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Limited cardiopulmonary capacity in patients with liver cirrhosis when compared to healthy subjects

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: The present study compared cardiorespiratory capacity between cirrhotic patients and healthy subjects. METHODS: Nineteen cirrhotic patients and 19 healthy subjects, paired by age and gender, participated in the study. Volunteers performed an incremental cardiopulmonary test with a r...

Time course of exercise capacity in patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: High prevalences of muscle weakness and impaired physical performance in hospitalized patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia have been reported. Our objective was to determine whether the level of exercise capacity after discharge would affect long-term functional out...

Effects of a backward running training on backward peak velocity running, V̇O2max, vVO2max and 3 km forward running performance in male adults: a pilot study

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of a backward running (BR) training program prescribed by the peak backward running velocity (Vpeak_BR) on physiological variables and a 3 km forward running (FR) performance. Methods: Eight untrained running male adults in running took place in th...

The relation between gross motor coordination and health-related physical fitness through raw and standardized measures from the KTK and Fitnessgram tests

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aim: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of considering single/ combined and raw/ standardized measures from the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) and Fitnessgram tests on the relation between GMC and HRPF in four age-groups. Method: Participated five-hundr...

Agreement between physical best and fitnessgram criterion-referenced standards for muscular strength and endurance

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the agreement between PHYSICAL BEST and FITNESSGRAM health-related criteria for muscle strength and endurance. Methods: This agreement study had a sample of 81 children and adolescents. Participants were submitted to the PHYSICAL BEST (Sit-up and Pull-up) and FITNESSGRAM (...

Performance, metabolic, hemodynamic, and perceived exertion in the six-minute step test at different heights in a healthy population of different age groups

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aim: This study aimed to compare the performance, metabolic, hemodynamic, and perceived exertion during the 6-minute step test (6MST) conducted with different step heights in healthy subjects and also to compare the performance between different age groups for each step height. The association ...

Educación física y salud: evaluación de la aptitud muscular y la adiposidad corporal en adolescentes escolares

RESUMEN. La Educación Física, como asignatura escolar obligatoria, debe realizar acciones para hacer frente a los altos niveles de inactividad física, sedentarismo y obesidad en la población, destacándose en importancia, la evaluación de la aptitud física y su posterior programación del ejercicio...

Composición corporal, somatotipo, rendimiento en salto vertical y consumo máximo de oxígeno en futbolistas profesionales y universitarios

RESUMEN. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue describir y comparar la composición corporal, somatotipo, rendimiento en el salto vertical y consumo máximo de oxígeno en futbolistas profesionales y universitarios de Chillán. Metodología:El presente estudio es de tipo transversal, descriptivo y co...