Cardiovascular Response to Exercise and Training, Exercise Testing in Horses

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristobal Navas de Solis
2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Paul Zehr

Engaging communication of complex scientific concepts with the general public requires more than simplification. Compelling, relevant, and timely points of linkage between scientific concepts and the experiences and interests of the general public are needed. Pop-culture icons such as superheroes can represent excellent opportunities for exploring scientific concepts in a mental “landscape” that is comfortable and familiar. Using an established icon as a familiar frame of reference, complex scientific concepts can then be discussed in a more accessible manner. In this framework, scientists and the general public use the cultural icon to occupy a commonly known performance characteristic. For example, Batman represents a globally recognized icon who represents the ultimate response to exercise and training. The physiology that underlies Batman's abilities can then be discussed and explored using real scientific examples that highlight truths and fallacies contained in the presentation of pop-culture icons. Critically, it is not important whether the popular representation of the icon shows correct science because the real science can be revealed in discussing the character through this lens. Scientists and educators can then use these icons as foils for exploring complex ideas in a context that is less threatening and more comfortable for the target audience. A “middle-ground hypothesis” for science communication is proposed in which pop-culture icons are used to exploring scientific concepts in a bridging mental landscape that is comfortable and familiar. This approach is encouraged for communication with all nonscientists regardless of age.


2009 ◽  
Vol 64A (2) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. McGavock ◽  
J. L. Hastings ◽  
P. G. Snell ◽  
D. K. McGuire ◽  
E. L. Pacini ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Marco Guazzi ◽  
Paolo Emilio Adami

Exercise and cardiopulmonary exercise testing are essential in the evaluation of the cardiovascular response to exercise. They are clinically used to evaluate the subject’s capacity to tolerate increasing work loads. Throughout the tests electrocardiographic, haemodynamic, and symptomatic responses are monitored to assess ischaemic, hypertensive, and arrhythmic manifestations of disease. Ventilatory expired gas analysis may also be performed, as it provides fundamental information, particularly in patients with congestive heart failure or other exercise-induced limitations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1458-1464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Gravel ◽  
Daniel Curnier ◽  
Frédéric Dallaire ◽  
Anne Fournier ◽  
Michael Portman ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
Noor Muhammad Marwat ◽  
Aziz Javed ◽  
Pir Muhammad Abdul Aziz Shah ◽  
Sher Zaman ◽  
Muhammad Aslam Khan

Purpose: Primary aim of the research study was to develop awareness among the participants about the benefits of exercise and its financial benefits. Methodology: Adults had to perform exercises on Unstable Surfaces (US), Stable Surface (SS) and Machine Based (MB). The protocol of exercises was divided into three categories with 30 participants in each group i.e., Machine Based Surface Resistance Training (M-SRT), Machine Based Unstable Surface Resistance Training (M-URT), and Free Weight Unstable Surfaces Resistance Training (F-URT). Equipment used for tests was imported. Cost of financial expenditure and effects of resistance training exercise protocol on the male adults’ lower limbs muscular power, body fats, and strength were compared. Leg extension strength, leg press, muscle fuel, and body fats were checked on the baseline and after a seven-week resistance training program in the adults and budget, effects took away from the parents. Main Findings: The subjects’ results in maximal resistance training of squad movement were significantly higher in M-SRT and M-URT as compared to F-URT. The average seven-week regular resistance training exercise protocol program in adults with proper supervision will minimize the risk of injury and develop the strength and endurance in the lower limbs of adults up to maximal and that the composition of the body fats was observed lesser. There are training and exercise centres in Dera Ismail Khan city and adults can easily manage to become members of those clubs with nominal registration fees. Fitness and wellbeing are directly associated with the financial benefits of exercise and training. It was observed that the student adults can easily manage the resistance training program for their fitness by curtailing their pocket money. The implication of the Study: The findings of the research study have vital impacts on the daily life routine life of adults. Adults can easily manage to spare some time from leisure and money to keep themselves fit and healthy. The nation needs healthy adults to serve the best and build a nation. The results of analyzed data will help the parents and teachers to motivate their children to participate in the activities of fitness centres and acquaint the adults with financial behaviour change theory. Proper counselling of the experts will be fruitful in light of the recommendations of the study. Novelty: For the first time such a study is going to be conducted in the field of sports and finance. This is primary research in the homeland to highlight the behavioural economics capitalization in sports and training. The financial impacts of training and exercise on the fitness of youth have been studied in length. Future researchers would be benefited from the results of the study and they will be able to include the purchase of basic equipment for exercise and training in the institute budget.


2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-232
Author(s):  
Alon Eliakim

In recent years there has been a remarkable enhancement in the knowledge and understanding of endocrine responses to exercise and exercise training in children and adolescents who participate in sports. This includes, for example, exercise-associated changes in growth factors that regulate muscle adaptations to exercise training, the use of hormonal changes to assess training intensity, as well as deleterious effects of competitive sports, in particularly if associated with inadequate nutrition, on growth and the reproductive system. However, major scientific gaps still exist in our understanding of the application and translation of this knowledge to the everyday use of young athletes and their coaches. These gaps include the translation of laboratory research to “real-life” training setting to optimize training efficiency, mainly due to the lack of “real-life” exercise studies; and the use of genetic endocrinology for sports selection, the prediction of excellence in sports and to improve training.


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