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The aim of the present study was to validate and implement a nutrition questionnaire to measure nutrition knowledge of university students, and athletes. Male, and female students (N = 476) voluntarily participated in the survey in 2019. Non-health related (n = 156), nutrition students (n = 163), and varsity athletes (n = 157) responded to the questionnaire, twice with 15 days’ interval between. In...
Being injured is inherent to participating in football activities; therefore, prevention of injuries is crucial. This requires that the risk factors for injury be established. However, such studies are rarely conducted in women athletes in Africa. The study’s aim was to explore intrinsic risk factors for injury among African women football players using functional and musculoskeletal assessments....
Objective. the goal of this “systematic review” and meta-analysis is to find out the efficacy of exercise regimes on balance in badminton players. Study design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. data Source. Pub Med, “Cochrane database (Cochrane Central register of controlled Trials)”, google Scholar, Springer, and DoAJ. Eligibility criteria. limits were applied to database searches to identify...
Sports Medicine (SM) is a new specialty in India which has been often projected, dealing only with treating musculoskeletal (MSK) sports injuries. With adequate training in medical and clinical physiology, SM physicians have an important role to play as an essential part of the multidisciplinary and multispecialty team in the fight against the rise of physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle and non-communicable...
The purpose was to specify the lower extremity joint angles in different squats for the future development of adequate computational models of the joints. Methods. We investigated joint angles in the lower extremity joints in 103 athletes in different types of squats with and without added weight (barbell) 75% of 1 repetition maximum. Results. The mean knee and hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion angles...
Proper diet is a well-established factor influencing the effectiveness of training. to assess the knowledge of young sportspeople from Wrocław about sport nutritional strategies an online survey was distributed to Wrocław sport schools and clubs. the respondents were asked to answer questions regarding their sport activity, diet and the knowledge of nutrition strategies. the answers were then compared...
The yips are the loss of automated and finely controlled motor behavior in sport, affecting many golfers. Although studies have examined their causes and treatment, the social and psychological factors that contribute to their duration in golfers remain unknown. This study examined whether overcommitment and social support are related to prolonged symptoms of yips. The participants included 54 yips-affected...
Introduction: Physical activity is one of the essential factors in maintaining health and healthy body weight. As the pandemic of overweight and obesity continues to grow, it is crucial that children follow the recommended standards for physical activity from an early age. Both overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Excess...
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