简介:<正>Thebeneficialeffectsofappropriatephysicalactivity(PA),physicalfitness,anddietduringadultlifearewell-documentedbutthepotentialofappropriatePA,physicalfitness,anddiettoconferbenefitsonhealthandwell-beingduringchildhoodandadolescencehasnotbeenexploredfully.Recognizingthevalueofcriticalreviewsoftheextantliteratureinprovidingafoundationforfutureresearch,theJournalofSportandHealthScience(JSHS)hascommissionedtwoSpecialIssuesdevoted
简介:<正>Weallknowbeingphysicallyactiveisgoodforyou.Butdoweknowhowgood?Peoplecanliveupto3yearslonger,evenwithaslittleas15minofphysicalactivityaday,accordingtolastOctober’sreportbyWenandhiscolleaguesattheChinaMedicalUniversityinTaiwan,China.Manyresearchersinthefieldofsportandhealthsciencesknowbeingphysicallyactivecanbringmanybenefitstoone’slife.Butthismessagehassometimesbeendisseminatedusinganegativetone.Somuchso,BortzofCalifornia,USA,has
简介:Despitetheacceptanceofphysicalactivity(PA)beingintegraltoayoungperson'shealth,childrenwithdisabilityoftenexhibitlowlevelsofPA.Inyoungpeoplewithcysticfibrosis(CF)theimportanceofexerciseanddailyPAisacknowledgedbycliniciansandtheirsupportteams,however,thereisalackofknowledgerelatedtoitsprescription.CFisarecessivegeneticdisorderaffectingthelung,pancreasandsweatglands.CFisthemostcommonlifeshorteninggeneticdiseaseintheCaucasianpopulationforwhichthereisnocure.IntheUK,CFaffectsover9000people,with4000under16yearsofage.OnlyabouthalfoftheCFpopulationcanexpecttolivebeyond40yearsofage.Besidesdrugtherapies,rehabilitativeexerciseprogrammesformanimportantcomponentoftreatmentandlongtermexerciseprogrammesareconsideredpositivetreatmentstrategies,butalllackanydetailedprescriptiveinformation.SeveralreviewsandeditorialshavehighlightedthelackofevidencebasedresearchinPAandexercisetraininginyoungpeoplewithCF;butadvocateagreaterneedforunderstandingtheroleofexerciseintherapeuticinterventions.ThepurposeofthisreviewistoupdatethereaderonthecurrentrecommendationsandevidenceinPAandexercisetrainingforyoungpeoplewithCF.ThesedevelopmentshaveextendedourunderstandingofPAandexercisetraininginchildrenandadolescentswithCF,anditsimplementationinthemanagementofthischronicdisease.
简介:<正>Theauthorregrets〈Thecorrectedtitleshouldbe"Peoplecanlivelongerbyhavingmorephysicalactivity"〉.