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Distance running is popular due to its health benefits, low cost and accessibility. However, it is associated with high rates
There is no doubt that childhood and adolescence are decisive periods to acquire healthy lifestyle behaviors, like being physically active
Throughout the lifespan, maximum hand grip strength reflects general health and vigor and is therefore commonly suggested to be a
The movement to recognize exercise as medicine has incited interest in personalized exercise prescription while simultaneously exposing weaknesses in the existing exercise
Technological advancements in the past 60 years have led to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Changes in transportation, communication, the workplace
Over the last four decades, obesity has become one of the major public health problems in the U.S. Due to
Fatigability is not a new concept in the exercise physiology realm. Researchers have long paired physical activity measures with ratings
Many of our functional daily and exercise activities include both concentric (shortening) and eccentric (lengthening) muscle contractions (actions). However, eccentric-only
Childhood obesity is an epidemic affecting over 340 million youth worldwide, with rates continuing to increase each year. Importantly, childhood
Cardiometabolic risk describes a collection of factors known to increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. It includes lipid and glucose
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