Objectives This study aimed to determine the association between progression and mortality in individuals with stage 1 cancer their recorded physical activity before diagnosis of cancer. Methods We included 28 248 members cancers enrolled an oncology programme South Africa. Physical was using fitness devices, logged gym sessions participation organised events. Levels over 12 months were categorised as no activity, low (an average <60 min/week) moderate high (≥60 min/week). Measured...

Abstract Background Emerging work highlights the potential of community health workers (CHWs) to promote physical activity (PA) as a part their role in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases. However, little is known about CHW preferences desires towards receiving PA training. Methods Community promoters (CHPs), type CHWs South Africa, from seven districts Johannesburg participated day-long in-service training on healthy eating. Prior training, CHPs completed 22-item questionnaire...

Low-middle-income countries (LMICs) face increasing burdens from non-communicable disease (NCDs) requiring primary care task shifting to community health workers (CHWs). This study explored members' perceptions of NCD-focused, CHW-led home visits in a historically disadvantaged township South Africa.Trained CHWs visited member homes, performing blood pressure and physical activity (PA) screenings, followed by brief counselling satisfaction survey. Semi-structured interviews were conducted...

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as sedentary behaviour, decreased physical activity (PA), and low cardiorespiratory fitness lead to an increased accelerated of cardiovascular mortality. Medical students tend adopt lifestyles due a demanding curriculum. This may have negative effect on CVD levels medical students. Objectives: To compare in cohort third- fifth-year undergraduate South African university. Methods: Data from 123 third-year 139 the Graduate Entry...

ABSTRACT Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) is a principle that an acute bout of high‐intensity voluntary exercise followed by in strength, speed or power production. This study intended to show direct correlation between intensity, specificity and the outcome maximal task sprint accelerations compared previously defined weighted plyometric intervention. In randomised controlled, double‐blind trial, professional footballers undertook 20 m at baseline 2 6 min post‐intervention...

Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) is a principle that suggests an acute bout of high intensity voluntary exercise will be followed by improvement in strength, power, and speed subsequent task. This study intended to demonstrate how maximal vertical jump (VJ) can enhance the outcome VJ compared multiple series (MJ) control.In randomized controlled, double blind trial, adult professional soccer players (N.=69) undertook VJs at baseline 2 6 minutes postintervention after 1 3...

Background. Workplace wellness and disease-prevention programmes have been given increasing attention as a means to improve employee health lower costs. Health risk factors associated with improved work productivity. Further, is reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Therefore, personal workplace benefits may be achieved by programmes. Objectives. To investigate the effect of an on-site exercise-based programme in South African (SA) corporation. The impact on factors, physiological...

The lack of standardisation reporting exercise interventions hampers the development best practice guidelines for long COVID patients. This case study on effect an intervention in a patient applied Consensus Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) interventions. FITT-VP prescription principles rehabilitation are also suggested. A 58-year-old male, previously hospitalised 14 days ward intensive care management severe COVID-19 infection, joined programme. medical history, anthropometric,...

Sufficient physical activity (PA) lowers poor health outcomes, with data showing these protective effects in populations under varying levels of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advent online PA programmes has created novel opportunities to offset deleterious inactivity. However, are limited and readiness acceptance such technology is unknown. These authors nevertheless noted an opportunity investigate this approach based on promising emerging at time hard South Africa.This...

Abstract Background Physical activity is particularly low in South Africa and contributes to chronic conditions. This study aimed determine physical levels a African community, using the vital sign (PAVS), identify associations between key health outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional used community workers collect PAVS data, blood pressure self-reported medical history from 2282 participants living Soweto, Johannesburg. was defined as meeting or not WHO guidelines of ≥ 150 min/week....

Endurance sports primarily attract recreational athletes over 35 years, who impose an exceptionally rigorous and sustained demand on their cardiorespiratory systems.

The optimal exercise load/intensity for programs individuals with metabolic syndrome has not been investigated. One method of determining load is to measure the blood lactate transition threshold (BLTT), referred as anaerobic (AT). This study investigated reproducibility BLTT testing and consequent determination AT via Mader a modified form Automatic Data Analysis Progressive Tests (ADAPT) in patients syndrome.Fifteen, male diagnosed 15 healthy, subjects each performed measurements on...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors have been associated with CVD mortality, and physicians use factor profiles (smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, etc.) to address patient health. Furthermore, cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF) has shown be an independent for all-cause mortality. Cardio-respiratory is also the that contributes highest percentage deaths when compared other traditional factors. In addition, studies reported adding CRF established improves precision of prediction...


 Background: The relationship between acute:chronic workload ratios (ACWR) and the incidence of injury, as well subjective wellness scores training load, is unclear in hockey players.
 Objectives: This study investigated these relationships to determine if ACWR a useful management tool for field players. In addition, association specific (fatigue, sleep quality, general muscle soreness, mood stress level) ratio load. also assessed individual players’ loads with self-reported...

Objective There is limited evidence, particularly qualitative analysis, of health and wellness interventions within the South African workplace. The purpose this study to explore whether coaching when offered as part an employee program has potential for developing lifestyle change in a Methods were four, 45-minute focus group discussions, where employees discussed their experiences workplace intervention program. Results Main categories identified from coding transcripts program, well...

Torres, Georgia PhD; Constantinou, Demitri MBChB, FACSM; Gradidge, Philippe Patel, Deepak MD; Patricios, Jon MBBCh, MMedSci Author Information

Background: Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness attenuate the risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, determinants of measurements such as oxygen consumption (VO2) peak and anaerobic threshold (AT) have not been investigated persons with MetS. Therefore, main aim this study was to compare VO2 AT between subjects without MetS investigate its effects on odds individual components. Methods: Thirty-one males 24 healthy male participants each performed a blood lactate transition test....