Publications by authors named "M Godhe"
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- Physical fitness is crucial for daily functioning and longevity in older adults, and field-based tests can effectively assess fitness without advanced lab methods.
- The study involved 1,407 older adults who completed various fitness tests before and after an 8-week exercise program, using multiple statistical analyses to measure reliability and differences.
- Findings revealed significant improvements in certain fitness metrics after the program, notably in isometric trunk endurance for both genders and step-up height in women, demonstrating the effectiveness of the field-based tests for this population.
Walking Football (WF) is one type of recreational football increasing in popularity, targeting older adults. Further knowledge on the intensity and physical workload of WF, characteristics of the players, the social context, and reasons for playing WF is needed. Thus, the aim of the study was to characterize the individuals that regularly play WF and their experience of WF, and the physiological characteristics of the sport.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Reliable physical activity measurements in community-dwelling older adults are important to determine effects of targeted health promotion interventions. Many exercise interventions aim to improve time spent sedentary (SED), in light-intensity-physical-activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity-physical-activity (MVPA), since these parameters have independently proposed associations with health and longevity. However, many previous studies rely on self-reports which have lower validity compared to accelerometer measured physical activity patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To study the effect of inhaling a beta-agonist (salbutamol) compared to placebo on skiing and cycling performance in well-trained elite athletes.
Methods: Three different exercise protocols were used, all with a cross-over double blind placebo-controlled design. Participants inhaled 800 µg salbutamol or a placebo prior to the test, which was repeated on a following day with the participants inhaling the other substance.
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- Recent research indicates that exogenous testosterone can improve endurance capacity in women, shedding light on its effects on muscle oxygen transport and utilization.
- A double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial with 48 active women tested a daily application of testosterone cream over 10 weeks, measuring various factors such as VO2 max and muscle biopsies.
- Results showed no significant changes in maximal oxygen consumption or total hemoglobin mass, but there were notable increases in the capillary-to-fiber ratio and specific mitochondrial respiratory metrics, suggesting enhanced oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle linked to improved endurance performance due to testosterone exposure.