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- Adapted sports; Athletes with disabilities; Basketball for people with disabilities; Bone mineral density; Human body — Composition; Lean body mass; People with disabilities; Percent body fat; Sports for people with disabilities; Wheelchair basketball; Wheelchair rugby; Wheelchair sports (1)
- Crossover; Exercise; Fat Oxidation; Fatty acids — Oxidation; Physical fitness; Substrate Utilization; Sympathetic Nervous System (1)
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The Relationship Between Fitness Level, Gender, And The Percentage Of Vo2 Max At Crossover, Christina Louise Pettigrew
The Relationship Between Fitness Level, Gender, And The Percentage Of Vo2 Max At Crossover, Christina Louise Pettigrew
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The “crossover” concept is a means of understanding fuel utilization over a range of exercise intensities. According to this concept, certain biochemical adaptations occur in a fit individual allowing for an increase in lipid oxidation. The present study examined whether there was a relationship between fitness level, gender, and the percentage of maximum aerobic capacity (VO2 max) at crossover. Twenty-five subjects age 18-40 participated in this study. Subjects were divided in half based on their fitness level. After completing a graded exercise test to exhaustion, the crossover point for each subject was determined relative to their VO2 max. A 2x2 …
Comparison Of Body Composition Between Physically Active And Inactive Wheelchair Users, Masaru Teramoto
Comparison Of Body Composition Between Physically Active And Inactive Wheelchair Users, Masaru Teramoto
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between regular physical activity and body composition in individuals with physical disabilities. The study was designed to compare body composition parameters between wheelchair users participating in adapted sports programs and those being physically inactive. Male wheelchair users were recruited and classified based on physical activity level (active or inactive) and disability type (paraplegic or quadriplegic). Regional and whole-body percent body fat (%BF), lean body mass (LBM), and bone mineral density (BMD) were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. These variables were then compared among the groups using a two-way between-groups multivariate …