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Rieping, Taís; Furtado, Guilherme Eustáquio; Letieri, Rubens Vinícius; Chupel, Matheus Uba; Colado, Juan C.; Hogervorst, Eef; Filaire, Edith; Teixeira, Ana Maria Miranda Botelho; Ferreira, José Pedro – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this study was to test the effects of chair-based exercise programs on salivary stress hormones, physical fitness, and functional autonomy of institutionalized older women. Method: In total, 47 participants (80 ± 8.04 years old) were recruited and allocated into three groups: chair-based aerobic exercises (CAE, n = 19),…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Females, Exercise, Biomechanics
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Tas, Murat; Sinanoglu, Ahmet – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In the research it was aimed to examine the effects of basic table tennis trainings, which were implemented on girls aged 10-12 for 16 weeks, on certain physical and physiological parameters. A total of 40 students, as randomly selected 20 test groups and 20 control groups at an age range of 10-12 participated in the research. These students were…
Descriptors: Athletics, Training, Physical Development, Exercise Physiology
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Bilici, Ömer Faruk; Selçuk, Muzaffer – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
In this study, it was aimed to assess the effects of core training on the vertical jump strength and some motor characteristics of 14-16 aged female volleyball players. Thirty-four female athletes playing volleyball in Van province participated in the study voluntarily. The average age of volleyball players is 15.47, the weight average is 53.66 kg…
Descriptors: Females, Athletes, Team Sports, Psychomotor Skills
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Seo, Jung-suk; Kim, Sukwon – Educational Gerontology, 2014
The study attempted to see if exercise training would alleviate gait asymmetry between nondominant and dominant legs, thus, eliminate the likelihood of slips. The present study provided 18 older adults exercise training for eight weeks and evaluated kinematics and ground reaction forces (GRFs) in both legs. Participants were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Older Adults, Females
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Shephard, Roy J.; Trudeau, Francois – Quest, 2013
This article offers a brief and personal account of the historical background, implementation and principal findings from the Trois-Rivieres regional project, a large-scale quasi-experimental intervention that tested the impact of providing a daily hour of specialist-taught quality physical education upon the physical and mental development of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Intervention, Student Attitudes
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Zhang, Jiabei; Piwowar, Nathan; Reilly, Coleen Jennifer – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2009
The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the physical fitness performance of young adults with and without cognitive impairments. Participants were 75 young adults, including 41 without disabilities (23 females, 18 males; M of age = 21.88) and 34 with mild cognitive impairments (14 females, 20 males; M of age = 21.79). They received…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Females, Physical Fitness, Young Adults