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Physical Fitness - Physiology
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Definition of 'Physical Fitness'A state of well-being in which performance is optimal, often as a result of physical conditioning which may be prescribed for disease therapy. Common names: Physical Fitness; Fitness, Physical; Physical Conditioning, Human; Conditioning, Human Physical; Conditionings, Human Physical; Human Physical Conditioning; Human Physical Conditionings; Physical Conditionings, Human |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy.
29 Sep 2009 
Physical activity has significant health benefits and is positively associated with health-related quality of life and psychosocial functioning. Persons with disability are at particular risk of inactivity. For adults with cerebral palsy (CP), ... Read more...
26 Sep 2009 Increasing evidence exists suggesting an important role for oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension in women via a decrease of NO production after menopause. Regular physical training has been shown to upregulate ... Read more...
Interaction between fatness and fitness on CVD risk factors in Asian youth.
20 Sep 2009 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of fatness and fitness on insulin resistance (IR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among Korean adolescents. A total of 322 male high school students participated Departme nt of ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Physical Fitness - Physiology'
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- The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
- Effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on vascular regulation and oxidative stress in postmenopausal women. 26 Sep 2009
- Interaction between fatness and fitness on CVD risk factors in Asian youth. 20 Sep 2009
- Short half-life hypnotics preserve physical fitness and altitude tolerance during military mountainous training. 30 Aug 2009
- Physical function of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 30 Aug 2009
- The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility. 30 Aug 2009
- Prestroke physical activity is associated with severity and long-term outcome from first-ever stroke.
16 Aug 2009 - Reducing psychosocial stress: a novel mechanism of improving survival from exercise training. 11 Aug 2009
- Influence of activity level on the outcome of treatment of lateral ankle ligament rupture. 5 Aug 2009
- Comparison of physical characteristics and performance among elite snowboarders. 30 Jul 2009
- Evaluation of multiple one repetition maximum strength trials in untrained women. 30 Jul 2009
- Anthropometric and fitness characteristics of elite Australian female water polo players. 30 Jul 2009
- Impact of age, sex, and exercise on brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation. 22 Jul 2009
- Impact of protein and carbohydrate supplementation on plasma volume expansion and thermoregulatory adaptation by aerobic training in older men. 14 Jul 2009
- The influence of thermal factors on post-exercise haemodynamics in endurance exercise-trained men. 13 Jul 2009
- WITHDRAWN: Aerobic exercise training programmes for improving physical and psychosocial health in adults with Down syndrome. 6 Jul 2009
- Reproducibility of the 6-minute walk test in obese adults. 5 Jul 2009
- Impact of training modality on strength and physical function in older adults. Jul 2009
- Hormone therapy attenuates exercise-induced skeletal muscle damage in postmenopausal women. 30 Jun 2009
- Evaluation of Cooper 12-minute walk/run test as a marker of cardiorespiratory fitness in young urban children with persistent asthma. 29 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Physical Fitness'
Definition: A state of well-being in which performance is optimal, often as a result of physical conditioning which may be prescribed for disease therapy.
Descriptor UI: D010809
Alternative terms: Physical Fitness; Fitness, Physical; Physical Conditioning, Human; Conditioning, Human Physical; Conditionings, Human Physical; Human Physical Conditioning; Human Physical Conditionings; Physical Conditionings, Human;
Related Mesh Headings: Exercise;
Allowable Qualifiers: physiology; psychology;
Tree Number: I03.621; N01.400.545;
Online Note: use EXERCISE THERAPY to search PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN 1986-96
History Note: PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN was see EXERCISE THERAPY 1986-96