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Section edited by Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas
This section considers studies on exercise and its effects on health, including mental health.
Research article
Overtraining syndrome (OTS), functional (FOR) and non-functional overreaching (NFOR) are conditions diagnosed in athletes with decreased performance and fatigue, triggered by metabolic, immune, hormonal and ot...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:14
Published on: 2 August 2017
Research article
This study investigated the perceived influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment (HWE) on participation in sports clubs among adolescent girls, and how these perceptions changed longitudinally. HWE was defin...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:12
Published on: 19 May 2017
Research article
Increasing physical activity (PA) and decreasing sedentary time (ST) have important health effects among breast cancer patients, a growing population group. PA and sedentary behaviors are complex multi-dimensi...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:8
Published on: 31 March 2017
Research article
The International Physical Activity Questionnaire short-form (IPAQ-SF) is frequently used to assess physical activity (PA) level in the general adult population including pregnant women. However, the reliabili...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:7
Published on: 14 March 2017
Research article
Low back pain (LBP) is common in athletes. LBP can be detrimental to athletic performance and health. Factors predisposing to LBP in athletes remain elusive and require further studies. We investigated whether...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:4
Published on: 7 February 2017
Research article
Several studies have demonstrated that body habitus is associated with survival (life expectancy) time. We sought to determine if survival differed between elite athletes with a range of body types. We hypothe...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:3
Published on: 26 January 2017
Study protocol
Physical inactivity ranks as a major contributing factor in the development and progression of chronic disease. Lifestyle interventions reduce the progression of chronic disease, however, compliance decreases ...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017 9:1
Published on: 10 January 2017
Research article
Physical inactivity is a common risk factor for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Increasing physical activity could reduce the burden of disease due to major NCDs and increase life expectancy. Undergr...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:39
Published on: 7 December 2016
Research article
Up-to-date research on musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness (MSMF) is lacking. The aims of the present paper were to a) establish normative values of MSMF by gender and age, and b) to assess how much of the...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:37
Published on: 18 November 2016
Research article
Stand up paddle boarding (SUP) is a rapidly growing sport and recreational activity where anecdotal evidence exists for its proposed health, fitness and injury rehabilitation benefits. While limited scientific...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:32
Published on: 10 October 2016
Technical advance
Prevention of multi-morbidities following non-communicable diseases requires a systematic registration of adverse modifiable risk factors, including low physical fitness. The aim of the study was to establish ...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:31
Published on: 7 October 2016
Research article
There is very limited knowledge about the effects of exercise on men with Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP), especially regarding fatigue. We wanted to investigate the effects of resistance exercise compared with ...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:29
Published on: 6 September 2016
Research article
Studies of endurance running have typically involved elite athletes, small sample sizes and measures that require special expertise or equipment.
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:26
Published on: 26 August 2016
Research article
The use of exergaming is a potential alternative to traditional methods of balance training, which can be repetitive and somewhat monotonous. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of exergaming u...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:25
Published on: 23 August 2016
Research article
According to current physical activity guidelines, a substantial percentage of the population in high-income countries is inactive, and inactivity is an important risk factor for chronic conditions and mortali...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:15
Published on: 4 June 2016
Research article
The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-sf) is a validated questionnaire used to assess physical activity (PA) in healthy adults and commonly used in both apparently healthy a...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:10
Published on: 19 April 2016
Research article
Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) suffer from multiple health and psychosocial problems. Because poor physical capacities following an inactive lifestyle may indeed contribute to these problems, physi...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:7
Published on: 31 March 2016
Research article
Participation in sport has many health benefits, and is popular amongst children. However participation decreases with age. While the membership records of peak sports organisations have improved markedly in r...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:6
Published on: 12 March 2016
Research article
The ability to generate muscle strength is a pre-requisite for all human movement. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is frequently observed in older adults and is associated with a decreased performance and...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:4
Published on: 19 February 2016
Research article
Time spent sedentary appears to be associated with several health outcomes in adults, but findings are inconsistent in children. Further, the assessment of sedentary time represents a major challenge. The obje...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016 8:2
Published on: 5 February 2016
