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Effect of exercise-induced dehydration on endurance performance: evaluating the impact of exercise protocols on outcomes using a meta-analytic procedure

Objective It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if ≥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP ...
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Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design This systematic review and ...
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Cycling and cardiovascular disease risk factors including body composition, blood lipids and cardiorespiratory fitness analysed as continuous variables: Part 2—systematic ...

Objectives We aimed to examine the relationship between cycling (particularly commuter cycling) and risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including body composition, blood lipids ...
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Is body mass index associated with patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-regression and analysis

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...
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International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1 142 026 children and youth representing 50 countries

2 Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences & Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, ...
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Behavioural and social correlates of sedentary time in young people

Design Cross-sectional analysis of data from the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Setting Schools in Denmark, Estonia, Portugal and Norway. Participants Respondents were invited using a twostage ...
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Time before return to play for the most common injuries in professional football: a 16-year follow-up of the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study

Objectives The objective was to describe the typical duration of absence following the most common injury diagnoses in professional football. Methods Injuries were registered by medical staff members ...
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Incidence and risk factors of running-related injuries during preparation for a 4-mile recreational running event

1 University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Center for Sports Medicine, University Medical Center ...
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Field-based fitness assessment in young people: the ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents

3 Department of Physical Education, School of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain 4 Department of Physical Education, School of Physical Activity and sport Sciences, University of ...
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Effects of evidence-based prevention training on neuromuscular and biomechanical risk factors for ACL injury in adolescent female athletes: a randomised controlled trial

6 Clinical Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark Background Adolescent female football and handball players are among the athletes with the highest risk of ...
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Associations of specific types of sports and exercise with all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality: a cohort study of 80 306 British adults

Background/Aim Evidence for the long-term health effects of specific sport disciplines is scarce. Therefore, we examined the associations of six different types of sport/exercise with all-cause and ...
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Athlete mental health: future directions

The impact of mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes is increasingly recognised. This led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to produce a consensus statement1 and establish a ...