<strong>ABSTRACT</strong> <strong>Introduction:</strong> Body image and h... more <strong>ABSTRACT</strong> <strong>Introduction:</strong> Body image and health are a strong concern for all people, and especially for women. Few studies focus on investigating exercise on a gym workout under vacuum and its effect on reducing body fat and female body shape. <strong>Aim:</strong> To explore the effects of aerobic exercise on a gym workout under vacuum conditions in 30 women aged 25-50 years, with specially designed protocols lasting 12 weeks. <strong>Material and Method:</strong> The tools of quantitative and qualitative research were: (1) Measurement Protocol, (2) Observation Protocol / Calendar and (3) Axis Questionnaire used in semi-structured interviews with the objective of obtaining information on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of the respondents, on the subject of the investigation. Two Groups were formed with 15 women each: Experimental and Control. Both groups followed a specially designed nutritional protocol. <strong>Results</strong>: The observed reduction in body fat in the Experimental Women's Group was impressive. The socio-economic factors that contributed to this statistically significant reduction were investigated in relation to the women in the Control Group. In addition, the changes related to the existing somatotype were investigated. The reduction in body fat levels, as a result of exercise in a treadmill under vacuum, is considered statistically significant. The number of sessions is statistically significant in reducing fatty tissue in women aged 41-45 years, the highest rate of body fat reduction is observed. The "apple" somatotype scores the largest reductions in the Treadmill with vacuum Group, and the orthogonal somatotype in the Control Group. <strong>Conclusions</strong>: Exercising on treadmill with vacuum results in a statistically significant reduction of body fat levels of women, decreasing the BMI and the abdominal skinfold and affecting the female somatotype.
International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences
&quot;Cross Transfer&quot; (CT) refers to the enhancement of performance of a non-trained... more &quot;Cross Transfer&quot; (CT) refers to the enhancement of performance of a non-trained limb after unilateral training of its opposite homologous limb. Another concept that sometimes is investigated when examining CT is &quot;asymmetrical transfer&quot; (AT), term that implies that the magnitude of transfer is not even for the two directions (i.e. from dominant to non-dominant limb and vice versa). While the existence of AT for strength or skills is already investigated, according to our knowledge previous research has not examined if laterality has an influence on the magnitude of CT of flexibility (CToF) in the lower limbs. The aim of the present study was to examine if a unilateral application of Foam Roller (FR) to the ankle plantar flexors of female exercisers would cause a CToF to their untrained limb and if leg dominance has an influence on the magnitude of CToF (i.e. if the CToF is greater from the dominant to the non-dominant limb or vice versa). According to the statistical analysis, the FR protocol used was effective in increasing the participants&#39; ipsilateral and contralateral ankle range of motion (ROM) independently of limb dominance, indicating that when referring to CToF through FR the transfer will probably occur symmetrically. This finding adds to the literature new data about CToF of the lower limbs in relation to laterality. If these results could be expanded by future researches and could be established that unilaterally injured persons benefit from CToF independently of limb dominance, that would be a major contribution to the field of rehabilitation.
Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2008
Abstract. Objective: To investigate the effects of a preoperative or postoperative rehabilitation... more Abstract. Objective: To investigate the effects of a preoperative or postoperative rehabilitation program on health related quality of life, for patients affected by final-stage idiopathic knee osteoarthritis, before and after primary total knee arthroplasty. Design: 53 successive ...
This study examined the effect of goal setting on injury rehabilitation, specifically, difference... more This study examined the effect of goal setting on injury rehabilitation, specifically, differences in personal goal setting, self-efficacy, self-satisfaction, and performance between injured and noninjured subjects. Two experimental groups (32 women with knee injuries and 29 noninjured women) and one control group (n = 30) were used. Subjects performed four trials of a knee extension task on an isokinetic dynamometer. Prior to the third and fourth trials, subjects in the experimental groups set personal goals and completed self-efficacy and self-satisfaction scales. There were significant performance improvements for the two experimental groups; correlation coefficients between self-efficacy, self-satisfaction, goal setting, and performance were significant at the .001 level Personal goal setting was affected by level of ability and in turn had a direct effect on performance. Self-efficacy and self-satisfaction were affected by ability or performance but had no significant effect on...
<strong>ABSTRACT</strong> <strong>Introduction:</strong> Body image and h... more <strong>ABSTRACT</strong> <strong>Introduction:</strong> Body image and health are a strong concern for all people, and especially for women. Few studies focus on investigating exercise on a gym workout under vacuum and its effect on reducing body fat and female body shape. <strong>Aim:</strong> To explore the effects of aerobic exercise on a gym workout under vacuum conditions in 30 women aged 25-50 years, with specially designed protocols lasting 12 weeks. <strong>Material and Method:</strong> The tools of quantitative and qualitative research were: (1) Measurement Protocol, (2) Observation Protocol / Calendar and (3) Axis Questionnaire used in semi-structured interviews with the objective of obtaining information on the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of the respondents, on the subject of the investigation. Two Groups were formed with 15 women each: Experimental and Control. Both groups followed a specially designed nutritional protocol. <strong>Results</strong>: The observed reduction in body fat in the Experimental Women's Group was impressive. The socio-economic factors that contributed to this statistically significant reduction were investigated in relation to the women in the Control Group. In addition, the changes related to the existing somatotype were investigated. The reduction in body fat levels, as a result of exercise in a treadmill under vacuum, is considered statistically significant. The number of sessions is statistically significant in reducing fatty tissue in women aged 41-45 years, the highest rate of body fat reduction is observed. The "apple" somatotype scores the largest reductions in the Treadmill with vacuum Group, and the orthogonal somatotype in the Control Group. <strong>Conclusions</strong>: Exercising on treadmill with vacuum results in a statistically significant reduction of body fat levels of women, decreasing the BMI and the abdominal skinfold and affecting the female somatotype.
International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences
&quot;Cross Transfer&quot; (CT) refers to the enhancement of performance of a non-trained... more &quot;Cross Transfer&quot; (CT) refers to the enhancement of performance of a non-trained limb after unilateral training of its opposite homologous limb. Another concept that sometimes is investigated when examining CT is &quot;asymmetrical transfer&quot; (AT), term that implies that the magnitude of transfer is not even for the two directions (i.e. from dominant to non-dominant limb and vice versa). While the existence of AT for strength or skills is already investigated, according to our knowledge previous research has not examined if laterality has an influence on the magnitude of CT of flexibility (CToF) in the lower limbs. The aim of the present study was to examine if a unilateral application of Foam Roller (FR) to the ankle plantar flexors of female exercisers would cause a CToF to their untrained limb and if leg dominance has an influence on the magnitude of CToF (i.e. if the CToF is greater from the dominant to the non-dominant limb or vice versa). According to the statistical analysis, the FR protocol used was effective in increasing the participants&#39; ipsilateral and contralateral ankle range of motion (ROM) independently of limb dominance, indicating that when referring to CToF through FR the transfer will probably occur symmetrically. This finding adds to the literature new data about CToF of the lower limbs in relation to laterality. If these results could be expanded by future researches and could be established that unilaterally injured persons benefit from CToF independently of limb dominance, that would be a major contribution to the field of rehabilitation.
Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2008
Abstract. Objective: To investigate the effects of a preoperative or postoperative rehabilitation... more Abstract. Objective: To investigate the effects of a preoperative or postoperative rehabilitation program on health related quality of life, for patients affected by final-stage idiopathic knee osteoarthritis, before and after primary total knee arthroplasty. Design: 53 successive ...
This study examined the effect of goal setting on injury rehabilitation, specifically, difference... more This study examined the effect of goal setting on injury rehabilitation, specifically, differences in personal goal setting, self-efficacy, self-satisfaction, and performance between injured and noninjured subjects. Two experimental groups (32 women with knee injuries and 29 noninjured women) and one control group (n = 30) were used. Subjects performed four trials of a knee extension task on an isokinetic dynamometer. Prior to the third and fourth trials, subjects in the experimental groups set personal goals and completed self-efficacy and self-satisfaction scales. There were significant performance improvements for the two experimental groups; correlation coefficients between self-efficacy, self-satisfaction, goal setting, and performance were significant at the .001 level Personal goal setting was affected by level of ability and in turn had a direct effect on performance. Self-efficacy and self-satisfaction were affected by ability or performance but had no significant effect on...
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