BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

“If a shoe had been designed from a woman’s foot, would I be running without getting the injuries?”: running footwear needs and preferences of recreational and ...

Despite known sex and gender differences between males/men and females/women, most current running footwear is designed for ...
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Physical activity and the risk of cardiovascular disease, cirrhosis, cancer and mortality among individuals with MASLD: a prospective cohort study

Objectives Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a global health issue due to its high ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of insufficient physical activity among elderly people in Bangladesh: a nationally representative cross-sectional study

Objectives Insufficient physical activity (IPA) is a crucial risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The elderly population has a higher likelihood of suffering from NCDs. We aimed to ...
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Acute kidney injury associated with endurance events—is it a cause for concern? A systematic review

Introduction A growing body of evidence suggests even small rises in serum creatinine (SCr) are of considerable clinical relevance. Given that participants in endurance events are exposed to potential ...
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Preparing for snow-sport events at the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2022: recommendations and remaining questions

During the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing, the Para snow-sport events will be held at high altitudes and in possibly cold conditions while also requiring adjustment to several time zones.
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Level and limitations of physical activity in patients with excess body weight or diabetes

People represent different levels of physical activity, one of the most important components of behavioural treatment. Various factors can limit the physical activity. Most of the people with diabetes ...
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Developing and training mental toughness in sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and pre-test and post-test experiments

Data sources Journal articles, conference papers and doctoral theses indexed in Embase, Scopus, PubMed and SPORTDiscus from inception to 22 November 2019. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies ...
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Effect of menstrual cycle phase, menstrual irregularities and hormonal contraceptive use on anterior knee laxity and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury occurrence in ...

Exercising women report three to six times more ACL tears than men, which happen, in the majority of cases, with a non-contact mechanism. This sex disparity has, in part, been attributed to the ...
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Specific versus general exercise programme in adults with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

Objectives Current evidence on the clinical effectiveness about the different types of exercises in the subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) remains controversial. This study aims to compare the ...
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Face scale rating of perceived exertion during cardiopulmonary exercise test

Objective This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the face scale and heart rate (HR), exercise load and oxygen uptake (V̇O 2) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing. This was a ...
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Validation of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire for self-administration in a European context

Background/aim Little is known about the measurement properties of the self-administered Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in Europe. The aim was to validate the self-administered GPAQ ...