Pre-Participation Screenings Frequently Miss Occult Cardiovascular Conditions in Apparently Healthy Male Middle-Aged First-Time Marathon Runners.

Introduction: The optimal pre-participation screening strategy to identify athletes at risk for exercise-induced cardiovascular events is unknown. We therefore aimed to compare the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) pre-participation screening strategies against extensive cardiovascular evaluations in identifying high-risk individuals among 35-50-year-old apparently healthy men.

Methods: We applied ACSM and ESC pre-participation screenings to 25 men participating in a study on first-time marathon running.

The effect of short period high-intensity circuit training-modified FIFA 11+ program on physical fitness among young football players.

Background: Studies showed that FIFA 11+, the football injury prevention program, can improve physical fitness components through resistance and neuromuscular exercise. Currently, resistance training using High Intensity Circuit Training (HICT) is considered beneficial in increasing physical fitness component, including maintaining cardiopulmonary fitness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of HICT modified- FIFA 11+ training on the physical fitness components and cardiovascular (CV) training intensity of young football players.