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Health, Identification and Pleasure: An Ethnographic Study on the Self-Management and Construction of Taijiquan Park Culture Space
(MDPI, 2021-08-23)The public space of a park is one of the most important carriers of social interaction and cultural practice in urban areas. Taking an ethnography of Taijiquan in Chengdu (China) as a case study, this article explores ... -
"A punch has no paternity!": Techniques, belonging and the Mexicanidad of Xilam
(Sage, 2021-08-29)This article combines ethnographic and netnographic data to explore the relationships between body techniques and a sense of belonging through the contemporary Mexican martial art of Xilam. This art, founded by a female ... -
Maturity alters drop vertical jump landing force-time profiles but not performance outcomes in adolescent females
(Wiley, 2021-07-18)The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) assists in effective force attenuation upon landing and augments force generation at take-off during a drop vertical jump (DVJ). General performance outcomes such as jump height or peak ... -
Kinematic factors associated with start performance in World-class male sprinters
(Elsevier, 2021-06-07)The aim was to investigate the kinematic factors associated with successful performance in the initial acceleration phase of a sprint in the best male athletes in the World at the 2018 World Indoor Athletics Championships. ... -
Multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial factors contributing to return to running and running related stress urinary incontinence in postpartum women
(BMJ, 2021-06-18)Objectives To examine contributory factors behind postpartum return-to-running and return to pre-pregnancy running level, in addition to risk factors for postpartum running-related stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods ... -
Injury Prevention Strategies in Football: A Systematic Review
(Montenegrin Sports Academy, 2020)Football is perhaps the most physically-demanding sport in the world, as players are obliged to play a high number of games in one season, with recovery breaks being short and mostly insufficient. As a consequence, injury ... -
Cardiac Responses to Submaximal Isometric Contraction and Aerobic Exercise in Healthy Pregnancy
(American College of Sports Medicine, 2021-05-01)Purpose The increased physiological demand of pregnancy results in the profound adaptation of the maternal cardiovascular system, reflected by greater resting cardiac output and left ventricular (LV) deformation. Whether ... -
The 6-m Timed Hop Is Not a Suitable Clinical Assessment Tool for Use Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
(Human Kinetics, 2020-11-06)Context: Single-leg hop tests are used to assess functional performance following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Recording 6-m timed hop scores using a stopwatch increases the potential for misclassification ... -
Practical Strategies for Integrating Strength and Conditioning into Early Specialization Sports
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2021-08-09)Early sport specialization involves physically immature children participating in intensive year-round training and or competition for a single sport at the exclusion of other sports. Lack of sport exposure and diversification ... -
Experimental Psychological Response to Injury Studies: Why so Few?
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Over the last 20 years surprisingly few researchers have heeded Cupal’s (1998) call for experimental and quasi-experimental intervention studies that incorporate control groups, employ prospective and longitudinal designs, ... -
Rehabilitation from Sport Injury: A Social Support Perspective
(Society for the Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology, 2021)This chapter focuses on an increasingly pervasive topic within the psychology of sport injury literature, that of social support. In the chapter, we examine the existing research literature as it relates to specific ... -
Developing motor competency in youths: Perceptions and practices of Strength and Conditioning coaches
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-07-05)Motor competency is integral to the long-term athletic development of youths. Strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches are recommended to deliver motor competency interventions, yet there are no studies investigating their ... -
Biomechanical characteristics of handstand walking initiation
(Elsevier, 2021-04-05)Background The initiation in human locomotion is defined as the transition between upright stance and steady-state gait. While past literature abundantly investigated the initiation in bipedal gait, the initiation of ... -
Comparison of fitness levels between Elementary school children with autism spectrum disorder and age-matched neurotypically developing children
(Wiley, 2021-06-22)Low physical fitness is associated with reduced physical activity and increased cardiovascular diseases. To date, limited research has compared physical fitness levels between children with and without autism spectrum ... -
Storying Sports Injury Experiences of Elite Track Athletes: A Narrative Analysis
(Elsevier, 2021-06-24)Abstract Objective: Taking a social and cultural perspective, this study extends research in the field of sport injury psychology by storying elite track athletes’ injury experiences to identify dominant socio-cultural ... -
Global Reach 2018: The adaptive phenotype to life with chronic mountain sickness and polycythaemia
(Wiley, 2021-07-10)Excessive haematocrit and blood viscosity can increase blood pressure, cardiac work and reduce aerobic capacity. However, past clinical investigations have demonstrated that certain human high-altitude populations ... -
Exploring the Perceived Barriers and Benefits of Physical Activity Among Wounded, Injured, and/or Sick Military Veterans
(Walden University, 2021-06-02)Wounded, injured, and/or sick (WIS) military veterans face significant physical and psychosocial challenges following discharge from service. Physical activity can have many positive effects on the holistic wellbeing of ... -
Regulation of cerebral blood flow by arterial PCO2 independent of metabolic acidosis at 5,050 m
(Wiley, 2021-05-28)Alterations in acid-base balance with progressive acclimatization to high-altitude have been well-established; however, how respiratory alkalosis and resultant metabolic compensation interact to regulate cerebral blood ... -
Reliability, validity, and maturation-related differences of frontal and sagittal plane landing kinematic measures during drop jump and tuck jump screening tests in male youth soccer players
(Elsevier, 2021-05-28)Objectives: To determine the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of frontal and sagittal plane landing kinematic measures during drop jump (DVJ) and tuck jump (TJA) tasks in male youth soccer players, to assess the ... -
The influence of growth, maturation and resistance training on muscle-tendon and neuromuscular adaptations: A narrative review
(MDPI, 2021-05-08)The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the growth, maturation and resistance training-related changes in muscle-tendon and neuromuscular mechanisms in youth, and the subsequent effect on performance. ...