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Full-Text Articles in Kinesiology
Occam's Razor Vol. 2 - Full (2012)
Exercise Adherence In Sedentary University Employees After An 8-Week Web-Based Intervention, Summer Huntington
Exercise Adherence In Sedentary University Employees After An 8-Week Web-Based Intervention, Summer Huntington
WWU Graduate School Collection
Worksite health promotion has received attention from many researchers in an effort to find cost effective ways to improve employee health. If a simple web-based intervention is found to increase exercise adherence among sedentary adults, it may be a useful tool in improving the health of the workforce. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of a web-based intervention on biometric measures related to exercise adherence, as well as the Stage of Change in sedentary university employees over an eight week period. METHODS: Thirty three sedentary adults were recruited from WWU university staff and faculty to …
A Biomechanical Comparison Between A Baseball Pitch And A First Serve In Tennis, Marc A. Keller
A Biomechanical Comparison Between A Baseball Pitch And A First Serve In Tennis, Marc A. Keller
WWU Graduate School Collection
Tennis and baseball are popular sports that have similar overhand motions, but result in two different final velocities. The two sports also have different risk of injuries. The study was conducted to compare the angular kinematics of both motions. One volunteer participated in the study. Subject's shoulder and elbow angular position and velocities throghout a first serve in tennis and a fastball pitch in baseball were recorded with the use of a camera-based motion analysis system. Both the Cardan sequence (XYZ) and Euler sequence (ZYZ) were used to analyze the motions within Visual 3D. A descriptive analysis was used to …