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The Influence Of Various Fitness Forms On The Reduction Of The Adipose Tissue, Jakub Grzegorz Adamczyk, Karolina Brzezek-Zukowska, Dariusz Boguszewski Mar 2022

The Influence Of Various Fitness Forms On The Reduction Of The Adipose Tissue, Jakub Grzegorz Adamczyk, Karolina Brzezek-Zukowska, Dariusz Boguszewski

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: An assessment of the influence of a six-week cycle of fitness activities on the state of the adipose tissue in students and an assessment of the efficiency of chosen fitness exercises (STEP, LOW and TBC) in the reduction of the adipose tissue. Material/Methods: Subjects performed physical exercises of the fitness character within a period of 6 weeks. Exercises took place three times a week. Three types of fitness forms of the same intensity were chosen for the research: STEP, LOW and TBC. The subjects were recommended a change in the hitherto existing way of nutrition. The parameters measured were: …

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Differences In Force-Velocity Characteristics Of Upper And Lower Limbs Of Male Kickboxers, Panteleïmon T. Nikolaïdis, Georgios Fragkiadiakis, Vassilios E. Papadopoulos, Nikolaos V. Karydis Mar 2022

Differences In Force-Velocity Characteristics Of Upper And Lower Limbs Of Male Kickboxers, Panteleïmon T. Nikolaïdis, Georgios Fragkiadiakis, Vassilios E. Papadopoulos, Nikolaos V. Karydis

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Despite the increasing popularity of kickboxing, few studies have been conducted with regard to the physiology or the biomechanics of this sport. The aim of the present study is to examine the ratios of mechanical characteristics between upper and lower limbs of male kickboxers. Material/Methods: Fourteen male Caucasians, all members of recreational sport clubs, aged 21.77 (5.19) yr [mean (standard deviation)], body height 1.78 (0.067) m, body mass 75.4 (8.9) kg, body fat 14 (5) % and somatotype 3.5-4.9-2.3, performed the Force-velocity (F-v) test for both upper and lower extremities. The F-v test included five supramaximal pedal sprints, each …

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The Effects Of Whey Protein Supplementation On Performance And Hormonal Adaptations Following Resistance Training In Novice Men, Hamid Arazi, Mehdi Hakimi, Kako Hoseini Mar 2022

The Effects Of Whey Protein Supplementation On Performance And Hormonal Adaptations Following Resistance Training In Novice Men, Hamid Arazi, Mehdi Hakimi, Kako Hoseini

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of whey protein supplementation on performance and hormonal changes during an 8-week resistance training program in novice weight trained men. Material/Methods: Forty recreational weight trained men were randomly divided into a whey protein supplementation (WP) group (n=20), and a placebo (PL) group (n=20). Each group was given either whey protein or a placebo in a double-blind manner to be taken orally for eight weeks (1.8g/kg/day). WP and PL groups performed the same weight training program 3 days, each week for 8 weeks. The training consisted of 3 sets of …

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Selected Health Attitudes (Physical Activity And Nutrition) Of 18-Year-Old Girls Graduating From Secondary Schools Of Tricity, Anna Walentukiewicz, Anna Lysak, Barbara Wilk Mar 2022

Selected Health Attitudes (Physical Activity And Nutrition) Of 18-Year-Old Girls Graduating From Secondary Schools Of Tricity, Anna Walentukiewicz, Anna Lysak, Barbara Wilk

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Shaping proper health attitudes in young people has an essential meaning for their health in the future. The age of youth is a period when pro-health attitudes set in and behaviours risky for health appear. Monitoring them is the starting point for planning prophylaxis programmes realised by schools. Health attitudes of girls completing their education in secondary schools was the subject of this study, and the main goal was to assess dependencies between the degree of intensity of health attitudes and nutritional behaviours, the level of physical activity and the value of the body mass index (BMI). Material/Methods: In …

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Evaluation Of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (Gpaq) Among Healthy And Obese Health Professionals In Central India, Abhinav Singh, Bharathi Purohit Mar 2022

Evaluation Of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (Gpaq) Among Healthy And Obese Health Professionals In Central India, Abhinav Singh, Bharathi Purohit

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: To assess physical activity using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) among healthy, overweight and obese Indian health professionals. Materials and methods: The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to assess physical activity among 324 dental health care professionals (third-year students, final-year students, interns, and faculty). Metabolic Equivalents (MET) were used to express the intensity of physical activities, and are also used for the analysis of GPAQ data. The analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the mean physical activity scores among dental health care professionals. The Chi Square test was used to compare categorical risk indicators …

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Body Mass Index In Female First-Year Students Of Full-Time Studies At The Academy Of Physical Education And Sport In Gdansk: Reality, Self-Evaluation, Dreams, Ewa Wojtowicz Mar 2022

Body Mass Index In Female First-Year Students Of Full-Time Studies At The Academy Of Physical Education And Sport In Gdansk: Reality, Self-Evaluation, Dreams, Ewa Wojtowicz

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: An image on one’s body is an important component of one’s mental welfare. Scientific reports suggest that girls and women have a tendency to evaluate themselves through the prism of physical appearance and gender expectations influenced by cultural and unrealistic standards of beauty (slim, very lean, boy-like silhouette). The purpose of this study was to find out the opinions of young, healthy and physically active women about their bodies (BMI self-evaluation) and the ones connected with their dreams (the most satisfactory BMI) and reality (anthropometric measurements). Materials and methods: The statistical analysis of the data was based on anthropometric …

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Health Behaviors In Early Adulthood, Magdalena Weber-Rajek, Ewelina Lulinska-Kuklik, Agnieszka Radziminska, Waldemar Moska Mar 2022

Health Behaviors In Early Adulthood, Magdalena Weber-Rajek, Ewelina Lulinska-Kuklik, Agnieszka Radziminska, Waldemar Moska

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

During the early adulthood health promoting behaviors are created, but also risky behaviors increase. The research of health behavior is believed to be currently a valid method for estimating the health status of the population. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the health behaviors of young adults studying at various courses in Bydgoszcz universities. The study involved 313 people studying in the fields of health and engineering. The study used the Inventory of Health Behaviors (IoHB) by Z. Juczynski. Throughout the treatment group an average level of health-related behavior was shown. The highest level of health-related behavior has …

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Physical Activity And Sport As A Protective Factor Against Health--Threatening Experiments With Adulthood, Magdalena Jochimek, Daniel Krokosz, Mariusz Lipowski Mar 2022

Physical Activity And Sport As A Protective Factor Against Health--Threatening Experiments With Adulthood, Magdalena Jochimek, Daniel Krokosz, Mariusz Lipowski

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The aim of this paper is to specify to what extent goal orientation in physical activity and sports constitutes a protective factor against involvement in risky behaviors. The research group consisted of 430 eighteen-year-old high school students (females n = 203; males n = 227; athletes n = 137; physically active n = 198; inactive group n = 95). Subjects were asked to complete a „pen-and-paper” task of filling-in the IPAO Lipowski & Zaleski (2015) and a questionnaire concerning involvement in risky behaviors. Male athletes high scores in persistence in action dimension were reflected by a lower likelihood of cigarette …

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Physical Activity Levels Of Rural And Urban Seniors In The Region Of Warmia And Mazury In Poland, Aneta Omelan, Robert Podstawski, Bogdan Wziatek, Rafael Merino-Marbán, Oscar Romero-Ramos Mar 2022

Physical Activity Levels Of Rural And Urban Seniors In The Region Of Warmia And Mazury In Poland, Aneta Omelan, Robert Podstawski, Bogdan Wziatek, Rafael Merino-Marbán, Oscar Romero-Ramos

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

A sedentary lifestyle may lead to infirmity or disability. This study was undertaken to evaluate the physical activity (PA) levels of rural and urban seniors (60+) in Poland. The study was conducted on 274 seniors (60+, 146 urban dwellers, 128 rural dwellers). An interview questionnaire was used to collect data. The results were analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics, and a significance test was applied to determine differences between the two subpopulations (α = 0.05). Urban seniors had significantly (p = 0.0007) higher PA levels than rural seniors. The majority of physically active seniors did not meet the World Health Organization’s …

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The Effect Of The Cluster Randomized Hippa Intervention On Childcare Children’S Overall Physical Activity, Marjo Anette Mehtala, Arja Saakslahti, Anne Soini, Tuija Tammelin, Janne Kulmala, Jari Villberg, Kari Nissinen, Marita Poskiparta Mar 2022

The Effect Of The Cluster Randomized Hippa Intervention On Childcare Children’S Overall Physical Activity, Marjo Anette Mehtala, Arja Saakslahti, Anne Soini, Tuija Tammelin, Janne Kulmala, Jari Villberg, Kari Nissinen, Marita Poskiparta

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The effect of the cluster randomized Home- and childcare-based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity (HIPPA) intervention on the everyday physical activity (PA) of children between the ages of 4 to 5 years was evaluated. Fourteen childcare centers with 102 children born in 2007 and their families participated in the study. HIPPA was implemented over a single preschool year in seven childcare centers while seven other centers continued their normal care (control group, CG). The PA levels of children were assessed by accelerometers six times every six months during two and a half years of research. Valid PA data were obtained …

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Effects Of Court-Specific And Minimalist Footwear On Patellar Tendon Loading During A Maximal Change Of Direction Task, Jonathan Sinclair, Paul John Taylor Mar 2022

Effects Of Court-Specific And Minimalist Footwear On Patellar Tendon Loading During A Maximal Change Of Direction Task, Jonathan Sinclair, Paul John Taylor

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The aim of the current investigation was to examine the effects of court shoes, minimalist, energy return and athletic footwear on the loads experienced by the patellar tendon during a maximal change of direction task. Ten male participants performed maximal change of direction movements in court shoes, minimalist, energy return and athletic footwear. Lower limb kinematics were collected using an 8-camera motion capture system; ground reaction forces were quantified using an embedded force platform. Patellar tendon kinetics were examined via a musculoskeletal modelling approach, and the frictional properties of the footwear were examined using ground reaction force information. The results …

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Developing A Community-Based Local Food System In Will County, Illinois: Insights From Stakeholders ’Viewpoints, Jerry H. Kavouras, Marie Asma Ben-Othmen Mar 2022

Developing A Community-Based Local Food System In Will County, Illinois: Insights From Stakeholders ’Viewpoints, Jerry H. Kavouras, Marie Asma Ben-Othmen

Biology Department Faculty Articles

The interest in and enthusiasm for shifting food systems to community-based and local trajectories have increased exponentially over the past decade. Part of the appeal of community-based, local food systems is their potential to secure access to heal­thy food for local communities, expand sustainable farming practices, promote local food economies, and advance environmental and food justice. Inter­actions and collaborations within the spectrum of the food system’s stakeholders—from farmers to local officials and organizations to local businesses and residents—are the cornerstone for effective food systems tailored to their community’s needs. An increasing number of food system studies have applied stakeholder assessment …

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The Bg News March 23, 2022, Bowling Green State University Mar 2022

The Bg News March 23, 2022, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 23, 2022. Volume 101-Issue 24.

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Weather Impact On Milk Production In Texas And Pennsylvania, Grant Snow Mar 2022

Weather Impact On Milk Production In Texas And Pennsylvania, Grant Snow

Research Papers

The dairy subsector of agriculture is the fourth largest subsector in agriculture (Qi et al., 2015). The annual loss due to heat stress in the livestock industry is estimated around $1.69-$2.36 billion with the dairy industry incurring around $879-$1500 million of those losses (St-Pierre et al., 2003). This loss can grow and become more of an issue as climate change and its effects becomes a more noticeable and prevalent problem in agriculture. This thesis will examine the effects of weather on the dairy production as well as examine the dairy industry in two different states, Texas and Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania being …

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Parental Self-Efficacy, Feeding Practices, And Weight Gain During Infancy: A Secondary Analysis, Jessica S. Bahorski Mar 2022

Parental Self-Efficacy, Feeding Practices, And Weight Gain During Infancy: A Secondary Analysis, Jessica S. Bahorski

Dissertations

Mechanisms contributing to childhood obesity begin during early life, including infant feeding practices and an excessive rate of infant growth. Parental decisions regarding their infant contribute to these mechanisms. Parental self-efficacy (PSE) is the belief parents have in their ability to accomplish the tasks of parenting and is associated with infant outcomes. A high sense of PSE, breastfeeding self-efficacy, or self-efficacy for feeding has been found to be associated with healthy infant feeding practices. However, this research is limited in scope and has not been conducted in populations at greatest risk for childhood obesity such as low-income or African-American infants. …

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Evaluating Nutrition Knowledge In Parents And Its Relation To Childhood Obesity, Rachael Shangraw Mar 2022

Evaluating Nutrition Knowledge In Parents And Its Relation To Childhood Obesity, Rachael Shangraw

Theses and Dissertations

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between parental nutrition knowledge and their child’s body mass index (BMI) to identify variables that are associated with increased obesity in American children. A cross-sectional study design was employed with a convenience sample of 464 parents of children between the ages of 2 and 12. Parents completed a GNKQ-R (General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire – Revised) survey to measure nutrition knowledge. Parents reported their child’s height and weight which was later calculated and categorized according to the Center for Disease Control’s BMI-for-age growth chart. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test for Normality was conducted to examine the …

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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals And Breast Cancer: Disparities In Exposure And Importance Of Research Inclusivity, Ashlie Santaliz Casiano, Annah Lee, Dede Teteh, Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Lindsey Trevino Mar 2022

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals And Breast Cancer: Disparities In Exposure And Importance Of Research Inclusivity, Ashlie Santaliz Casiano, Annah Lee, Dede Teteh, Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Lindsey Trevino

Health Sciences and Kinesiology Faculty Articles

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are known contributors to breast cancer development. EDC exposures commonly occur through food packaging, cookware, fabrics, and personal care products as well as through the environment. Increasing evidence highlights disparities in EDC exposure across racial/ethnic groups, yet breast cancer research continues to lack the inclusion necessary to positively impact treatment response and overall survival in these socially disadvantaged populations. Additionally, the inequity in environmental exposures has yet to be remedied. Exposure to EDCs due to structural racism poses an unequivocal risk to marginalized communities. In this review, we summarize recent epidemiological and molecular studies on two lesser-studied …

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The Role Of Eicosanoid Metabolism In Mammalian Wound Healing And Inflammation, Kenneth D. Maus Mar 2022

The Role Of Eicosanoid Metabolism In Mammalian Wound Healing And Inflammation, Kenneth D. Maus

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Inflammatory wounds, both chronic and acute, lead to increased morbidity and mortality rates, especially in the elderly population. The annual healthcare cost for chronic wound care alone is over $39B in the US and the demographic of susceptible patients is steadily increasing due to an aging population and lifestyle-related diseases (e.g., hyperlipidemia, obesity, and type 2 diabetes). In fact, many chronic wounds currently have a worse 5-year outlook than certain types of cancers. This shows the need for expediting the wound healing process in such a way that compresses inflammatory signaling and encourages wound resolution without sacrificing pathogen removal and …

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Physical Activity And Other Selected Determinants Of The Body Mass Index (Bmi) In Women Aged 40–65 With Type 2 Diabetes From The Krakow Population, Maria Gacek, Agnieszka Wojtowicz Mar 2022

Physical Activity And Other Selected Determinants Of The Body Mass Index (Bmi) In Women Aged 40–65 With Type 2 Diabetes From The Krakow Population, Maria Gacek, Agnieszka Wojtowicz

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Excessive body mass is a key risk factor of type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study was to analyse selected determinants of the BMI (body mass index) in women aged 40–65 with type 2 diabetes from the Krakow population. The predictive model includes demographic (age), health (duration of diabetes) as well as behavioural (volume of physical activity) and psychological (life satisfaction) data. Material and methods: ‪The study was conducted among a group of 276 women aged 40–65 (47.92±5.53) with type 2 diabetes. The authors used a specially designed questionnaire, which included socio-demographic questions as well as self-assessment of …

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Iron Metabolism And Hepcidin Concentration In Teenagers Before And After Exercise In Relation To The Hfe Gene Status, Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac, Marcin Luszczyk, Jedrzej Antosiewicz, Jan Jacek Kaczor Mar 2022

Iron Metabolism And Hepcidin Concentration In Teenagers Before And After Exercise In Relation To The Hfe Gene Status, Barbara Kaczorowska-Hac, Marcin Luszczyk, Jedrzej Antosiewicz, Jan Jacek Kaczor

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: ‪The aim of the study was to compare the influence of exercise on iron metabolism and hepcidin concentration between carriers of His63Asp mutation (H63D polymorphism) and wild type HFE gene males. Iron is an essential micronutrient required for various biological processes. Systemic iron homeostasis is maintained in a hormone-like negative feedback mechanism by the 25-amino acid peptide hepcidin. Hepcidin controls duodenal iron absorption and iron recycling from senescent erythrocytes using tissue macrophages through the down-regulation of the sole known iron cell exporter, ferroportin-1. Exercise may induce an inflammatory response that leads to changes in iron metabolism. Material and methods: …

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Influential Factors In Physical Activity Amongst Pregnant Women, Soheila Rabiepoor, Somayeh Rezavand, Atefeh Yas, Narmin Ghanizadeh Mar 2022

Influential Factors In Physical Activity Amongst Pregnant Women, Soheila Rabiepoor, Somayeh Rezavand, Atefeh Yas, Narmin Ghanizadeh

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Correct and adequate physical activity during pregnancy has a significant effect on mother's health and fetal development. The aim of this study was to determine factors affecting physical activity in pregnant women. Material and methods:‪ The present study is an analytical descriptive study which was performed on 325 pregnant women. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Its design was based on the structures of the BASNEF model and the pregnancy physical activity questionnaire. Results: ‪Most of the pregnant mothers were inactive or lightly active, and only 6.13% of them had moderate activity and more than average. The …

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Fundamental Movement Skills And Weight Status In Children: A Systematic Review, Sari Slotte, Arja Sääkslahti, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Pauli Rintala Mar 2022

Fundamental Movement Skills And Weight Status In Children: A Systematic Review, Sari Slotte, Arja Sääkslahti, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Pauli Rintala

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Obesity has become a major health challenge in children. Fundamental movement skills(FMS) are suggested to have an important role for being physically active and decreasing the risk of obesity. This systematic review aimed to give an overview of studies providing evidence for a relationship between FMS and the weight status in children. A systematic search of five electronic databases (MEDLINE (PubMed), SportDiscus, ERIC, PsycInfo and SCOPUS) was conducted in January 2015. Studies examining associations between FMS and weight status in children aged 3–12 years were included. The final sample included 12 cross-sectional studies. Seven studies found statistically significant inverse association …

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Obesity And Overweight Among Children And Adolescents In The Light Of Health Education Principles, Adam Wiek, Katarzyna Tkacz, Waclaw Mozolewski, Malgorzata E. Kusmierczyk, Sylwester Rybaczek Mar 2022

Obesity And Overweight Among Children And Adolescents In The Light Of Health Education Principles, Adam Wiek, Katarzyna Tkacz, Waclaw Mozolewski, Malgorzata E. Kusmierczyk, Sylwester Rybaczek

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Pedagogical and educational institutions play an important role in health education. The proposed systemic principles should account for biological, environmental and cultural factors that determine the health of children and adolescents. Young people’s individual needs should constitute the framework of educational policy in the prevention of obesity and overweight. An analysis of health education practice in the Polish educational system indicates that the adopted measures, their practical applications and educational goals are adequate. Despite the above, the proposed systemic solutions are not always deployed or correctly implemented by the responsible institutions at various levels of local or social governance. The …

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Effect Of The Depletion Of Self-Control Strength On The Self-Regulation Of The Nutritional Process In Obese Individuals, Malgorzata Obara-Golebiowska, Hanna Brycz Mar 2022

Effect Of The Depletion Of Self-Control Strength On The Self-Regulation Of The Nutritional Process In Obese Individuals, Malgorzata Obara-Golebiowska, Hanna Brycz

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Self-strength can be depleted as a result of previous acts of self-control. The depletion of these resources is reflected by decreased effectiveness of controlling other behaviors. The aim of the research was to evaluate the impact of the depletion of self-control resources on the motivational and behavioral aspects of eating self-regulation among obese people. A total of 100 obese people participated in the research. In the experimental group a depletion of self-control resources technique was applied. The impact of the above method on motivational and behavioral aspects of eating self-regulation was verified through participants’ answers to two items on the …

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Comparison Of Various Physical And Body Composition Profiles Between Indian Elite Male And Female Gymnasts, Tamoghni Manna, Arush Goswami, Subhra Karmakar Chatterjee, Meenu Dhingra, Swapan K. Dey Mar 2022

Comparison Of Various Physical And Body Composition Profiles Between Indian Elite Male And Female Gymnasts, Tamoghni Manna, Arush Goswami, Subhra Karmakar Chatterjee, Meenu Dhingra, Swapan K. Dey

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The present study aimed to compare various physical and body composition profiles of Indian male and female gymnasts and also to compare the above parameters with their international/national peers. The study was conducted on 15 male (age = 19.2 ±3.75 years) and 16 female Indian gymnasts (age = 16.4 ±2.99 years). Various physical and body composition parameters were measured using standard methods. The female gymnasts were found to have a higher amount of fat mass and volumes of extracellular water than their male and international peers while the males had a higher amount of fat free mass than females but …

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Effectiveness Of The “Slimming Down Olsztyn Residents” Health Program – Motivation To Participate And Withdraw, Robert Podstawski, Dariusz Choszcz, Patrycja Polakowska Mar 2022

Effectiveness Of The “Slimming Down Olsztyn Residents” Health Program – Motivation To Participate And Withdraw, Robert Podstawski, Dariusz Choszcz, Patrycja Polakowska

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

This study aimed to determine the motivation of overweight/obese persons to participate in and withdraw from a health promotion program, and to determine the program’s effectiveness. 91 women and 89 men enrolled in the program. Their motivation was described with modified EMI-2. The reasons for withdrawal were given by the participants. Body composition was determined with Tanita BC 418 MA. Improved appearance, weight loss and health were the main reasons why overweight/obese persons decided to become physically active. Approximately 56% women and 60% men quit the program because they were unable to cope with the fitness regime, lost interest or …

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Development Of Body Morphology Of Iraqi Students: Sedentary Way Of Life And Fatness, Ali Dawood Al Sudani, Wlodzimierz S. Erdmann Mar 2022

Development Of Body Morphology Of Iraqi Students: Sedentary Way Of Life And Fatness, Ali Dawood Al Sudani, Wlodzimierz S. Erdmann

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

The aim of the research was to compare morphology of Iraqi students of the first and fourth years of study with mostly sedentary style of life. The research involved 88 students of the first year of study and 88 students of the fourth year of study of the University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. Basic anthropometric measurements were taken of the body mass, straight-linear dimensions, parts of extremities’ circumferences, skin-fat folds. The fourth-year students had significantly greater body mass as compared to the first year students. Their linear dimensions were higher, even though insignificantly; their circumferences and skin-fat folds were significantly …

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Usage Of Near Infrared Spectroscopy In Physiotherapy, Maciej Chroboczek, Aleksandra Jabłonska, Rafal Kubiak, Sylwester Kujach, Marcin Luszczyk, Radoslaw Laskowski Mar 2022

Usage Of Near Infrared Spectroscopy In Physiotherapy, Maciej Chroboczek, Aleksandra Jabłonska, Rafal Kubiak, Sylwester Kujach, Marcin Luszczyk, Radoslaw Laskowski

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is increasingly used as a local tissue oxygenation equipment and it fulfills the functions of an efficient local microcirculation and a concussion growth monitor. Using it in surgery, physiotherapy or rescue indicates a high interdisciplinary diagnostic potential, which could lead us to improve the quality of patients’ lives. The aim of this study was to review literature related to the physiotherapy aspect of using near infrared spectroscopy and to the consideration given to the development of this method. A review of literature related to the topic. Research shows that NIRS is a good tool to assess …

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The Role Of Physical Activity In Instilling Healthy Lifestyle Habits In Children, Malgorzata Kostecka, Monika Bojanowska, Monika Stoma Mar 2022

The Role Of Physical Activity In Instilling Healthy Lifestyle Habits In Children, Malgorzata Kostecka, Monika Bojanowska, Monika Stoma

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Habitual physical activity adapted to a child’s individual needs, ability, health, gender and age has positive implications for cognitive and physical growth and maturation. Childhood physical activity is a predictor of better health and general well-being in adulthood. Material/Methods: A questionnaire study was conducted on a population of 371 randomly selected primary school students in Lublin county. Correlations were determined between the student’s levels of physical activity and leisure time activities vs. age, gender, BMI score and the parents’ levels of physical activity. Results: The students’ attitudes towards PE differentiated subjects as to gender and the BMI score, whereas …

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Different Physical Activity Guidelines And Its Association With Socio-Demographic And Anthropometric Characteristic Samong Working Women, Sema Can, Ersan Arslan, Elzbieta Biernat, Monika Piatkowska Mar 2022

Different Physical Activity Guidelines And Its Association With Socio-Demographic And Anthropometric Characteristic Samong Working Women, Sema Can, Ersan Arslan, Elzbieta Biernat, Monika Piatkowska

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

Background: Physical activity, supporting health, wellbeing and working ability, is not only vitally important for healthy people, but also necessary for workers, especially women. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between meeting different physical activity guidelines and socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics in middle-aged females from Turkey. Material/Methods: Physical activity was assessed using the Sense Wear Armband. Logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between socio-demographic and anthropometric criteria and the odds of meeting different physical activity guidelines. Results: All females achieved ≥ 150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. With regard to vigorous physical activity, only 5% of women …

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