Publications by authors named "Giuseppe Devito"
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a healthy lifestyle package (an antenatal behavior change intervention supported by smartphone application technology) on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in overweight and obese women.
Methods: Women with body mass indexes (BMIs) 25-39.9 were enrolled into this randomized controlled trial.
Effects of α-lipoic acid on mtDNA damage after isolated muscle contractions.
Med Sci Sports Exerc
August 2013
Article Synopsis
- A study explored whether 14 days of α-lipoic acid supplementation could reduce DNA damage from high-intensity exercise in healthy males.
- Twelve participants were split into two groups: one received the supplement while the other did not, with assessments before and after a series of intense knee extensions.
- Results showed that the supplement increased antioxidant capacity and protected against DNA damage and lipid peroxidation following exercise, indicating a potential benefit of α-lipoic acid for reducing oxidative stress.
Neuro-muscular electrical stimulation training enhances maximal aerobic capacity in healthy physically active adults.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
April 2010
Previous research has shown that a novel form of neuro-muscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can be used to bring about aerobic training effects in sedentary adults and in patients with heart failure. However, it is not clear whether this form of NMES could induce a significantly strong cardiovascular exercise effect in a more active group where a greater stimulus is required for training. In this study we investigated the aerobic training effects of repeated exposure to low frequency NMES in a group of physically active healthy adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of active warm-up on metabolism prior to and during intense dynamic exercise.
Med Sci Sports Exerc
December 2002
Purpose: This study investigated whether active warm-up (AW) would increase muscle acetylcarnitine concentration before exercise, thereby reducing the reliance on nonoxidative ATP production during subsequent high-intensity exercise.
Methods: Six female subjects performed a 30-s sprint at 120% of their maximal power output on an electronically braked cycle ergometer 5 min after undertaking an active warm-up. To exclude any effect of muscle temperature (Tm) on metabolism, AW was compared with control (C), which involved passively heating the muscle to the same temperature as that achieved by active warm-up (37.
Purpose: To determine whether explosive power and isometric strength of the lower-limb muscles in elite master Olympic weightlifters declines at a similar rate to nontrained healthy controls with increasing age.
Methods: 54 elite level masters weightlifters (aged 40-87), who were competitors at the World Masters Weightlifting Championships (1999), were compared with a similar number of aged-matched, healthy untrained individuals. Isometric knee extensor strength and lower-limb explosive power were tested.