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Health-Related Fitness in Sport

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 April 2023) | Viewed by 15474

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ángela Rodríguez-Perea

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Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Interests: low back pain; functional electromechanical dynamometer; strength training; core strength training
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Dr. Ignacio Jesús Chirosa Ríos

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Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Interests: muscle strength; resistance training; resistance assessment; handball; functional electromechanical dynamometer
Dr. Dario Martínez-García

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Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Interests: strength training; injury prevention; performance optimization; overhead throwing sports; functional electromechanical dynamometer; handball

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that involves the expenditure of energy. Globally, the level of physical inactivity is very high: one out of four adults and three out of four adolescents do not meet the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for mortality worldwide. Economic and technological developments have led adolescents to use means of motorized transport, increase their daily screen time, and spend many hours sitting, which cause increases in physical inactivity. Having high levels of physical activity improves health-related fitness. Among the variables of health-related fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, flexibility, muscular strength, endurance and power can be highlighted.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on health-related fitness in adolescents and young adults in sports. New research articles, reviews, metanalyses, and case reports are welcome to this Special Issue. Papers dealing with new approaches to improve adolescent physical activity levels are also welcome. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in each topic.

Dr. Ángela Rodríguez-Perea
Dr. Ignacio Jesús Chirosa Ríos
Dr. Dario Martínez-García
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Keywords

  • exercise
  • health-related fitness
  • body composition
  • cardiorespiratory fitness
  • muscle strength
  • muscular endurance
  • power
  • physical activity

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Do the Lower Body Strength Assessment Tests in the Spanish Navy Really Measure What They Purport to Measure?
by Mª Helena Vila, Iris M. de Oliveira, Francisco J. Burgos-Martos, Angel Martín-Pinadero, Irimia Mollinedo-Cardalda and José M. Cancela-Carral
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010049 - 21 Dec 2022
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The main objective of this research was to analyse the efficacy of lower body strength assessment tests in the Armed Forces Physical Assessment System. Secondly, it was to determine what relationship exists between the physical evaluation system of the Spanish Armed forces and [...] Read more.
The main objective of this research was to analyse the efficacy of lower body strength assessment tests in the Armed Forces Physical Assessment System. Secondly, it was to determine what relationship exists between the physical evaluation system of the Spanish Armed forces and standardized evaluation protocols (Gold standard). A total of 905 students enrolled in the military/civil bachelor’s degree (813 male and 92 female) participated in this study. The influence of the sex of the participants was studied through the student’s t-test for independent data, and the degree of association between variables was defined by Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results present moderate correlations (r = 0.67, r = 0.66; p < 0.001) between the vertical jump test used by the Army and the power or elastic force tests commonly used in practice and in research. The results obtained reflect a moderate relationship between the gold standard tests and the tests used by the Army, which suggests that the tests currently used to assess lower body strength should be adapted to more objective measurement tools which would allow a better comparison between samples from different armed forces. Full article
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Exploration of the Shoulder Internal Rotation’s Influence on Throwing Velocity in Handball Players: A Pilot Study
by Gustavo García-Buendía, Darío Martínez-García, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Manuel Gómez-López, Ignacio Jesús Chirosa-Ríos and Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15923; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315923 - 29 Nov 2022
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The main objective of this study was to test the relationship between shoulder internal rotation strength and standing throwing velocity. A repeated measures cross-sectional study was conducted with 20 professional handball players (mean ± SD; age: 19.28 ± 2.55 years, weight: 81.52 ± [...] Read more.
The main objective of this study was to test the relationship between shoulder internal rotation strength and standing throwing velocity. A repeated measures cross-sectional study was conducted with 20 professional handball players (mean ± SD; age: 19.28 ± 2.55 years, weight: 81.52 ± 9.66 kg, height: 185 ± 6 cm, BMI: 23.74 ± 1.69). The participants were instructed to perform eight standing throws from the 7 m line of the handball court at maximum velocity to calculate the mean and maximum throwing velocity. An incremental test was performed to calculate the repetition maximum (1-RM) of internal rotation shoulder strength. A Pearson’s correlation analysis with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was performed to determine whether correlations existed between dominant arm internal rotation strength characteristics and maximum and mean ball-throwing velocity. There is no correlation between the internal rotation strength of the throwing shoulder and the velocity of the ball in the standing handball throw. Full article
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Effects of Physical Exercise on Executive Function in Adults with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Falonn Contreras-Osorio, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Enrique Cerda-Vega, Rodrigo Campos-Jara, Cristian Martínez-Salazar, Rafael E. Reigal, Antonio Hernández-Mendo, Lara Carneiro and Christian Campos-Jara
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15270; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215270 - 18 Nov 2022
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Executive function is among the most affected cognitive dimensions in depression. Physical exercise may improve executive function (e.g., working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility), although this is without consensus on adults with depression. Through this systematic review, we aim to elucidate the effects of [...] Read more.
Executive function is among the most affected cognitive dimensions in depression. Physical exercise may improve executive function (e.g., working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility), although this is without consensus on adults with depression. Through this systematic review, we aim to elucidate the effects of physical exercise programs on executive functions in adults with depression. The literature search was performed in four relevant electronic databases, combining keywords and medical subject headings, from inception until September 2022. Controlled interventions, involving adults with depression, and reporting working memory, inhibition, and/or cognitive flexibility pre-post-intervention data, were considered includable. Results from meta-analyses included effect size (ES, i.e., Hedges’ g) values reported with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs), with p set at ≤0.05. Seven studies were included, including 202 men and 457 women (age: 21.0–51.2 years; mild–moderate depression). For working memory, a small favoring effect was observed in the experimental groups compared with controls (ES = 0.33, 95%CI = 0.04–0.61; p = 0.026; I2 = 64.9%). For inhibition, physical exercise had a small favoring non-significant effect compared with controls (ES = 0.28, 95%CI = −0.17–0.74; p = 0.222; I2 = 72.4%). Compared with the control group, physical exercise had a trivial effect on cognitive flexibility (ES = 0.09, 95%CI = −0.21–0.39; p = 0.554; I2 = 68.4%). In conclusion, physical exercise interventions may improve working memory behavioral measures in adults with mild-to-moderate depression when compared with active and passive control conditions. However, the reduced number of available high-quality studies precludes more lucid conclusions. Full article
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