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Riley, Donna J. "Predictors of fitness test performance in young men /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3123671.
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Olsen, Janette. "Religiosity and Physical Fitness: A Study of Middle-Aged Mormon Men." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1999. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTNZ,4318.
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Peterson, John C. (John Charles) 1956. "Effect of gender on fitness performance variables (Argyle test battery) in high school students." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=64050.
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Castle, Luke A. "The Civilizing Process of Male Physical Fitness Practices: An Application of Figurational Theory." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1250881442.
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Norman, Anna. "Physical activity in men and relation to prostate cancer /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2004. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2004/91-7349-927-7.
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Blevins, Raymond Vance. "The fit family program." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08182009-040322/.
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Jackson, Hannah Lee. "Cardiovascular fitness and lung function of adult men and women in the United States : NHANES 1999-2002." online resource, 2008. http://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/3/.
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Rogers, Robert S. Hinton Pamela S. "The effects of plyometrics or resistance-training on markers of bone turnover and hormones in men." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6260.
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The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on December 31, 2009). Thesis advisor: Dr. Pamela S. Hinton. Includes bibliographical references.
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Baker, James J. "The effect of a training related increase in maximal oxygen consumption on resting serum estradiol levels in normal males /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487268021748356.
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Hagnäs, M. (Maria). "Health behavior of young adult men and the association with body composition and physical fitness during military service." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2016. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526213705.
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Abstract The prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents has increased worldwide at the population-level, reflecting inactive lifestyle and excessive energy intake. The comorbidities of obesity, e.g. impaired glucose tolerance and high blood pressure increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases. The first manifestation of cardiovascular diseases can be detected in young adulthood, and prevention should be focused to those at highest risk. This study was aimed to evaluate the changes in body weight and body composition, physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors, associated with physical exercise during military service. Furthermore, this study investigated the association of antenatal and lifestyle factors with the body composition and physical fitness among young men. The material of this study consisted of 1046 men (mean age 19.2 years) who began their compulsory military service in the Sodankylä Jaeger Brigade in 2005. The conscripts’ cardiometabolic risk factors, body weight, body composition, fitness, and lifestyle habits were evaluated at baseline and after 6–12 months military service. The data on the participants’ mothers’ antenatal and participants’ childhood period was available for 508 offsprings, who belonged to the 1986 Northern Finland Birth Cohort. During the military service the prevalence of metabolic syndrome decreased in the overall cohort from 6.1% to 3.6%, and the reduction was present among overweight and obese conscripts. The reduction in metabolic syndrome was associated with the reduction in waist circumference, weight loss and improvement in muscle fitness. Some lifestyle factors e.g. maternal smoking during pregnancy and conscripts’ smoking, alcohol consumption and binge drinking were associated with the conscripts’ body composition and fitness test results. Military service was especially beneficial for those reporting weekly binge drinking, who showed the greatest reduction in body weight and fat, and improvements in physical fitness and lifestyle habits. This study shows that unbeneficial lifestyle habits can be seen as detrimental to the body composition and fitness levels of young men. Furthermore, the physical exercise is in important role for reducing the metabolic syndrome, already present in young men. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with reduced aerobic fitness in the subjects, underlining its long-standing consequences on offspring’s healthTiivistelmä Väestötutkimusten perusteella nuorten ylipaino ja lihavuus ovat yleistyneet, liittyen inaktiiviseen elämäntapaan ja liialliseen energiansaantiin. Lihavuuden liitännäissairaudet, kuten heikentynyt sokerinsieto ja kohonnut verenpaine lisäävät riskiä sydän- ja verisuonisairauksille. Sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien ensimmäiset ilmentymät voidaan havaita nuorella aikuisiällä ja sairauden ehkäisystrategiat tulisi kohdentaa riskiryhmiin. Tässä tutkimuksessa arvioitiin varusmiespalvelukseen liittyvän liikunnan aikaansaamia muutoksia kehonpainossa, kehonkoostumuksessa, fyysisessä kunnossa sekä sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien riskitekijöissä. Lisäksi tutkimus arvioi äidin raskausaikaan liittyvien tekijöiden ja elintapojen yhteyttä nuorten miesten kehonkoostumukseen ja fyysiseen kuntoon. Tutkimusaineisto koostui 1046 miehestä (keski-ikä 19.2 vuotta), jotka astuivat varusmiespalvelukseen Sodankylän Jääkäriprikaatissa vuonna 2005. Varusmiesten sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien riskitekijät, kehonpaino, kehonkoostumus, kunto ja elintavat arvioitiin palveluksen alussa ja lopussa (seuranta-aika 6–12 kk). Varusmiesten äitien raskaudenaikaiset ja varusmiesten varhaislapsuuden tiedot olivat käytettävissä 508:lta tutkittavalta, jotka kuuluivat Pohjois-Suomen syntymäkohorttiin 1986. Varusmiespalveluksen aikana metabolisen oireyhtymän vallitsevuus väheni koko aineistossa 6.1 %:sta 3.6 %:iin, ja väheneminen oli havaittavissa ylipainoisten ja lihavien joukossa. Metabolisen oireyhtymän väheneminen oli yhteydessä vyötärönympäryksen ja painon laskuun sekä lihaskunnon paranemiseen. Elintavat, kuten äidin raskaudenaikainen tupakointi ja varusmiehen ruokavalio, tupakointi, alkoholin kulutus ja humalahakuinen juominen olivat yhteydessä varusmiehen kehonkoostumukseen ja fyysiseen kuntoon. Varusmiespalveluksesta hyötyivät erityisesti ne, jotka raportoivat viikoittaista humalahakuista juomista; heillä havaittiin myönteisiä muutoksia kehonkoostumuksessa, fyysisessä kunnossa ja elintavoissa. Tämän tutkimuksen perusteella voidaan myös todeta, että äidin raskaudenaikainen tupakointi vaikuttaa jälkeläisen heikompaan aerobiseen kuntoon. Tutkimus osoittaa epäterveellisten elämäntapojen vaikutukset epäedulliseen kehonkoostumukseen ja heikompaan fyysiseen kuntoon nuorilla miehillä. Lisäksi liikunnan merkitys nuorten miesten sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien riskitekjöiden hoidossa on oleellista
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Wallpe, Melinda C. "Amount of exercise as a predictor for self-esteem and body satisfaction in college men." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1266023.
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This study was designed to examine the effect amount of exercise has on men's self-esteem and body satisfaction. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative relationship between the amount of exercise performed weekly and an individual's self-esteem and a negative relationship between the amount of exercise performed weekly and body satisfaction which were measured by Drive for Thinness and Body Dissatisfaction. Data were analyzed by conducting a multiple regression analysis. Results indicated that there was no relationship between the amount of exercise and self-esteem and body satisfaction in college men. Implications of this study for research and practice are discussed.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Hagnäs, M. (Magnus). "The association of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and ischemic ECG findings with coronary heart disease-related deaths among men." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2018. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526217550.
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Abstract Despite advances in treatment of cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the most common cause of death in the Western countries; and its first manifestation is often sudden cardiac death (SCD). The development of CHD is a lifelong process, the pace of which is governed by the burden of several risk factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and physical activity with the risk of CHD-related death, including SCD events among men with different risk factor profiles. This study is based on the population of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, which recruited a sample of 2682 men aged 42–60 years. Their CRF was assessed with a maximal exercise test using respiratory gas analysis. Exercise-induced ST segment depression was defined as a ≥1 mm ST segment depression on the electrocardiogram. Anthropometric measurements, blood sample analyzes and questionnaires regarding leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and smoking were performed at baseline. Men with both low CRF and exercise-induced ST segment depression were at higher risk of death from CHD and SCD than men with high CRF without ST segment depressions. Men with low CRF and low LTPA were at higher risk of SCD than men with low CRF and high LTPA. The amount of LTPA did not alter the incidence on SCD among men with high CRF. These findings were adjusted for age, type 2 diabetes and CHD, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum C-reactive protein level. These findings emphasize the importance of physical activity and treatment of other modifiable risk factors, especially among the men with low CRFTiivistelmä Sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien ennaltaehkäisystä ja hoidon edistysaskeleista huolimatta sepelvaltimotauti on edelleen kehittyneiden maiden yleisin kuolinsyy, sydänperäisen äkkikuoleman ollessa usein taudin ensimmäinen ilmentymä. Sepelvaltimotaudin syntyminen on pitkäaikainen prosessi, jossa riskitekijät määrittävät suurelta osin taudin etenemisen nopeuden. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää kliinisessä rasituskokeessa todetun aerobisen suorituskyvyn, sydänlihasiskemian sekä fyysisen aktiivisuuden yhteyttä sepelvaltimotautikuolemiin ja sydänperäisiin äkkikuolemiin eri sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien riskitekijäyhdistelmien omaavien miesten keskuudessa. Tämä tutkimus perustuu Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study- aineistoon, johon kuuluu 2682 42–60 vuotiasta miestä. Tutkittavien aerobista suorituskykyä arvioitiin kliinisessä rasituskokeessa mittaamalla hapenkulutus suoraan hengityskaasuista. Sydänlihasiskemian merkkinä pidettiin rasituksen provosoimaa ≥1 mm ST-välin laskua tutkittavien EKG:ssa. Tutkittavilta kartoitettiin alussa antropometriset mittaukset, verikokeet sekä kyselylomakkeilla selvitettiin mm. vapaa-ajan liikunnan määrää ja tupakointia. Miehet, joilla todettiin huono suorituskyky sekä samanaikainen rasituksen aiheuttama sydänlihasiskemia olivat suuremmassa vaarassa menehtyä sepelvaltimotautiin ja sydänperäiseen äkkikuolemaan verrattuna miehiin, joilla todettiin hyvä suorituskyky eikä rasituksen aiheuttamaa sydänlihasiskemiaa. Miehet joilla todettiin huono suorituskyky, mutta harrastivat enemmän liikuntaa vapaa-ajalla, olivat pienemmässä vaarassa sydänperäiseen äkkikuolemaan kuin huonokuntoiset miehet, jotka harrastivat vähemmän liikuntaa vapaa-ajallaan. Vapaa-ajan liikunnan määrä ei muuttanut sydänperäisen äkkikuoleman esiintyvyyttä hyväkuntoisten miesten keskuudessa. Nämä tulokset vakioitiin iän, tyypin 2-diabeteksen, todetun sepelvaltimotaudin, tupakoinnin, alkoholin kulutuksen, painoindeksin, systolisen verenpaineen, seerumin LDL-kolesterolin ja C-reaktiivisen proteiinin suhteen. Nämä löydökset korostavat liikunnan harrastamisen tärkeyttä muiden riskitekijöiden hoidon ohessa, erityisesti lähtötasoltaan huonokuntoisilla miehillä
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Silberman, Melissa. "The effects of age and physical activity on VOb2s max in men and women : a longitudinal study." Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/865943.
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While a great deal of research has been directed towards investigating the age-related decline in V02max, the effect of physical activity on the age-related decline in V02max has not been clearly established. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical activity and the age-related decline in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) in apparently healthy individuals. In order to assess the effects of physical activity on the age-related decline in V02max, physiological data was obtained from 142 former participants (116 men and 26 women) (40 ± 8.0 years), in the Ball State University Adult Physical Fitness Program across an average of 12 ± 4.5 years. The subjects were divided into three physical activity group categories depending on their self-reported physical activity status at the time of the first and follow-up test. Those subjects who were sedentary at the first and last test were designated as SED-SED. Those who reported sedentary at the first test and active at the last test were designated as SEDACT and those who were physically active at the time of both tests were designated as ACT-ACT. The data from the analysis revealed that the rate of decline in V02mx expressed as change per year among adult men varied as a function of their reportedphysical activity habits. Those men designated as SED-SED and ACT-ACT experienced a statistically significant decline (p<0.05) in V02max during the follow-up period, while, those men designated as SED-ACT maintained their V°2max. The rates of the change in V02max (ml-kg- 1•min-1) for the men were -0.45, 0.03 and -0.22 ml•kg-l-min-1•yr1 for the SED-SED, SED-ACT and ACT-ACT groups respectively. The percent decline in V02max were 6%, 11% and 2% respectively. A statistical comparison of the rate of change among physical activity groups indicated a difference between the SED-SED and SED-ACT groups (p<0.05). Within the limitations of this study, these data suggested that there was no statistically significant difference in the rate of change in V02max (ml•kg-1•min-1-yr1) between the SED-SED and ACT-ACT physical activity groups. However, when presented as percent change per decade, the decline for those men who were sedentary at both time points was twice that of those men who reported an active lifestyle at both time points. Although the rates of change were not different for the SED-SED and ACT-ACT physical activity groups, those men with a physically active lifestyle maintained their aerobic power advantage as compared to sedentary men who remained sedentary. Furthermore, sedentary men who took up an active lifestyle had offset the decline in V02max (ml•kg-1•min-1) attributed to physical inactivity.The rates for the change in V02max (ml•kg-1•min-1-yr1) for the women were -0.36, 0.20 and -0.21 (ml•kg-1•min-1-yr1) for the SED-SED, SED-ACT and ACT-ACT groups respectively. While these changes were similar in direction and magnitude to those observed for the men, there were no statistically significant differences among the female groups (p>0.05). Therefore the results from the present study were inconclusive for women possibly due to the low sample size (n=26).School of Physical Education
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Mikkola, I. (Ilona). "Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and changes in body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk factors during military service." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2011. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514295577.
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Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of obesity-related cardiometabolic risk factors. It predicts the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, which are major public health concerns. Visceral obesity and insulin resistance are the predominant underlying factors of MetS, other diagnostic components being elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, and low HDL-cholesterol. The most important treatment of MetS is through lifestyle changes. There are limited data concerning the prevalence of MetS among young populations. Furthermore, even though the effects of physical activity on MetS components are well established at an individual basis and in some subpopulations, large population-based data about associations of young men’s fitness and MetS-related cardiometabolic risk factor changes are warranted. In Finland, military service is compulsory for males. In 2005, 1,160 young men (mean age 19.2 years, range 18–28 years) were followed throughout their military service (6–12 months) in the Sodankylä Jaeger Brigade. The military service period includes high amounts of physical exercise, but no dietary restrictions. Physical fitness, anthropometrics, body composition, and cardiometabolic risk factors were assessed at the beginning and at the end of military service. Among the entire study population, the prevalence of MetS was 3.5–6.8 %, depending on the definition used, and increased in parallel with an increasing body mass index. On the average, the military training period resulted in a decrease in body weight and amount of fat tissue, especially visceral fat, and improved physical fitness. Body composition and fitness improvements were more pronounced in overweight and obese service men. Beneficial changes in body composition and related cardiovascular risk factor improvements were associated with increased physical fitness, especially aerobic fitness. This study indicates that an improvement in physical fitness is related to improvements in body fat distribution and cardiovascular health at population level in young men. This is an age when co-morbidities are usually as yet non-existing, but might be most efficiently prevented by lifestyle changes, such as becoming physically activeTiivistelmä Metabolinen oireyhtymä on tyypin 2 diabeteksen ja valtimosairauksien riskitekijäryväs. Sen osatekijöitä vyötärölihavuuden lisäksi ovat kohonnut verenpaine, insuliiniresistenssi, korkea veren triglyseridipitoisuus ja HDL-kolesterolin pitoisuus. Viime vuosina metabolinen oireyhtymä on yleistynyt lihavuuden lisääntymisen myötä. Lihavuuden ja sen liitännäissairauksien tärkeimpiä hoitokeinoja ovat laihtumiseen tähtäävät elintapamuutokset. Liikunnan tiedetään johtavan edullisiin kehonkoostumusmuutoksiin sekä kardiovaskulaaririskitekijöiden parantumiseen. Laajat väestötason tutkimukset nuorten aikuisten kunnon ja varhaisten valtimosairausriskitekijöitten muutosten välisistä yhteyksistä kuitenkin puuttuvat. Varusmiespalvelus tarjoaa ainutlaatuisen mahdollisuuden tarkastella nuoria miehiä laajassa, lähes valikoitumattomassa väestöotoksessa, sillä Suomessa varusmiespalvelus on pakollinen kaikille miehille. Vuonna 2005 1160 miestä (keski-ikä 19,2 vuotta, vaihteluväli 18–28 vuotta) astui palvelukseen Sodankylän jääkäriprikaatissa. Kehonkoostumus, fyysinen kunto, antropometria sekä veren rasva-arvot mitattiin varusmiespalveluksen (6–12 kk) alussa ja lopussa. Metabolisen oireyhtymän vallitsevuus oli 3,5–6,8 % käytetystä määritelmästä riippuen. Se oli yleisempi korkeimmissa painoindeksiluokissa. Keskimäärin koko aineistossa varusmiesten paino laski, kehon rasvan määrä väheni ja kunto parani palvelusaikana. Edulliset muutokset fyysisessä kunnossa ja kehon koostumuksessa korostuivat ylipainoisilla ja lihavilla varusmiehillä. Nämä muutokset, erityisesti painon ja sisälmysrasvan väheneminen, olivat yhteydessä kestävyyskunnon paranemiseen. Vastaavasti kardiovaskulaaririskitekijöiden edulliset muutokset olivat yhteydessä erityisesti kestävyyskunnon paranemiseen ja vyötärölihavuuden vähenemiseen. Tämän tutkimuksen perusteella voidaan todeta, että nuorten miesten valtimosairauksien riskitekijöiden muutos on yhteydessä fyysisen kunnon nousuun. Nuoret miehet tulee saada lisäämään vapaa-ajan liikuntaa myös siviilielämässä. Keski-iässä yleistyvät valtimosairaudet ja diabetes voisivat olla huomattavissa määrin torjuttavissa vaikuttamalla nuorten miesten liikuntatottumuksiin
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Hirvonen, N. (Noora). "Health information matters:everyday health information literacy and behaviour in relation to health behaviour and physical health among young men." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2015. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526210407.
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Abstract This study increases the understanding of young men’s everyday health information literacy and behaviour in relation to their health behaviour, physical health, and socio-demographic characteristics. The conceptual framework of the study builds upon theories of information behaviour, practices and literacy, and health behaviour change. The empirical data were collected with questionnaires (n = 3,293) and physiological measurements (n = 3,063) in 2010 to 2013 at the Finnish Defence Forces’ call-ups, where a population-based sample of young Finnish men could be reached. Everyday health information literacy was studied using a previously developed screening tool, and with a focus on its relationship with health behaviour and physical fitness. Information behaviour was investigated in the context of physical activity, and in relation to men’s readiness to change exercise behaviour according to the Transtheoretical Model. Statistical analyses of the data include multivariate regression analyses, and a critical realist approach was adopted in interpreting the results. The results show that general upper secondary education and higher socio-economic position of a parent increase the likelihood of good health information literacy. Health information literacy is positively associated with health-promoting behaviour and health independent of socio-economic position; confidence in one’s abilities to find, evaluate and use health information is associated with regular exercise and healthy eating habits, and good physical fitness, for example. In the context of physical activity, the practices used to acquire information are associated with the stage of exercise behaviour change. Men in the maintenance stage seek information most actively. Information avoidance, in turn, is connected to low health information literacy, not to the stage of change. The study provides novel knowledge on healthy young people’s everyday health information literacy and behaviour, and on their relationship. It is among the first to investigate health information behaviour in the stages of behaviour change and health information literacy in connection with objectively measured fitness. It proposes a framework for future studies on the relationship between health information literacy and behaviour, and health information outcomes. The results may be utilised when designing tailored health communications and health information literacy educationTiivistelmä Tutkimus lisää ymmärrystä siitä, millainen yhteys nuorten miesten arkielämän terveystiedon lukutaidolla ja terveystietokäyttäytymisellä on terveyskäyttäytymiseen, fyysiseen terveyteen ja sosiodemografisiin tekijöihin. Sen käsitteellinen viitekehys rakentuu tietokäyttäytymisen ja -käytäntöjen, terveystiedon lukutaidon sekä terveyskäyttäytymisen muutoksen teorioille. Tutkimuksen aineisto kerättiin kyselyillä (n = 3 293) ja fysiologisilla mittauksilla (n = 3 063) vuosina 2010–2013 Puolustusvoimien Oulun alueen kutsuntatilaisuuksissa, joissa oli mahdollista saavuttaa suomalaisten nuorten miesten väestöpohjainen otos. Terveystiedon lukutaitoa arvioitiin aiemmin kehitetyllä seulontavälineellä sekä suhteessa terveyskäyttäytymiseen ja fyysiseen kuntoon. Terveystietokäyttäytymistä tarkasteltiin liikunnan kontekstissa ja suhteessa transteoreettisen mallin mukaiseen liikuntakäyttäytymisen muutosvalmiuteen. Aineistot analysoitiin tilastollisesti monimuuttujamenetelmin, ja tuloksia tulkittiin kriittisen realismin näkökulmasta. Tulokset osoittavat, että lukiokoulutus ja korkeassa sosioekonomisessa asemassa oleva vanhempi lisäävät hyvän arkielämän terveystiedon lukutaidon todennäköisyyttä. Terveystiedon lukutaito on positiivisesti yhteydessä terveyttä edistäviin elintapoihin ja terveyteen sosioekonomisesta asemasta riippumatta. Luottamus omiin kykyihin löytää, arvioida ja ymmärtää terveystietoa on yhteydessä muun muassa säännölliseen liikuntaan ja terveellisiin syömistottumuksiin sekä hyvään fyysiseen kuntoon. Liikunnan kontekstissa terveystietokäytännöt kytkeytyvät käyttäytymisen muutosvaiheeseen. Aktiivisimmin liikuntatietoa hankkivat liikuntakäyttäytymisen ylläpitovaiheessa olevat. Tiedon välttäminen sen sijaan on yhteydessä alhaiseen terveystiedon lukutaitoon, ei muutosvaiheeseen. Tutkimus tuottaa uutta tietoa nuorten, terveiden ihmisten arkielämän terveystiedon lukutaidosta ja terveystietokäyttäytymisestä sekä niiden suhteesta toisiinsa. Uutta on myös terveystietokäytäntöjen tutkiminen terveyskäyttäytymisen muutosvaiheissa ja terveystiedon lukutaidon tarkastelu suhteessa objektiivisesti mitattuun fyysiseen kuntoon. Tutkimuksessa esitetään viitekehys tuleville tutkimuksille terveystiedon lukutaidon ja tietokäytäntöjen vaikutuksesta terveyteen. Tulokset ovat hyödynnettävissä räätälöidyn terveysviestinnän ja terveystiedon lukutaidon koulutuksen suunnittelussa
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Jones, Nicole A. (Nicole Amy). "Morning and Afternoon Response to Exercise Using Two Test Protocols." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277988/.
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The purpose was to investigate time of day on responses to two types of exhaustive cycle ergometer tests. Sixteen males performed six exercise tests: three - constant power protocol and three - incremental protocol. The first test was a learning trial; the other tests were performed one in the morning and one in the afternoon. ANOVA revealed that O2 deficit and lactate were higher in the afternoon than the morning. Regardless of test type, time to exhaustion tended to be higher in the afternoon. VO2max was unaffected by the time of day and test type. These results confirmprevious reports of a time of day effect on anaerobic capacity, and support the contention that V02max is stable about a day.
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Kirchmeyer, Richard H. "An Examination of Body Dissatisfaction and Media Exposure." TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/126.
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The goal of the current study was to examine the relationship between muscle magazine consumption and body dissatisfaction. The study also examined the relationship between muscle magazine consumption and the amount of disparity between ideal and real body shape. Participants (N = 108) were recruited via study board, and also on a volunteer basis, from a mid-Western university with a population of 20,674 students. The first hypothesis stated that men with greater exposure to muscle magazines would indicate that their actual body shape falls further away from their ideal body shape, in terms of both muscularity and fat level, than men who read fewer magazines that focus on muscle building. The second hypothesis stated that men with greater exposure to muscle magazines would indicate higher levels of body dissatisfaction than men who read fewer magazines focused on muscle building. To evaluate the first hypothesis, a linear regression analysis was conducted to determine whether magazine consumption would predict the distance between real and ideal body shape, in terms of both fat and muscle content. Results did not support the first hypothesis and are not consistent with prior research that showed higher levels of muscle and fitness magazine consumption correlating positively with a greater drive for thinness and a greater drive for muscularity. Results did not support the second hypothesis: greater exposure to muscle magazines did not lead to greater levels of body dissatisfaction. Regression analysis found that there was no predictive relationship between muscle magazine consumption and body dissatisfaction or muscle magazine consumption and greater distance between ideal and real body shapes. Additional t-test analysis found that men who read muscle magazines actually indicated significantly lower levels of dissatisfaction with their bodies than men who did not read muscle magazines; however, that result is restricted to collegiate athletes only.
Results from this study are important in that they indicate, in men, there are other factors involved in determining how individuals end up with increased levels of body dissatisfaction. Prior findings also concluded that men’s concerns with body shape thrive as a combination of multiple constructs involving social, personal, and mass media factors. Although magazine literature has some bearing on body image concern, particularly with women, it is unclear as to whether magazine consumption contributes to its effect on men.
One limitation of this study is that participants reported on the degree to which they were dissatisfied with their bodies. Some individuals may not have acknowledged their level of dissatisfaction with their own bodies. Information based upon self-reporting measures may have been inaccurate due to under or over reporting in surveys. Another limitation of this study, particularly when using the results as a comparison tool toward previous studies, is that the measures used to determine levels of body dissatisfaction differ. Researchers abroad have used different measures to arrive at what would be considered similar conclusions regarding body dissatisfaction. There are multiple measures that can be used to determine a person’s level of satisfaction and drive for muscularity. Some measures are better than others at capturing variable characteristics.
Another important limitation is that muscle magazines only represent one form of media consumption. A study that incorporated other forms of media may be more fruitful in its findings. Therefore, results should be interpreted with caution. However, with everexpanding information technology capabilities, society is increasingly bombarded with information more so than ever before. This study provides additional insight into the question of whether or not more is better. It also identifies a gender difference in the predicting power of magazine consumption and body dissatisfaction.
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Lopato, Marisza. "The effect of body mass and body composition on mean power output in the 30 second Wingate test at five resistance settings /." Thesis, McGill University, 1989. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59408.
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The purpose was to examine the effect of body mass and body composition on the mean power output in the 30 second Wingate cycling test at five resistance settings. Forty females (X = 22 years), were divided into four groups based on body mass and the sum of five skinfolds. The Wingate test was performed at the resistance settings of 0.075, 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 kp/kg body weight. A 3-way ANOVA (mass, skinfolds, resistance settings) indicated that: (1) mean power (W/kg) was similar for low and high mass groups; (2) the low sum of skinfolds group had a significantly higher (p $<$ 0.02) mean power output than the high sum of skinfolds group; and (3) at resistance settings of 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 (kp/kg) the low sum of skinfolds group had a higher (p $<$ 0.05) mean power score than the high sum of skinfolds group at equivalent resistance settings.
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Agostini, Lucas Côrtes Machado. "Relação entre nível de atividade física e disfunção erétil em homens com idade entre 40 e 75 anos." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), 2010. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/2642.
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INTRODUÇÃO: A disfunção erétil possui alta prevalência em homens com 40 a 70 anos e tem se tornado um marcador de maior risco cardiovascular. Homens que adotam mudanças no estilo de vida, incluindo atividades físicas e perda de peso melhoram sua função erétil. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a presença da associação entre o nível de atividade física, o nível de condicionamento físico e características (obesidade, dislipidemia e aumento do volume abdominal) e hábitos (tabagismo) de maior risco cardiovascular com a presença de disfunção erétil em homens de 40 a 75 anos. PACIENTES E MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 180 homens voluntários com idade entre 40 e 75 anos. Os pacientes foram avaliados quanto a idade, presença de dislipidemia e tabagismo e quanto a parâmetros antropométricos com caracterização de índice de massa corpórea (IMC), índice cintura quadril (ICQ) e circunferência abdominal. Para a avaliação do nível de condicionamento físico foi realizado teste para aferição indireta do consumo máximo de oxigênio (Vo2máx). A avaliação da função erétil foi feita pelo questionário Índice Internacional de Função Erétil escala breve com 6 itens (IIEF-5) e a avaliação do nível de atividade física pelo Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ) em sua versão curta. RESULTADOS: Foi encontrada associação inversa entre: nível de atividade física e disfunção erétil (p<0,001) e nível de condicionamento físico e disfunção erétil (p<0,001) e associação direta entre disfunção erétil e fumo (p=0,02); dislipidemia (p=0,02) e idade (p<0,001). Não foram encontradas diferenças estatísticas significantes para as associações entre: disfunção erétil e índice de massa corporal (p=0,062); índice cintura/quadril (p=0,185) e circunferência abdominal (p=0,072). CONCLUSÕES: Homens com maior prática de atividade física ou melhor condicionamento físico estão menos sujeitos a sofrerem de disfunção erétil. O presente trabalho reforça o conceito de que hábitos saudáveis têm efeito direto sobre a função erétil e consequentemente sobre os fatores de risco cardiovascular.
INTRODUCTION: Erectile dysfunction is highly prevalent in men aged 40-70 years and has become a marker of increased cardiovascular risk. Men who adopt changes in lifestyle, including physical activity and weight loss improve their erectile function. OBJECTIVE: Asses the presence of the association between physical activity level, physical fitness level and characteristics (obesity, dyslipidemia, and abdomen size increase) and higher cardiovascular risk habits (smoking) with the presence of erectile dysfunction in men aged 4075 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We examined 180 patients men aged 40-75 years. Patients were evaluated for age, presence of dyslipidemia and smoking and for anthropometric parameters with the characterization of body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio (WHR) and abdomen circumference. For assessing the level of physical fitness, a test was performed to measure the indirect maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max). The evaluation of erectile function was made by the International Index of Erectile Function six-iten short scale questionnaire (IIEF-5) and assessment of physical activity level by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in its short version. RESULTS: This study found an inverse association between: physical activity level and erectile dysfunction (p<0.001) and fitness level and erectile dysfunction (p<0.001); and direct association between: smoking and erectile dysfunction (p=0.02), dyslipidemia and erectile dysfunction (p=0.02) as well as age and erectile dysfunction (p<0.001). There were no significant statistical differences in the associations between: erectile dysfunction and body mass index (p=0.062), waist hip ratio (p=0.185) as well as abdominal circumference (p=0.072). CONCLUSIONS: Men with more physical activity or better physical fitness are less likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction. This study reinforces the concept that healthy habits have a direct effect on erectile function and consequently on cardiovascular risk factors.
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Schouw, Darcelle D. "The effect of a physical wellness pathway on the chronic absenteeism of shift workers at an Eskom power station." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53629.
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Thesis (MScSportSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For many companies, health care can consume half of corporate profits or more. Some employers look to cost sharing, cost shifting, managed care plans, risk rating and cash based rebates or incentives. These methods merely shift costs. Absenteeism in South Africa claims 3.2% of all scheduled work hours, 43 000 work hours per week, 9 days lost per employee per year and 1 employee in every 15 on a weekly basis. The main objective of this study was to establish the effect of a physical wellness intervention on the chronic absenteeism of a governmental company like Eskom. Fiftyfour males with a mean age of 42.13 years, participated in the program. Morphological and physiological variables included fat percentage; body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, blood pressure (BP), flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, waist circumference and muscle endurance. The participants were divided into four groups consisting of 12-15 individuals. Data was collected over a period of six months (March-August 2001). There were six sessions in which the subjects participated namely: wellness awareness, general body wellness, heart wellness, stress wellness, posture wellness and nutritional wellness. These sessions focussed on education, testing and physical activity, with follow-ups and maintenance at the Biokinetic rehabilitation station. Trends for the group were traced using a statistical analysis for absenteeism tallying the GSAR (gross sickness absentee rate) and AFR (absentee frequency rate) for the participants. The GSAR and AFR were significantly lower during the intervention. The return of investment was calculated based on the amount of hours worked per month on the August 2001 payroll, where the increment figure is based on an average increase of 7.9%. The result of the study concluded that work-site body wellness is health care reform that works, with absenteeism decreasing significantly and an improved employee health status.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Baie maatskappye kan die helfte of meer van hul wins aan gesondheidsorg spandeer. Sommige werkgewers oorweeg kostedeling, verskuiwing van kostes, gesondheidsorgplanne, risikobepaling en kontantkortings of aansporings. Hierdie metodes skuif eerder net koste. In Suid-Afrika word 3.2% van alle geskeduleerde werksure as gevolg van afwesigheid verloor, 43 000 werksure per week, 9 dae per werknemer per jaar en 1 werknemer uit elke 15 op 'n weeklikse basis. Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie was om die effek van 'n fisieke welstand intervensie op die chroniese afwesigheid van 'n parastatale maatskappy soos Eskom daar te stel. Vier en vyftig mans met 'n gemiddelde ouderdom van 42.13 jaar het aan die program deelgeneem. Morfologiese en fisiologiese veranderlikes het vetpersentasie; liggaamsmass-indeks (LMI), cholesterol, bloeddruk (BD), soepelheid, kardiovaskulêre uithouvermoë, abdominale omtrek en spieruithouvermoë ingesluit. Die deelnemers is in vier groepe verdeel wat uit 12-15 persone bestaan het. Data is oor 'n periode van ses maande ingesamel (Maart-Augustus 2001). Die deelnemers het aan die volgende ses sessies deelgeneem: bewustheid van welstand, algemene liggaamlike welstand, hartwelstand, streswelstand, postuurwelstand en dieetwelstand. Hierdie sessies het op die opvoeding, toetsing en fisieke aktiwiteit gefokus met opvolg-ondersoeke en instandhouding by die Biokinetika rehabilitasiestasie. Neigings vir die groep is opgevolg deur statistiese analise vir afwesigheid deur die TSAS (totale siekte afwesigheidsyfer) en AFS (afwesigheidsfrekwensiesyfer) vir die deelnemers aan te teken. Die TSAS en AFS was beduidend laer tydens die intervensie. Die beleggingsopbrengs is bereken op die aantal ure per maand op die Augustus 2001 . betaalstaat met die toenamesyfer gebaseer op die gemiddelde verhoging van 7.9%. Die resultaat van die studie is dat liggaamlike welstand by die werksplek voordelig is vir gesondheidsorgverbetering en dat afwesigheid beduidend afneem terwyl daar ook 'n verbetering in die gesondheidstatus van werknemers was.
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Ljungberg, Angelica. "Fysisk aktivitet och hälsosam kost : Vad har grundskoleelever fått med sig för kunskaper från skolan?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28585.
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Berglund, Sara, and Sofia Blomqvist. "Effekten av fysisk aktivitet hos barn med autismspektrumtillstånd : En litteraturstudie." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27116.
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Bakgrund: Barn med autismspektrumtillstånd (AST) avstår ofta fysisk aktivitet av anledningen att de har svårt med det sociala samspel som skapas i en grupp med människor. De kan även ha begränsad rörelseförmåga, vilket gör att den motoriska utvecklingen blir försenad eller aldrig utvecklas. Den fysiska aktiviteten bidrar till ökad motorisk utveckling i specifika idrotter som involverar fin och grovmotoriska färdigheter. Studiens syfte är att undersöka i vilken grad fysisk aktivitet påverkar fingrovmotoriska färdigheter och därmed ökar möjligheten för det sociala samspelet hos ett barn med autismspektrumtillstånd. Frågeställningarna lyder: Hur kan det sociala samspelet påverkas hos ett barn med autism genom fysisk aktivitet? Hur kan fysisk aktivitet påverka fin och grovmotorik hos ett barn med AST? Metoden som författarna valt är en systematisk litteraturstudie. De valda artiklarna är i från databaserna Discovery och Taylor & Francis. Hjälpmedel med sökord och övriga begränsningar användes för att hitta relevanta och aktuella vetenskapliga artiklar till denna studie. Artiklarna analyserades, värderades utifrån GRADE-modellen och därefter diskuterades evidensen av författarna. Resultatet påvisar att fysisk aktivitet ökar det sociala samspelet samt de finmotoriska och grovmotoriska färdigheterna förbättras hos barn med AST. Slutsatsen är att fin och grovmotoriska färdigheter ökar kontinuerligt i samband med fysisk aktivitet. Graden av fysisk aktivitet ökar i specifika motoriska färdigheter beroende på form av aktivitet samt hur frekvent aktiviteten utförs. Deltagandet i fysisk aktivitet ledde till att den sociala förmågan förbättrades samt att det yttrade sig positivt på barnens välmående både fysiskt och psykiskt.
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Finianos, Boutros. "The effects of a 1-year recreational football protocol on bone mineral density and physical performance parameters in a group of healthy inactive 50 years old men." Thesis, Littoral, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021DUNK0575.
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Les buts de cette thèse de doctorat étaient d'explorer les relations entre plusieurs paramètres de performance physique et les paramètres osseux chez un groupe d'homme cinquantenaires, de comparer les indices de résistance osseuse du col fémoral chez un groupe d'homme cinquantenaires inactifs et des anciens joueurs de football de même âge et d'explorer les effets d'un an de football récréatif sur la densité minérale osseuse et les paramètres de performance physique chez un groupe d'hommes cinquantenaires. Trois principales études ont été menées. La première étude a démontré que la VO₂ max (L/min), la masse maigre et la puissance maximale des membres inférieurs sont les meilleurs déterminants des paramètres osseux chez les hommes cinquantenaires. La deuxième étude a démontré que l'ancienne pratique du football est associée à une augmentation des indices de résistance osseuse du col fémoral chez les hommes cinquantenaires. La troisième étude a démontré que le CMO CE, la DMO CF, le CSMI, le CSI, le BSI et l'ISI ont augmenté dans les deux groupes expérimentaux (RF30 et RF60) mais pas dans le groupe témoin. Les pourcentages de variation des paramètres osseux et des performances physiques n'étaient pas significativement différents entre les deux groupes expérimentaux. Le football récréatif est une méthode efficace pour l'amélioration des paramètres de santé osseuse chez les hommes cinquantenairesThe aim of this PhD thesis were to explore the relationships between several physical performance variables and bone parameters in a group of middle-aged men, to compare composite indices of femoral neck strength in inactive middle-aged men and ages-matched former football players and to explore the effects of a 1-year recreational football protocol on bone mineral density and physical performance parameters in a group of healthy inactive 50-year-old men. Three main studies have been conducted. The first study has shown that VO₂ max (L/min), lean mass and maximum power of the lower limbs are the strongest determinants of bone variables in middle-aged men. The second study has shown that former footbal practice is associated with higher composite indices of femoral neck strength in middle-aged men. The third study has demonstrated that WB BMC, FN BMD, CSMI, CSI, BSI and ISI increased in both experimental groups (RF30 and RF60) but not in the control group. The percentages of variations in bone health parameters and in physical performance variables were not significantly different in both experimental groups. Recreational football is an effective method to improve bone health in middle-aged men
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Isberg, Jenny. "Viljan till fysisk aktivitet en intervention avsedd att stimulera ungdomar att bli fysiskt aktiva /." Doctoral thesis, Örebro : Örebro universitet, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-8234.
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Jerlinder, Kajsa. "Social rättvisa i inkluderande idrottsundervisning för elever med rörelsehinder : en utopi?" Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-10485.
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Eidenert, Ellen, and Jonas Åsbrink. "Psykologiska faktorers samband med förbättring i fysisk förmåga under gruppgympa." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-183668.
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Fysisk inaktivitet är ett växande problem ur folkhälsosynpunkt. Världshälsoorganisationen rekommenderar minst 3 timmars måttlig fysisk aktivitet per vecka för ökad hälsa och fysisk förmåga. Gruppträningspass där man rör sig till musik är en populär träningsform, särskilt för mindre aktiva personer eller de som börjar träna efter att ha varit inaktiva. Det är därför intressant att förstå hur sådan träning bör utformas för att ge störst förbättring på fysisk förmåga. Här undersöker vi hur musikgympa förbättrar fysisk förmåga hos otränade personer, och i vilken mån denna förbättring korrelerar med ett antal psykologiska faktorer relaterade till den fysiska aktiviteten. 110 personer genomförde ett testbatteri som omfattade kondition, styrka, och flexibilitet före och efter elva veckors gruppgympa två gånger i veckan. De psykologiska faktorerna omfattade deras upplevelser av ansträngning, flow, smärta, välbefinnande under träningspassen och deras uppfattning om instruktörerna. Deltagarnas fysiska förmåga förbättrades, men förbättringen var endast svagt och icke statistiskt signifikant korrelerad med de psykologiska faktorerna.Physical inactivity is a growing problem from a public health point of view. The World Health Organization recommends at least 3 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity weekly to increase health benefits and physical fitness. Group workouts where you move to music are a popular form of exercise, especially for less active people or those who start exercising after previously being inactive. Therefore, it is interesting to understand how such training should be designed to give the greatest effect on physical fitness. In this study we examine how music exercise improves physical fitness in sedentary people, and to what extent this improvement correlates with a number of psychological factors related to physical activity. 110 people completed a test battery that tested fitness, strength, and flexibility before and after eleven weeks of group exercise twice a week. The psychological factors were their experienced exertion, flow, pain, well- being during the workouts, as well as their perception of the instructors. Physical fitness increased, but the increase was only weakly- and non-significantly correlated with the psychological factors.
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Grahn, Kronhed Ann-Charlotte. "Community-based osteoporosis prevention : physical activity in relation to bone density, fall prevention, and the effect of training programmes : the Vadstena Osteoporosis Prevention Project /." Doctoral thesis, Linköping : Univ, 2003. http://www.ep.liu.se/diss/med/07/88/index.html.
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Forsgren, Kalle Gunnar. "”Alla tolkar detta olika liksom” : Hur lärare i ämnet Idrott och Hälsa arbetar med bedömning, betyg och likvärdighet." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-70928.
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Föreliggande studies syfte var att undersöka hur lärare i ämnet Idrott och Hälsas syn- och tillvägagångssätt vid bedömning samt betygssättning påverkar likvärdigheten i ämnet på gymnasiet. Studiens teoretiska ramverk utgår från Aaron Antonovskys KASAM och dess tre centrala begrepp; Begriplighet, Hanterbarhet och Meningsfullhet. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom kvalitativa djupintervjuer med sex lärare i ämnet Idrott och Hälsa. Resultatet visar att det förekommer olikheter bland lärarna vid exempelvis deras syn på likvärdighet, tolkningar av styrdokumenten och vilka arbetsmetoder som föreligger vid bedömning och betygssättning. Studiens slutsats är att läroplanens tolkningsbarhet skapar ett krav på lärarens subjektiva omdöme. Tolkningarnas differenser leder till icke-likvärdiga villkor för eleverna vid bedömning och betygssättning i ämnet Idrott och Hälsa.The purpose of the present study was to examine how teachers in Physical education sees and approaches the work of assessment and grading and how that affects the equivalence in the subject. The theoretical framework of the study is based on Aaron Antonovskys SOC and its three key concepts; Comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. The empirical material has been collected through qualitative in-depth interviews with six teachers in Physical education. The result shows that there are differences among the teachers in, for example, their perspective of equivalence, their interpretations of the curriculum and which working methods they are using when assessing and grading. The study’s conclusion is that the curriculum’s interpretability creates a requirement for the teacher’s subjective opinion. The differences between the interpretations leads to non-equivalent conditions for the students in the assessment- and grading process in Physical education.
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Persson, Robin, and Daniel Haraldsson. "Personliga tränares och fysioterapeuters träningsrekommendationer för individer med typ 2-diabetes eller osteoporos." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-36486.
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SyfteSyftet med denna studie var att undersöka personliga tränares och fysioterapeuters träningsrekommendationer för äldre individer med osteoporos eller typ 2-diabetes samt att undersöka om rekommendationerna skiljer sig mellan dessa professioner.MetodSemi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med tre personliga tränare och tre fysioterapeuter. Intervjuerna grundades på två patientfall där ena fallet innefattade en 67-årig man med typ 2-diabetes och det andra fallet innefattade en 70-årig kvinna med osteoporos. Utifrån patientfallen fick de ge sina träningsrekommendationer för att förbättra patientens sjukdomstillstånd. Efter att intervjuerna genomförts analyserades data med en innehållsanalys där meningsbärande enheter kodades och kategoriserades i teman.ResultatBåde personliga tränare och fysioterapeuter rekommenderade styrketräning som primär träningsform för typ 2-diabetes och osteoporos. Som ett komplement till styrketräningen lyfte båda professionerna fram konditionsträning i form av promenader eller liknande.SlutsatserBåda professionerna hade adekvata träningsrekommendationer för att förbättra sjukdomstillstånden men de kunde med fördel ha inkluderat powerträning (styrketräning med hög kontraktionshastighet) i sina rekommendationer vilket forskning på området visat ge god effekt på både typ 2-diabetes och osteoporos.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate personal trainers and physiotherapists training recommendations for older individuals with osteoporosis or type 2 diabetes as well as to investigate if the recommendations differ between these professions.MethodSemi-structured interviews were conducted with three personal trainers and three physiotherapists. The interviews were based on two patient cases where one case involved a 67 year old man with type 2 diabetes and the other case included a 70 year old woman with osteoporosis. From the patient cases, they were given their training recommendations to improve the patient's disease state. After the interviews were conducted, the data were analyzed with a content analysis where meaning-bearing units were coded and categorized into themes.ResultsBoth personal trainers and physiotherapists recommended strength training as primary training for type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis. As a complement to the strength training, both professions highlighted endurance training in the form of walking or similar activities.ConclusionsBoth professions had adequate training recommendations to improve disease conditions but could advantageously implement more power training in their recommendations which has been proven to have positive effect on both type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis.
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Svärling, Lisa, and Josefin Caspersson. "Högintensiv styrketräning och välmående : en kvantitativ studie med syfte att undersöka fysisk kapacitet och psykiskt mående hos otränade studenter före och efter sex veckor med ledarledd högintensiv styrketräning." Thesis, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-5309.
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Sammanfattning Bakgrund Människan mår bra av fysisk aktivitet. Det finns mycket tidigare evidensbaserad forskning som stärker detta. Trots de positiva fördelarna som kommer med fysisk aktivitet är det allt färre människor som rör på sig tillräckligt mycket. Detta påverkar samhället negativt. En väldigt utsatt grupp för den negativa samhällstrenden är unga studenter. Studenter har ofta en konstant hög arbetsbörda med pågående studier, arbete och viktiga livsval. Det kan leda till att de ofta drabbas av stress och andra psykiska samt fysiska riskfaktorer. Unga inom utbildning är också samhällets framtid, där av borde mer forskning och promotivt arbete läggas där. Syfte är att undersöka unga studenters fysiska och psykiska välmående före och efter sex veckor med ledarledd högintensiv styrketräning. Metod För att svara på studiens frågeställningar genomfördes en intervention med kvantitativ metod. 12 sedan tidigare otränade studenter, både män och kvinnor, med en medelålder på 24 år rekryterades via mailutskick. Graden av nuvarande fysisk kapacitet och tidigare erfarenhet av fysisk aktivitet fick de rekryterande själva skatta. Testledarna valde efter anmälan ut de personer som uppnådde kriterierna. Kriterierna för att delta var att studera på högskola eller universitet och att vara lågt till måttligt aktiv, inte hade någon inplanerad fysiska aktivitet i sin vardag och tidigare inte tränat på elitnivå. De utvalda deltagarna genomförde fysiska och psykologiska tester innan en sex veckors träningsperiod, bestående av högintensiv styrketräning. Högintensiv styrketräning innebar styrketräning i högintensivt utförande med många repetitioner. Till störst del funktionella helkroppsövningar där låga vikter eller kroppsvikt användes. Efter avslutad träningsperiod återkom samma tester. Data samlades sedan in och sammanställdes med deskriptiv statistik. Sammanställda data analyserades genom t-test och Chi2-test i Microsoft Excel. Resultat Både de fysiska och psykiska testerna visade goda resultat efter sex veckors intervention med ledarledd högintensiv styrketräning. Majoriteten av alla tester visade en signifikant ökning i fysisk kapacitet och psykiskt välmående hos deltagarna. Sex veckor med ledarledd högintensiv styrketräning gav lust till fortsatt fysisk aktivitet. Slutsats Sex veckor med ledarledd högintensiv träning ökar otränade studenters fysiska kapacitet och psykiska mående påfallande och med hög signifikans. Sex veckor med ledarledd högintensiv styrketräning gav lust till fortsatt fysisk aktivitet.Summary Background A human’s well-being increases with physical activity. There exist many evidence-based research findings that strengthen this theory. However, despite the positive benefits of physical activity, few people are physically active today. This affects the members of the society in a negative way. An especially vulnerable group for this negative trend includes young students. Students often have a constant high workload with ongoing studies, work and important life choices to make. In many cases, this situation can lead to stress and other psychological and physical risk factors. Since young studying people are the future of our society, more research and promotional work should be placed here to put an end to this increasing problem. The aim is to examine the physical and mental well-being of young students before and after six weeks of leadership-led, high intensity strength training. Method To be able to respond to this study's questions, an intervention was conducted with a quantitative methodology. 12 previously untrained students, both men and women, with an average age of 24 years were recruited by email. Physical capacity and previous experience of physical activity were appreciated by themselves. The test leaders selected the persons who met the criteria after the announcement. The criteria for attending were to study at college or university and to be low to moderately active, not have any planned physical activity in their daily lives and not train in the elite level. The selected participants performed physical and psychological tests before a six-week training period, consisting of high intensity strength training. High intensity strength training involved weight training in high intensity performance with many repetitions. For the most part functional full body exercises where low weights or body weight were used. After the training period had ended, the same tests were conducted. The data from the tests was then collected and compiled with descriptive statistics. Results After six weeks of intervention with leadership-led high intensity strength training, both the physical and the psychological tests showed good results. Almost all tests showed an increase in physical capacity and psychological well-being in the participants, and the increase in relation to a majority of the tests were significant. For a full report see appendix 3. Six weeks of leadership-led, high-intensity exercise gave lust for continued psychical activity. Conclusion Six weeks of leadership-led, high-intensity exercise significantly increases the physical capacity and the psychological well-being of untrained students. Six weeks of leadership-led, high-intensity exercise gave lust for continued psychical activity.
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Manaj, Mergim. "Villkor och förutsättningar i idrott och hälsa : Lärarnas egna uppfattningar om deras förutsättningar i arbetet med funktionshindrade elever." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-78012.
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Den här studien fokuserar sig på lärares uppfattningar kring deras förutsättningar i arbetet med elever med funktionshinder. Material hämtas från fem kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer i södra Sverige. Det insamlade materialet analyseras med hjälp av läroplansteori och genom en tematisk innehållsanalys. I resultatet visade det sig att lärarnas förutsättningar att arbeta med elever i svårigheter och funktionsnedsättningar försvårades på grund av olika faktorer. En faktor var lärarnas tid vilket kunde begränsa deras arbete att så bra som möjligt anpassa undervisningen för elever i svårigheter. En annan faktor var att ett bra samarbete med speciallärare och specialpedagogen på respektive skola saknades vilket minskar förutsättningarna att utföra ett så bra arbete som möjligt. Lärarnas specialpedagogiska kompetens kritiserades av dem själva då de i sin utbildning på universitet saknade en bra kurs inom detta område. I intervjuerna kom det fram att lärarna ställde sig positiva till arbetet med dessa elever även om det fanns faktorer som innebar svårigheter i arbetet.
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Thorell, Eva. "Physical Fitness and Pregnancy." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Allmänmedicin och preventivmedicin, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-203630.
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Objectives To assess physical fitness in pregnancy and to evaluate its effect on perceived health, back pain, blood pressure and duration of gestation. Also, to evaluate the effect of serum relaxin levels on blood pressure and duration of gestation. Material and methods A prospective cohort of 520 pregnant women were examined in early pregnancy and five months postpartum with regard to socio-demographic characteristics and estimated peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2 peak, est.). Serum concentrations of relaxin were carried out in early pregnancy. Physical exercise, possible back pain and blood pressure were measured repeatedly throughout pregnancy. Results Absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy was positively correlated to perceived health, which was lower during than after pregnancy. The average absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy of 2.4 l/minute was 0.02 l/minute less than the V̇O2 peak, est. postpartum, while regular physical exercise decreased throughout pregnancy. Absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy was not associated to the incidence of any low back pain location in pregnancy or postpartum, but inversely to intensity of back pain and diastolic blood pressure and positively with duration of gestation. Elevated serum relaxin levels were associated with decreased diastolic blood pressure and higher duration of gestation among women with miscarriage. Conclusions Perceived health, diastolic blood pressure and duration of gestation were positively affected by physical fitness while no effect was shown on the incidence of back pain. The effect of physical fitness on duration of gestation and diastolic blood pressure might have clinical implications as well as the increased serum relaxin levels on miscarriages.
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Abdo, Manal, and Emilia Persson. "En kvalitativ studie om idrottslärarens arbetssätt med högstadieflickor i relation till kroppsbilder." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för hälsovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-20095.
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Inledning: Studien ger en övergripande bild av hur psykisk ohälsa har blivit ett allt vanligare tillstånd bland barn och unga. Därtill är flickor i tonåren en särskilt utsatt grupp med högre förekomst av psykisk ohälsa främst på grund av samhällets påtryckande normer och värderingar kring utseende. Forskning visar att det finns ett samspel mellan den psykiska ohälsan och kroppsmissnöjet och eftersom flickor i tonåren till stor del vistas i skolan är det av stor vikt att utforska hur skolan arbetar med den utsatta gruppen. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att utforska hur idrottslärare uppfattar att de arbetar med temat kroppsbild bland flickor i högstadiet. Detta för att öka förståelsen för möjliga faktorer som kan påverka kroppsbilden bland flickor i tonåren. Metod: För att kunna besvara studiens syfte valdes ett kvalitativt metodval i form av enskilda semistrukturerade intervjuer där totalt 10 deltagare fick representera resultatet. Resultat: Resultatet bygger på idrottslärarnas upplevelser och tankar kring hur de bör arbeta med ämnet kroppsbilder bland flickor. Då det inte finns några riktlinjer inom läroplanen för hur idrottslärare bör arbeta med problematiken behövs därför folkhälsoarbetet inriktas på att undersöka behovet hos målgruppen så idrottslärarens arbetssätt kan utvecklas. Konklusion: På grund av den begränsade forskningen finns det ett behov för att vidare studera kroppsuppbild utifrån en kvalitativ och kvantitativ aspekt för att ge en tydligare bild av idrottslärarens arbetssätt.Introduction: The study gives an overall picture of how mental illness has become an increasingly common condition among children and young people. Therefore, teenage girls are a particularly vulnerable group with a higher incidence of mental illness, mainly due to society's pressure on norms and values about appearance. Research shows that there is an interaction between mental illness and body dissatisfaction, and since girls in their teens spend a lot of time in school, it is of great importance to explore how the school works with this vulnerable group. The aim: The study’s aim was to explore how PE teachers work with body images among girls in the middle school. This is to increase understanding of possible factors that can affect the body image of girls in adolescence. Method: In order to be able to answer the study's aim, a qualitative choice of method was chosen in the form of individual semi-structured interviews in which a total of 10 participants had to represent the result. Result: The result is based on the PE teachers' experiences and thoughts on how to work with the subject body images among girls. Since there are no guidelines in the curriculum for how PE teachers should work with the problem, the public health work should therefore investigate the need for the volnurable group so that the PE teacher's work methods can be developed. Conclusion: Due to the limited research, there is a need to further study body image based on a qualitative and quantitative aspects to give a clearer picture of the PE teacher's way of working.
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Tjepkema, Travis T. "Relationship between physical activity and physical fitness attributes." Virtual Press, 1994. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/902485.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between self-report physical activity as quantified by the Ball State University Adult Physical Fitness Program (BSU-APFP) Physical Activity Code (PAC) and measured physical fitness attributes of participants tested through the Ball State University Adult Physical Fitness Program. For the analysis, subjects were separated into three physical activity groups based on their self-reported PAC. The activity groups were sedentary, moderately active, and active. Comparisons were made among the groups for the following measured physical fitness attributes: age, resting blood pressure and heart rate, body weight, body mass index (BMI), percent body fat, total serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max). The subject pool for this study consisted of 2152 participants tested through the BSU-APFP between 1972-1992. A subset analysis was performed comparing serum lipids among the physical activity groups using 1432 participants from the original subject pool. Gender-specific univariate ANOVA's were used to assess differences among the physical activity groups for the physical fitness attributes. Significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the sedentary and active men for all the physical fitness attributes. Significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the moderately active and active men for all the physical fitness attributes except age and systolic blood pressure. In addition, significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the sedentary and moderately active men for body weight, BMI, percent body fat, serum triglycerides and V02max. Significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the sedentary and active women for all the physical fitness attributes except for age and total cholesterol. Significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the moderately active and active women for all the physical fitness attributes except age, systolic/diastolic blood pressure and the serum lipids. In addition, significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between the sedentary and moderately active women for BMI, percent body fat, the serum lipids and V02max. The observed differences among the PAC groups were in the expected direction meaning that active men and women had more favorable physical fitness profiles as compared to their less active counterparts.School of Physical Education
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Shaw-Gardow, Brooke. "Physical fitness and intellectual disabilities." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003shawgardowb.pdf.
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Kaipainen, Ida, and Jakob Johansson. "Kroppens form och utseende: betydelsen för utövare på gym." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-29923.
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Syfte Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka vilken betydelse kroppens form och utseende har för utövare på träningsanläggningar. Metod Metoden som har använts i denna studie är enkäter. Urvalet i denna studie har bestått av 51 individer som bor i en medelstor svensk stad, mellan 18–65 år, kvinnor och män som tränar på gym. Resultat Resultatet visar att de som tränat i över två år känner sig nöjda med sin kropp i mycket större utsträckning än de som tränat mindre än två år och att ålder inte spelar någon större roll. Män är generellt sett mer nöjd med sin kropp än kvinnor. Män tränar även fler pass i veckan samt fler timmar än kvinnor. Resultatet visar även att äldre alltid varit mer nöjd med sin kropp än yngre men att de yngre i högre utsträckning både blivit mer och mindre nöjda med sin kropp efter att de börjat tränat. Yngre lägger mer fokus på hur andras kroppar ser ut och fokuserar även mycket på hur deras egen kropp ser ut samt har för form. Ett annat resultat av denna forskning var att ganska långt ifrån alla som befinner sig på gymmet trivs där, men att de flesta blivit mer nöjda med sig själva efter att de tagit sig till gymmet regelbundet, framförallt de som gjort det i över två års tid. Slutsatser Många men långt ifrån alla som befinner sig på gym trivs där. De flesta blir däremot mer nöjda med sig själva när de tränar regelbundet. Ålder spelar en viss roll, äldre bryr sig i lägre utsträckning om sin egna kropp och andra kroppar jämför med yngre. Män är mer nöjda jämfört med kvinnor över sina kroppar samt att män tränar fler och längre pass.Purpose The purpose of this assignment was to examine what meaning the body’s shape and form has on an active person who works out in gym. Method We have used a survey as our method in this assignment to get the results. The people that we have asked to answer the survey are 51 individuals, between 18- 65 years old that lives in a medium-sized Swedish town. All of these women and men are regularly working out at a gym. Result The results of this survey have shown that those who has work outed for over two years, feels satisfied with their body shape in a wider perspective then those who have trained less then two years and that age do not play a big part of it. Men are in general more satisfied with their bodies than women are. Men also work out more hours per week then women. The result also shows that older people are more satisfied with their bodies then younger but the younger in a large perspective have become more or less satisfied with their bodies after they started working out. The younger generation put a lot more focus on how other people’s bodies look and how their own shape look. Another result this survey have had were that far from everybody who visited the gym feel at home there, but most of them have become more satisfied with themselves after they have gone to the gym more regularly, especially those who have done it over two years’ time. Conclusion Many but still far from everybody that work out at a gym feels at home there, however many who do work out regularly feel more satisfied with themselves. Age play a small part in it all, older people care far less about their body in comparison with the younger generations. Gender also seems to play a part of the comparison as men feels more satisfied with their bodies than women do. Men tends to have more and longer workout sessions at the gym.
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Griffin, Alicia R. "Physical fitness levels in girl's sixth grade physical education." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2006. http://165.236.235.140/lib/AGriffin2007.pdf.
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Faktor, Marc Dylan. "Health-related physical fitness, knowledge, and administration of the Canadian physical activity, fitness and lifestyle approach." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15891.
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Research suggests that individuals who have increased fitness knowledge via health education are more likely to be physically active and fit. In addition, an individual’s health literacy is suggested to play a substantial role towards the acquisition of health knowledge. However, literature delineating the relationship between health knowledge, health literacy, and the components of health-related physical fitness is scarce and inconsistent. The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA) represents a series of standardized fitness testing procedures developed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. In addition, the CPAFLA provides important health-related information to individuals intended to promote healthy lifestyle activities. To-date, the influence of the CPAFLA on health-related physical fitness knowledge and the components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) regarding physical activity has yet to be examined. One large study examining two distinct sub-questions was conducted. The first question examined objectively the relationship between health-related physical fitness knowledge, health literacy, and health-related physical fitness in 34 participants (18 F, 16 M; 19-49 years). Knowledge was examined using the FitSmart, while health literacy and physical fitness were assessed via the Newest
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Landers, Jacob David. "Physical Fitness, Obesity, and Decision Making." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492692043678457.
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Alverson, Sylvia M. "Physical fitness training for paramedic students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1987. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/399.
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Gunnesson, Linnea, and Anna Zetterlund. "Fysisk aktivitetsnivå, smärtintensitet och funktionsnedsättning hos personer med ländryggssmärta : - En enkätstudie." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Medicinsk vetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-28317.
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Bakgrund Ländryggssmärta är mycket vanligt förekommande i västvärlden. Det innebär stort lidande för individen och stora kostnader för samhället. Idag behandlas ryggsmärta med information om att vara aktiv och vid behov rådgivning om smärtstillande läkemedel. Mer kunskap behövs gällande fysisk träning som prevention och behandling av akut- och subakut ländryggssmärta. Syfte Syftet med studien var att, för patienter med akut- och subakut ländryggsmärta, beskriva den fysiska aktivitetsnivån samt eventuella skillnader i smärtintensitet och funktionsnedsättning mellan grupper med olika aktivitetsnivåer. Syftet var även att undersöka samband mellan aktivitetsnivå och smärtintensitet respektive aktivitetsnivå och funktionsnedsättning. Metod Studien var en enkätstudie med tvärsnittsdesign. Deltagarna var 15 patienter, 9 kvinnor och 6 män, medelålder 49,2 år, som sökt vård för akuta eller subakuta ländryggsbesvär till 4 olika primärvårdsenheter. Fysisk aktivitetsnivå skattades via Socialstyrelsens indikatorfrågor för fysisk aktivitet, smärtan med numerisk skattningsskala 0-10 (NRS) och Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) besvarades. Data sammanställdes med deskriptiv statistik, skillnader testades med Mann-Whitney U-test och samband analyserades med Spearmans korrelationskoefficient. Resultat Åtta av 15 deltagare uppnådde Världshälsoorganisationens (WHO) rekommendationer för fysisk aktivitet (> 150 minuter i veckan). De som ägnade sig åt fysisk träning minst 90 minuter per vecka hade medianvärde NRS 5,5 och RMDQ 8, för de som tränade mindre var motsvarande värden NRS 7,5 (p=0,153) och RMDQ 11,5 (p=0,175). Ett svagt negativt samband identifierades mellan NRS (r=-0,316,) och nivå av fysisk aktivitet medans sådant samband mellan RMDQ och fysisk aktivitetsnivå var negligerbart (r=-0,158). Slutsats Det var ingen statistiskt signifikant skillnad mellan grupperna som tränade minst 90 minuter per vecka och de som tränade mindre gällande varken smärtintensitet eller funktionsnedsättning. Ett svagt negativt men ej statistiskt signifikant samband kan ses mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå och smärtintensitet.Background Lower back pain is very common in the western world. It results in a great suffering for the person and large economic costs for the society. Today lower back pain is treated with information to stay active and medication for pain relief. There is a lack of knowledge with regards to what effect physical training has as prevention and treatment for acute and subacute lower back pain. Aim The aim of this study was to, among patients with acute and subacute non-specific lower back pain, describe their level of physical activity and evaluate differences between groups with different levels of activity. The aim was also to explore the association between pain intensity, disability and level of physical activity. Method The study was conducted as a survey. The participants was 15 patients, 6 men and 9 women with the mean age of 49,2 years old, who had sought care for acute and subacute lower back pain in 6 different primary care clinics. The level of physical activity were estimated using the indicator questions for physical activity by Socialstyrelsen, the pain intensity was measured with the Numeric Rating Scale and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire was answered. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, differences were tested with Mann-Whitney U-test and correlations analyzed with Spearman correlations coefficient. Results Eight out of 15 participants reached the WHO recommendations of physical activity (> 150 min/week). Those who participated in physical training minimum 90 mins/week had a median value of NRS 5,5 and RMDQ 8. For those who trained less the median values were for NRS 7,5 (p=0,153) and RMDQ 11,5 (p=0,175). A week correlation between NRS (r=-0,136) and level of physical activity was noted while such correlation between RMDQ was negligible (r=-0,158). Conclusion There were no statically significant difference between the groups who trained at least 90 minutes per week and those who trained less neither in regards to pain intensity or disability. A weak but not statistically significant correlation was observed between physical activity and pain intensity.
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Chau, Chi-kong. "An examination of performance in the 20 m multistage shuttle run and a treadmill test in Hong Kong students." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21734690.
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Truxillo, Catherine Ingels. "The effects of emotional disclosure on fitness and fitness-related social psychological constructs /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Huitfeldt, Åke. "Passar jag in? : Nyanlända ungdomars möte med idrottsundervisning." Licentiate thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-44781.
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The present study deals with newly arrived young people’s perceptions of Physical Education and Health (PEH). Many in this group are not familiar with the culturally specific elements of Swedish PEH. The study highlights the meanings they attach to participation in PEH and the consequences on their participation in PEH. The study is based on qualitative interviews with six young immigrants in a medium sized city in Sweden. They have come from different countries, have different religions and are of different genders. The results have been interpreted using Dewey’s pragmatic transactional approach. Some results from the study are that school PEH is an important activity for the interviewees offering opportunities, new contacts, improvement of language and other skills. Their narratives indicate that their physical health does not constitute a limitation but rather an opportunity to participate in PEH. On the other hand, certain aspects of their psychological and social health may sometimes constitute limitations to their participation in PEH. The girls are affected both by the market forces norm that tells that they should be nice and sweet and of their own cultural norm that tells that they should not be too physically active. It is easier for the boys than the girls in the study to participate in sports both in school and during leisure time. On the basis of the results of the study and of previous research, the discussion suggests ways of facilitating this group’s participation in PEH, the important point being that they should be treated as individuals.Andelen nyanlända ungdomar i Sverige ökar och prognoser visar att andelen kommer att öka framgent. Skolan är en viktig plats för dessa ungdomar och av betydelse för dem att inkluderas i det svenska samhället. Ungdomarnas inkludering i samhället är viktig att förhålla sig till där undervisningen är en viktig del. Undervisningen i Idrott och Hälsa har tillsammans med övrig skolverksamhet ett ansvar att välkomna denna grupp. Fysisk aktivitet i olika former har en stor möjlighet att göra det på ett positivt sätt då rörelse och idrott är en global företeelse där språket är av mindre betydelse. Fysisk aktivitet är ett globalt språk som om det presenteras på ett tillgängligt sätt kan vara en brygga för denna grupp att inkluderas i samhället. När jag inom ramen för Forskarskolan Idrott och hälsas didaktik fick chansen att skriva en licentiatuppsats blev valet naturligt. Jag har arbetat 40 år som idrottslärare och har under de senaste åren undervisat nyanlända ungdomar i åldern 16-20 år. Jag har under den tid jag undervisat gruppen funderat över hur jag ska planera och genomföra undervisningen för att underlätta gruppens möte med ämnet. Därför kändes det relevant att göra en praktiknära studie som belyser nyanländas möte med idrottsundervisningen. Jag har intervjuat sex stycken nyanlända ungdomar i åldern 17-19 år gamla som har skilda uppväxtförhållanden. Deras berättelser tar upp tiden i hemlandet, deras flykt och mötet med det nya landet, skolan och idrottsundervisningen. Jag har analyserat och tolkat deras berättelser som har fokus på deras tidigare och nuvarande relation till fysisk aktivitet och undersöker på det sättet deras möte med idrottsundervisningen här i Sverige som är studiens huvudsyfte. Då det är ofrånkomligt att ungdomarna även berättar generellt hur det är att komma som nyanländ, redovisas även det i studien. Resultatet från studien visar att det finns några aktiviteter i ämnet som ungdomarna har svårare att förhålla sig till. Det är framförallt friluftsaktiviteter, vinteraktiviteter, simning dans samt att förstå begreppet hälsa. Bollspel, lekar och styrketräning innebär sällan några begränsningar vad gäller deras deltagande. Flickorna ser en begränsning i att delta tillsammans med pojkarna vid vissa aktiviteter men vill ändå idrotta tillsammans med dem. Men med förbehållet att pojkarna ska viss större förståelse och att aktiviteterna ska organiseras så att alla känner sig trygga. Ungdomarna har inga fysiska begränsningar att delta men det finns psykiska och sociala faktorer som gör att det ibland kan vara svårt för dem att delta. Samtidigt ser ungdomarna en mängd möjligheter i sitt deltagande. En möjlighet till sociala kontakter, träna sitt språk, lära sig nya kroppsliga färdigheter, att sköta sin hälsa att få leva för ”stunden” och att få ett betyg som tillsammans med andra betyg kan rendera till möjligheter för vidare studier. Praktiska konsekvenser av slutsatser. Utifrån slutsatserna kopplat till rådande kursplaner ger jag exempel på hur idrottsundervisningen för denna grupp kan organiseras och planeras för att om möjligt inkludera denna grupp av elever på ett ”välkomnande” sätt. Detta för att inte bara hantera begränsningarna utan också stärka möjligheterna. Konsekvenser i ett större perspektiv. Det finns olikhetar att ta hänsyn till men också likheter oavsett uppväxtmiljö som är väl värda att lyfta vid möten. Det är lätt att se problem när människor med olika bakgrund och kultur möts men nog så viktigt att se det tillskott det innebär att lyssna till andras ”röster”.
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Pinto, Joana Batista de Castro. "Health-related physical fitness and physical activity in Portuguese adolescents." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14589.
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Mestrado em FisioterapiaIntroduction: Physiotherapy develops, maintains or restores movement and function, thus maintaining people physically active and with adequate physical condition is one of its main objectives. Therefore, normative values are necessary for the various components of health-‐related physical fitness (HRPF), for the correct prescription of exercise in healthy or not healthy populations. Objective: To contribute to the establishment of normative values of the measures most commonly used in physiotherapy to assess HRPF in Portuguese adolescents, examining gender-‐specific differences and the relationship between HRPF and physical activity (PA). Methods: A cross-‐sectional study was conducted. Socio-‐demographic, anthropometric data and vital signs were collected in adolescents (12-‐17 years old). Their PA levels were assessed using the "Physical Activity Index" (PAI). HRPF was assessed through: body mass index (BMI), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), hand-‐held dynamometry (HHD), modified sit-‐and-‐reach test (MSRT) and timed up and go (TUG). Results: One hundred and forty one adolescents participated (71 males). The mean and its 95% confidence intervals obtained for each test were: BMI 58.95 [54.12 – 63.77] percentile; ISWT 1251.19 [1199.25 – 1303.13] meters; HHD 21.04 [19.67 – 22.41] Kilograms; MSRT 38.09 [34.58 – 41.60] centimeters; TUG 4.31 [4.05 – 4.58] seconds. Male adolescents presented better performance in HRPF tests than females, except for BMI. Adolescents had moderate PA levels and, the higher these levels, the better were the results in three of the HRPF tests (ISWT; MSRT; TUG). Conclusion: Findings are a contribution to the development of normative values for HRPF tests in Portuguese adolescents. Higher levels of PA were associated with better HRPF results.
Enquadramento: A fisioterapia promove, mantém ou restaura movimento e funcionalidade. Assim, um dos seus principais objetivos consiste em manter indivíduos ativos e com uma condição física adequada. Para isso são necessários valores normativos relativos às várias componentes da condição física relacionada com a saúde, para a adequada prescrição de exercício em populações saudáveis ou com patologia. Objetivo: Contribuir para o desenvolvimento de valores normativos dos testes mais utilizados na fisioterapia para avaliar a condição física em adolescentes Portugueses, analisando as diferenças entre género. Explorou-‐se também a relação entre estes valores e o nível de atividade física (AF) dos adolescentes. Métodos: Um estudo transversal foi realizado em colaboração com duas escolas da região de Aveiro. Dados sociodemográficos, antropométricos, clínicos, sinais vitais e dados de função pulmonar foram recolhidos para caracterizar a amostra. Os níveis de AF foram avaliados através do “Physical Activity Index”. A condição física relacionada com a saúde (CFRS) foi avaliada através de: índice de massa corporal (IMC), teste de marcha com carga progressiva (TMCP), dinamometria manual (DM), teste modificado de sentar e alcançar (TMSA) e teste de levantar e ir (TLI). Resultados: Cento e quarenta e um adolescentes (n=141) participaram neste estudo (71 rapazes) com uma média de idade de 14.33±1.34 anos. As médias e intervalos de confiança a 95% obtidos em cada teste foram: IMC 58.95 [54.12 – 63.77] percentil; TMCP 1251.19 [1199.25 – 1303.13] metros; FMQ 21.04 [19.67 – 22.41] quilogramas-‐força; TMSA 38.09 [34.58 – 41.60] centímetros; TLI 4.31 [4.05 – 4.58] segundos. Os adolescentes do sexo masculino obtiveram melhores resultados nos testes de CRFS que os do sexo feminino, à exceção do IMC. Os resultados do PAI mostram que os adolescentes têm uma AF moderada e que, quanto maior a sua pontuação neste questionário, melhores os resultados em três dos testes de CFRS (TMCP; TMSA; TLI). Conclusão: Os valores obtidos neste estudo são uma contribuição para o desenvolvimento de valores normativos para estes testes. Confirma-‐se que níveis mais elevados de AF estão relacionados com melhores resultados de CFRS.
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Black, Tamara Luque. "Exercise and fitness in a U.S. commercial gym." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1562242961&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Ekblom, Örjan. "Physical fitness and overweight in Swedish youths /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-177-6/.
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Saunders, David H. "Physical fitness training for people with stroke." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4224.
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INTRODUCTION: Impaired physical fitness may contribute to functional limitations and disability after stroke. Physical fitness (including cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength/power) can be improved by appropriate fitness training; this is of benefit to healthy people and patient groups but whether it is of benefit for people after stroke is unclear. The aim of this thesis was to determine whether physical fitness training is beneficial after stroke. OBJECTIVES: (1) Develop a rationale for fitness training by determining whether physical fitness after stroke is a) impaired, and b) associated with functional limitations and disability. (2) Develop and evaluate randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence by a) determining the feasibility of a definitive RCT, and b) evaluating the benefits of fitness training after stroke. METHODS: (1) Systematic review of observational data and multiple linear regression of exploratory RCT baseline data determined the nature of fitness impairments and any associations with functional limitation and disability. (2) Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs established the effects of fitness training on disability, death and dependence. An exploratory RCT (‘STARTER’) compared the effects of a fitness training programme (cardiorespiratory plus strength training 3 days/week for 12 weeks) with an attention control (relaxation) on fitness, function, disability, mood and quality of life in 66 ambulatory people with stroke. RESULTS: (1) Systematic review of observational data showed cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake and economy of walking) and muscle strength were low after stroke; the impairments predicted functional limitation but links to disability were unclear. STARTER baseline data showed little impairment in economy of walking but lower limb extensor power was impaired (42-54% of values expected in healthy age and gender matched people) and this predicted functional limitation and disability. (2) The systematic review identified 12 RCTs (n=289) in 2003, and 24 RCTs (n=1147) when updated in 2007. The systematic reviews showed death was uncommon, and effects on dependence and disability were unclear. However training did improve fitness and cardiorespiratory training during rehabilitation improved ambulation. Most benefits resulted from task-related training. The STARTER fitness training intervention was feasible, with good attendance (>90%) and good compliance with intervention content (94-99%). At the end of the fitness training intervention there were small improvements in some cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function and quality of life outcomes compared with the control group, but these differences had diminished four months later. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and power are impaired after stroke, so there is scope to increase fitness, and there are plausible benefits. (2) Physical fitness training after stroke is feasible, it improves fitness and has some functional benefits, in particular for walking ability. Effects on disability, death and dependence are not known. Further research is required to determine the timing, mode, duration, frequency and intensity of fitness training for optimum benefits, and investigate how benefits can be retained in the long-term.
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Elders, Kevin Lynn. "A fitness model for pastors." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2010. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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Combs, Clarice Sue. "The effects of physical fitness activity on maladapted behaviors and physical fitness of institutionalized, mentally retarded/emotionally disturbed adults /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487266691096719.
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