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Pediatrics
Michelle Ng, Elizabeth Wenden, Leanne Lester, Carri Westgarth, Hayley Christian
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effect of a mobile health intervention to encourage family dog walking and children's active play with their dog. Results showed that SMS prompts can increase total dog-facilitated physical activity, but this positive impact disappeared after adjusting for socio-demographic factors.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Gregory J. H. Biddle, James P. Sanders, Kajal Gokal, Claire D. Madigan, Jonah J. C. Thomas, Alexandra Pyle, Andrea Roalfe, Amanda J. Daley
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the recruitment, retention, and preliminary effects of a Christmas themed physical activity intervention on inactive adults. The results showed that the public showed interest in participating in this Christmas themed physical activity intervention, which may increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Horacio Sanchez-Trigo, Carol Maher, Job G. Godino, Borja Sanudo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of a non-supervised exercise program delivered and monitored through wearable technology and an mHealth app on bone mineral density (BMD). The intervention group showed significant improvements in BMD and physical fitness measures compared to the control group, suggesting the potential of this intervention for osteoporosis prevention.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Alexandre Mazeas, Aina Chalabaev, Marine Blond, Bruno Pereira, Martine Duclos
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based digital intervention grounded on gamification strategies, enhanced by social features, for obese and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study will explore psychological mediators and conduct a cost-utility analysis to assess the potential economic efficiency of the intervention.
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Orthopedics
Ruth Izquierdo-Alventosa, Marta Ingles, Sara Cortes-Amador, Lucia Gimeno-Mallench, Nuria Sempere-Rubio, Pilar Serra-Ano
Summary: This study found that both high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-TMS) and physical exercise (PE) have significant improvements on pain, impact of FM, physical conditioning, and emotional status in patients with fibromyalgia (FM); HF-TMS showed more pronounced improvements in emotional status compared to PE.
Article
Rehabilitation
Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Victor Segura-Jimenez, Inmaculada C. Alvarez-Gallardo, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado, Daniel Camiletti-Moiron, Manuel Delgado-Fernandez, Palma Chillon
Summary: The study showed a positive association between active commuting and higher levels of physical activity and less sedentary time among younger women with fibromyalgia, but no such relationship was observed in the older group.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takashi Kitagawa, Natsumi Ozaki, Yuma Aoki
Summary: The infrapatellar fat pad plays a biomechanical role in the knee joint, but its dynamics decrease after injury or surgery due to inflammation. Physical therapy may have some value in promoting knee joint mobility recovery. However, this study found that manual therapy or hot pack intervention did not have an immediate effect on the flexibility of the infrapatellar fat pad in healthy participants.
Article
Respiratory System
Narelle S. Cox, Beverley Eldridge, Sarah Rawlings, Julianna Dreger, Jennifer Corda, Jennifer Hauser, Brenda M. Button, Jennifer R. Bishop, Amanda Nichols, Anna Middleton, Nathan Ward, Tiffany Dwyer, Ruth Dentice, Raynuka Lazarus, Paul O'Halloran, Joanna Y. T. Lee, Christie Mellerick, Kelly Mackintosh, Melitta McNarry, Craig Anthony Williams, Anne E. Holland
Summary: The study found that a web-based application with individualized goal setting and real-time feedback was no more effective than usual care in promoting physical activity in young individuals with cystic fibrosis following hospital discharge. Both groups had high baseline physical activity levels, and engagement with the intervention was limited.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Luis Ceballos-Laita, Maria Teresa Mingo-Gomez, Elena Estebanez-de-Miguel, Elena Bueno-Gracia, Francisto Jose Navas-Camara, Zoraida Verde-Rello, Ana Fernandez-Araque, Sandra Jimenez-del-Barrio
Summary: The combination of pain neurophysiology education and therapeutic exercise showed greater improvement in physical function (such as Timed Up and Go test and Arm Curl test) in women with fibromyalgia syndrome in the short term, compared to therapeutic exercise alone.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Juan Rodriguez-Mansilla, Abel Mejias-Gil, Elisa Maria Garrido-Ardila, Maria Jimenez-Palomares, Jesus Montanero-Fernandez, Maria Victoria Gonzalez-Lopez-Arza
Summary: This study compared the effects of an active exercise program and exercise for well-being on pain, flexibility, static balance, perceived exertion, and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. The results showed that both exercise programs improved the outcomes, with the active exercise program group achieving better results.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Lucas Moitinho-Silva, Michelle Wegener, Sandra May, Florian Schrinner, Awais Akhtar, Teide J. Boysen, Eva Schaeffer, Clint Hansen, Timo Schmidt, Malte C. Ruehlemann, Matthias Huebenthal, Philipp Rausch, Mustafa T. Kondakci, Walter Maetzler, Stephan Weidinger, Matthias Laudes, Philip Suess, Dominik Schulte, Ralf Junker, Felix Sommer, Burkhard Weisser, Corinna Bang, Andre Franke
Summary: This study explored the effects of different types of exercise on human physiology, revealing distinct impacts on immune cells and body parameters in endurance and strength training. Microbiome changes showed individual variations without specific collective alterations, emphasizing individual differences.
Article
Oncology
Corina S. Rueegg, Simeon J. Zuercher, Christina Schindera, Ruedi Jung, Wei H. Deng, Iris Baenteli, Jonathan Schaeff, Helge Hebestreit, Nicolas X. von der Weid, Susi Kriemler
Summary: This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of a long-term physical activity intervention on cardiovascular disease risk in long-term survivors of childhood cancer. The study found that the intervention group had a significant reduction in cardiovascular disease risk compared to the control group.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ben J. Smith, Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart, Fiona J. Newton, Karine E. Manera, Tilahun N. Haregu, Adrian Bauman, Robert J. Donovan, Ajay Mahal, Michael T. Ewing, Joshua D. Newton
Summary: The study found that low-intensity promotional strategies can encourage occasional participation in recreational facility activities and increase willingness to use the facility, but this level of behavior change is unlikely to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. It is recommended to test more frequent customer relations contact and involvement of healthcare providers as strategies to encourage inactive adults to take up physical activity opportunities at recreational facilities.
Article
Respiratory System
Sonia Wing Mei Cheng, Jennifer Alison, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Sarah Dennis, Renae McNamara, Lissa Spencer, Zoe McKeough
Summary: This study found that a 6-week behavior change intervention did not reduce time spent in sedentary behavior compared with a sham intervention in people with stable moderate-to-severe COPD prior to pulmonary rehabilitation.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Philip J. J. Herrod, Jonathan N. Lund, Bethan E. Phillips
Summary: Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, especially in older adults. This study found that supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or isometric handgrip training (IHG) can lead to significant reductions in resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) in healthy older adults within just 6 weeks. This highlights the potential of time-efficient exercise interventions to effectively reduce blood pressure in older populations.
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Sport Sciences
Lidia Robles-Gonzalez, Mauricio Ramirez Maldonado, Juan Carlos Alcala-Escamilla, Lucas Jurado-Fasoli, Sergio Miras-Moreno, Marcos A. Soriano, Amador Garcia-Ramos, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete
Summary: This study investigates the effects of acute caffeine intake on neuromuscular performance in resistance-trained women. The results show that caffeine intake in the morning can increase jump height, but has no effect on bench press velocity and strength endurance. Additionally, lower- and upper-body ballistic performance are greater in the afternoon than in the morning.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Andrea Mendez-Gutierrez, Concepcion M. Aguilera, Francisco J. Osuna-Prieto, Borja Martinez-Tellez, Ma Cruz Rico Prados, Francisco M. Acosta, Jose M. Llamas-Elvira, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado
Summary: This study analyzed the acute and chronic effects of exercise on the circulating concentrations of exerkines in humans. The results showed that acute endurance exercise releases exerkines that regulate BAT metabolism and WAT browning, while low-intensity resistance exercise and long-term training programs did not significantly alter plasma levels of these molecules.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Blanca Gavilan-Carrera, Manuel Delgado-Fernandez, Inmaculada C. Alvarez-Gallardo, Pedro Acosta-Manzano, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado, Ana Carbonell-Baeza, Virginia A. Aparicio, Victor Segura-Jimenez
Summary: The objective of this study was to analyze the predictive value of baseline and changes in sedentary time and physical activity on pain, disease impact, and health-related quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. Results showed that variables such as pressure pain threshold, sedentary time, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity worsened over 5 years, while self-reported outcomes improved. Reducing sedentary time and increasing light physical activity were associated with better outcomes at 5-year follow-up, and increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with less pain and better outcomes at both 2- and 5-year follow-up.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Justin J. Lang, Kai Zhang, Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho, Lars Bo Andersen, Laura Basterfield, Daniel Berglind, Dylan O. Blain, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Christine Cameron, Valerie Carson, Rachel C. Colley, Tamas Csanyi, Avery D. Faigenbaum, Antonio Garcia-Hermoso, Thayse Natacha Q. F. Gomes, Aidan Gribbon, Ian Janssen, Gregor Jurak, Monika Kaj, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Kirstin N. Lane, Yang Liu, Marie Lof, David R. Lubans, Costan G. Magnussen, Taru Manyanga, Ryan McGrath, Jorge Mota, Tim Olds, Vincent O. Onywera, Francisco B. Ortega, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Stephanie A. Prince, Robinson Ramirez-Velez, Karen C. Roberts, Lukas Rubin, Jennifer Servais, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Danilo R. Silva, Jordan J. Smith, Yi Song, Gareth Stratton, Brian W. Timmons, Grant R. Tomkinson, Mark S. Tremblay, Stephen H. S. Wong, Brooklyn J. Fraser
Summary: This study used the Delphi method to identify the top 10 international priorities for research and surveillance on physical fitness among children and adolescents. The priorities include conducting longitudinal studies, using fitness surveillance for decision making, and implementing regular international fitness surveys. These priorities provide guidance for future collaborations and research efforts.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patricia Galvez-Fernandez, Palma Chillon, Anna Timperio, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero
Summary: This study investigates the rates of active commuting to school among Spanish students and explores the differences in commuting behavior based on educational levels, stages, and grades within the Spanish education system. The findings suggest significant shifts in active commuting behavior during the transitions between different educational stages.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Francisco B. Ortega, Bojan Leskosek, Rok Blagus, Jose J. Gil-Cosano, Jarek Maeestu, Grant R. Tomkinson, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Evelin Maeestu, Gregor Starc, Ivana Milanovic, Tuija H. Tammelin, Maroje Soric, Claude Scheuer, Attilio Carraro, Monika Kaj, Tamas Csanyi, Luis B. Sardinha, Matthieu Lenoir, Arunas Emeljanovas, Brigita Mieziene, Labros S. Sidossis, Maret Pihu, Nicola Lovecchio, Kenn Konstabel, Konstantinos D. Tambalis, Lovro Stefan, Clemens Drenowatz, Lukas Rubin, Seryozha Gontarev, Jose Castro-Pinero, Jeremy Vanhelst, Brendan O'Keeffe, Oscar L. Veiga, Thordis Gisladottir, Gavin Sandercock, Marjeta Misigoj-Durakovic, Claudia Niessner, Eva-Maria Riso, Stevo Popovic, Saima Kuu, Mai Chinapaw, Ivan Clavel, Idoia Labayen, Janusz Dobosz, Dario Colella, Susi Kriemler, Sanja Salaj, Maria Jose Noriega, Klaus Boes, Mairena Sanchez-Lopez, Timo A. Lakka, Garden Tabacchi, Dario Novak, Wolfgang Ahrens, Niels Wedderkopp, Gregor Jurak
Summary: The study aims to develop reference values for health-related fitness in European children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, and to provide comparisons across European countries. The study uses various test methods to obtain percentile values and provides corresponding country rankings and overall fitness rankings. Finally, the study emphasizes the importance of fitness assessment in health, education, and sports, and introduces the application of the FitBack website platform.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patricia Galvez-Fernandez, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Pablo Campos-Garzon, Daniel Molina-Soberanes, Romina Gisele Saucedo-Araujo, Maria Jesus Aranda-Balboa, Amador Jesus Lara-Sanchez, Victor Segura-Jimenez, Pontus Henriksson, Palma Chillon
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the agreement between self-reported diary times for commuting and device-measured positional data in Spanish adolescents. The results showed a small difference between subjective and objective measures, indicating that self-reported commuting diaries can be a useful tool when objective measures are not feasible.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Manuel Pulido-Martos, Daniel Cortes-Denia, Octavio Luque-Reca, Esther Lopez-Zafra
Summary: The study explores the impact of positive leadership styles, such as authentic leadership, on employee well-being based on the job demands-resources theory. The results identify five patterns of job and individual characteristics and reveal that employees with high resources and low demands have the highest well-being. Additionally, the study finds that authentic leadership increases the probability of showing a high level of well-being within a specific profile.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Inmaculada Lara-Jimenez, Maria Rodriguez-Ayllon, Juan Verdejo-Roman, Andres Catena, Kirk I. Erickson, Francisco B. Ortega
Summary: The study examines the associations between different morning patterns and white matter microstructure in children with overweight or obesity, as well as the relationship between white matter microstructure and mental health outcomes. The combination of physically active morning patterns is related to white matter microstructure and happiness in these children. The findings suggest that promoting physically active morning routines may have positive effects on the white matter microstructure and well-being of overweight or obese children.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Victor Segura-Jimenez, Zeljko Pedisic, Ales Gaba, Dorothea Dumuid, Timothy Olds, Nikola Stefelova, Karel Hron, Sonia Gomez-Martinez, Ascension Marcos, Jose Castro-Pinero
Summary: The aim of the study was to explore the associations between longitudinal reallocations of time between different movement behaviours and changes in inflammatory markers in children and adolescents. The results showed that reallocating time from sedentary behaviour to sleep was associated with increases in C3 levels, reallocating time from light physical activity to sleep was associated with increases in C3 levels, reallocating time from light physical activity to other time-use components was associated with increases in C4 levels, and any reallocation of time away from moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with unfavourable changes in leptin levels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Signe Altmae, Abel Plaza-Florido, Francisco J. Esteban, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Kaarel Krjutskov, Shintaro Katayama, Elisabet Einarsdottir, Juha Kere, Shlomit Radom-Aizik, Francisco B. Ortega
Summary: This study investigates the effects of a 20-week exercise intervention on the whole-blood transcriptome profile in children with overweight/obesity. The results show that the exercise program alters the molecular pathways involved in immune processes in these children. Different genes and pathways were found to be enriched in boys and girls.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete, Maria Ruiz-Ruiz, Amalia Cano-Nieto, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado, Juan M. Alcantara, Francisco M. Acosta, Idoia Labayen, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz
Summary: This study investigated the effect of moderate versus vigorous intensity aerobic + resistance training programs on body composition, and the persistence of the changes after a free-living period. The results showed that both intensity levels of exercise training were effective in reducing body weight, fat mass, and visceral adipose tissue mass. However, these changes returned to baseline levels after the free-living period. There were no significant differences in lean mass changes between the exercise groups and the control group.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Javier Courel-Ibanez, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Ciara Hughes, Nicola Adams, Brona M. Fullen, Gareth Davison, Ashley Montgomery, Fiona Cramp, Cristina Maestre, Denis Martin, Joseph G. McVeigh
Summary: The study aimed to establish proof of concept for a prehabilitation intervention in people with fibromyalgia (FM), which combined education and behavioural change preceding a physical activity programme. Results showed that this intervention was feasible and acceptable to individuals with FM.
Article
Sport Sciences
Marcos Olvera-Rojas, Pedro Femia-Marzo, Alfonso Castillo-Rodrguez
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of scoring first on promotion success in the Spanish Liga Smartbank knockout rounds. The sample consisted of all non-scoreless knockout rounds (n = 199) played between the 2004/2005 and 2018/2019 seasons. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regressions. The results showed a significant correlation between scoring first and advancing to the next round (chi(2) [1 df] = 32.37; p < .001). Teams that scored first as the home team advanced 61.7% of the time, while teams that scored first as the away team advanced 79.4% of the time (Total OR = 6.19). Additionally, the importance of gaining an advantage in the first-leg match and scoring first in the second-leg match was also found. This information is valuable for coaches and performance analysts, as it can be applied to competition strategies to prevent the opposing team from scoring and to find ways for their team to take the lead.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2023)
