Regular physical activity (PA) can bring significant health benefits to people of all ages and the need for PA does not end in later life with evidence increasingly indicating that PA can extend years of active independent living, reduce disability and improve the quality of life for older peopl...
Increasing life expectancy and a growing share of older people around the world spotlight the issue of health during additional years of life. Research on trends of proportions of older people with activity limitations for low and middle income countries
This book presents science activities developed by teachers for children ages 3-6 years old. The activities aim to develop science skills including communi... KE Charner - Gryphon House, Inc., P.O. Box 207, Beltsville, MD 20704 ($29.95). Tel: 800-638-0928 (Toll Free); Web site: http...
Rotational behavior was examined prior to (Exp. 1) and following unilateral lesions (Exp. 2) in the substantia nigra of young and old rats. Before lesioning no preferences for turning to the left or right were seen in either age group fo... Joseph James A.,Berger Rick E.,Engel Bernard...
To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our systematic overview included seven systematic reviews
et al. Cut-point values for classifying active children and validity and reliability of physical activity questionnaire for children in Morocco. Child: Care, Health and Development, 2023, 49(6): 1058-1065. doi:10.1111/cch.13116 14. Makai, A., Prémusz, V., Dózsa-Juhász, O. et al. ...
In this study, we found a downward trend for in-school PA among Chinese children aged 6–17 years, which was the major contributor to the decrease in PA volume. This finding is consistent with a systematic review of global PA trends that indicated a decline in youth PA over the 20 years...
There is potential, then, for coaches to be able to influence their players’ physical activity levels; particularly during training where coaches are better able to dictate the intensity of physical activity, as compared to during a game. That said, to our knowledge, no study has used coaches...
it could be a helpful reference for undertaking a new fitness regime for hypertension prevention. It was worth noting that vigorous physical activity would increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury rates. In order to avoid such a risk, it’s better to encourage adults aged 45 years and older...
understanding the role ofPER3in humans has been a focus for the last several years. In this regard, several studies have indicated that polymorphisms in thePER3gene in humans may be related to the pathogenesis of delayed sleep phase syndrome26,38. Recently, one genome-wide association analysis...