Toole - British journal of sports medicine, 2003 - bjsm.bmj.com
Uterine activity has been measured in exercising pregnant women, 7 8 and minimal or no
changes were reported during the last eight weeks of pregnancy. In some reports, physical …

The effects of source credibility and message framing on exercise intentions, behaviors, and attitudes: An integration of the elaboration likelihood model and prospect …

LW Jones, RC Sinclair… - Journal of applied social …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the influence of source credibility and message framing on promoting
physical exercise in university students. Participants were randomly assigned to reading a …

The effectiveness of worksite physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness, and health

KI Proper, M Koning, AJ Van der Beek… - Clinical journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
The Effectiveness of Worksite Physical Activity Programs on... : Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine The Effectiveness of Worksite Physical Activity Programs on Physical Activity …

Aerobic fitness effects in fibromyalgia.

V Valim, L Oliveira, A Suda, L Silva, M de Assis… - The Journal of …, 2003 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To compare 2 exercise modalities, aerobic fitness training and stretching
exercises, in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) in relation to function, pain, quality of life …

Transabdominal ultrasound measurement of pelvic floor muscle activity when activated directly or via a transversus abdominis muscle contraction

K Bø, M Sherburn, T Allen - Neurourology and urodynamics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of instruction to
contract the pelvic floor muscles (PFM), the transversus abdominis (TrA), and the TrA+ PFM …

Aquatic fitness training for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

T Takken, J van der Net, W Kuis, PJM Helders - Rheumatology, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To evaluate the effects of an aquatic training programme for JIA patients.
Methods. Fifty-four patients with JIA (age range 5 to 13 yr) participated in this study and were …

Exercise treatment to counteract protein wasting of chronic diseases

EM Zinna, KE Yarasheski - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Exercise treatment to counteract protein wasting of chronic... : Current Opinion in Clinical
Nutrition & Metabolic Care Exercise treatment to counteract protein wasting of chronic diseases …

Effect of resistance exercise on postprandial lipemia

DS Petitt, SA Arngrímsson… - Journal of Applied …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of resistance exercise on postprandial
lipemia. Fourteen young men and women participated in each of three treatments: 1) control …