Fun and games: a scoping review of enjoyment and intensity assessment in studies of game-based interventions for gait rehabilitation in neurological disorders.

Purpose: Exergames are used to promote gait rehabilitation in patients with neurological disorders because they are believed to heighten patient enjoyment and training intensity. This scoping review evaluated whether and how studies support these claims.

Methods: A search for studies published up until October 2023 involving virtual reality or exergames for patients with neurological disorders (stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury) was conducted on PubMed and Scopus, with additional articles identified through backward and forward citation searching.

Effects of aging and endurance exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiac structure and function in healthy midlife and older women.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women in developed societies. Unfavorable structural and functional adaptations within the heart and central blood vessels with sedentary aging in women can act as the substrate for the development of debilitating CVD conditions such as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The large decline in cardiorespiratory fitness, as indicated by maximal or peak oxygen uptake (V̇o and V̇o, respectively), that occurs in women as they age significantly affects their health and chronic disease status, as well as the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.

A Clinical Guide for Assessment and Prescription of Exercise and Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation. A CSANZ Position Statement.

Patients with cardiovascular disease benefit from cardiac rehabilitation, which includes structured exercise and physical activity as core components. This position statement provides pragmatic, evidence-based guidance for the assessment and prescription of exercise and physical activity for cardiac rehabilitation clinicians, recognising the latest international guidelines, scientific evidence and the increasing use of technology and virtual delivery methods. The patient-centred assessment and prescription of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and physical activity have been addressed, including progression and safety considerations.

Intraocular pressure fluctuation during resistance exercise.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of weightlifting (leg press) on intraocular pressure (IOP).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Subjects: A total of 24 participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the study procedures.

The utility and safety of hypoxia experiences for rebreather divers.

Background: Aircrew training often includes an hypoxic experience aimed at improving symptom recognition and self-rescue in a subsequent hypoxic event. Similar training has been advocated for rebreather divers. We investigated the effect of a prior hypoxic experience on actual and perceived cognitive function during subsequent hypoxia and measured the physiological responses to severe progressive hypoxia.

Parent's Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass, and Chronic Disease Status Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adults: A Preliminary Study.

We sought to determine if there was an intergenerational association between parental weight, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and disease status, with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in their young adult offspring. Young adults ( = 270, 21 ± 1 years, 53.3% female) were assessed for MetSyn and self-reported parent's CRF, body mass status, and disease status.

The relationship between exercise dose and health-related quality of life with a phase III cardiac rehabilitation program.

Purpose: To quantify the relationship between the change in exercise dose and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of patients participating in a community-based phase-3 cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program.

Methods: A retrospective, pre-experimental (no control group) design of 58 participants that completed a phase-3, 12-week exercise-based CR program was used to test the current hypothesis. Self-reported HRQoL (36-Item Short Form Health Survey Version 2, SF-36v2) was assessed prior and after completing the CR program.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome components in young adults: A pooled analysis.

Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) represents a clustering of different metabolic abnormalities. MetSyn prevalence is present in approximately 25% of all adults with increased prevalence in advanced ages. The presence of one component of MetSyn increases the risk of developing MetSyn later in life and likely represents a high lifetime burden of cardiovascular disease risk.

Assessing the Efficacy of a Group Mediated Nutritional Knowledge Intervention for Individuals with Obesity.

Purpose: This study reports on the effect of a group-based nutrition and physical activity intervention program on nutrition knowledge and eating habits in a cohort of people with obesity.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-test measures. The intervention consisted of physical activity led by certified exercise physiologists and a nutritional education component led by registered dietitians over a 6-month period followed by 6 months of self-management.

Can certified health professionals treat obesity in a community-based programme? A quasi-experimental study.

Objective: To test the effectiveness of a non-pharmaceutical programme for obese participants in a rural Eastern Canadian Province using certified health professionals.

Design: A prospective quasi-experimental design with repeated premeasure and postmeasure.

Participants: 146 participants with obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m(2)) from rural and urban communities in an Eastern Canadian Province were divided into four groups.

Evaluation of Children Playing a New-Generation Motion-Sensitive Active Videogame by Accelerometry and Indirect Calorimetry.

Objective: New-generation active videogames (AVGs) use motion-capture video cameras to connect a player's arm, leg, and body movements through three-dimensional space to on-screen activity. We sought to determine if the whole-body movements required to play the AVG elicited moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) in children. A secondary aim was to examine the utility of using accelerometry to measure the activity intensity of AVG play in this age group.

Oxygen absorption by skin exposed to oxygen supersaturated water.

The present study tests the hypothesis that skin on the plantar surface of the foot absorbs oxygen (O(2)) when immersed in water that has a high dissolved O(2) content. Healthy male and female subjects (24.2 ± 1.

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, vascular tone and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow.

Members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily are present in vascular smooth muscle cells and play important roles in the regulation of vascular contractility. The TRPC3 and TRPC6 channels are activated by stimulation of several excitatory receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells. Activation of these channels leads to myocyte depolarization, which stimulates Ca2+ entry via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC), leading to vasoconstriction.

Central role of TRPM4 channels in cerebral blood flow regulation.

Background And Purpose: The transient receptor potential channel TRPM4 is critically linked to the myogenic constrictor response of cerebral arteries that occurs when intravascular pressure increases. This myogenic behavior is thought to be fundamentally involved in the mechanisms of blood flow autoregulation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that TRPM4 channels in cerebrovascular myocytes contribute to cerebral blood flow autoregulation in vivo.

Potential interactions among vascular and muscular functional compartments during active hyperemia.

The increase in blood flow that accompanies the start of contractions (active hyperemia) is a complex phenomenon involving a fast phase in which blood flow increases quickly and then slows or decreases (seek phase) before stabilizing at a flow corresponding to the metabolic rate (matched phase). This pattern of blood flow change involves contributions from a flow-induced increase in flow, a response to short periods of occlusion or partial occlusion due to force generated by the muscle contraction, and metabolism. Even denervated, the vascular bed, which consists of endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and an adventitial layer that has significant secretory potential, is able to coordinate the response pattern.