Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease

CA Williams, C Wadey, G Pieles… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Congenital heart disease (ConHD) affects approximately 1% of all live births.
People with ConHD are living longer due to improved medical intervention and are at risk of …

Is a verification phase useful for confirming maximal oxygen uptake in apparently healthy adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis

VAB Costa, AW Midgley, S Carroll, TA Astorino… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The 'verification phase'has emerged as a supplementary procedure to
traditional maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) criteria to confirm that the highest possible …

Which indices of cardiorespiratory fitness are more strongly associated with brain health in children with overweight/obesity?

EA Haapala, DR Lubans, T Jaakkola… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare the strength of associations between different indices of
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and brain health outcomes in children with …

The oxygen uptake plateau—A critical review of the frequently misunderstood phenomenon

M Niemeyer, R Knaier, R Beneke - Sports medicine, 2021 - Springer
A flattening of the oxygen uptake–work rate relationship at severe exercise indicates the
achievement of maximum oxygen uptake VO 2 max. Unfortunately, a distinct plateau VO 2 pl …

Validation and calibration for embedding rating of perceived exertion into high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents: a lab-based study

Y Liu, CA Williams, KL Weston… - Pediatric …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a convenient and cost-effective tool that can
be used to monitor high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE). However, no methodological study …

Influence of personality and self-efficacy on perceptual responses during high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents

AA Malik, CA Williams, KL Weston… - Journal of Applied Sport …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Inter-individual cognitive factors have been shown to be related to the changes in affect
evaluations during continuous high-intensity exercise in adolescents, but the role of …

Confirming the attainment of maximal oxygen uptake within special and clinical groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiopulmonary exercise test and …

VAB Costa, AW Midgley, JK Baumgart, S Carroll… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background and aim A plateau in oxygen uptake (V˙ O 2) during an incremental
cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) to volitional exhaustion appears less likely to occur in …

Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity, and arterial stiffness with cognition in youth

H Skog, N Lintu, HL Haapala… - Physiological reports, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, adiposity, and arterial
stiffness with cognition in 16‐to 19‐year‐old adolescents. Methods Fifty four adolescents (35 …

Effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on the inflammatory profile of children with overweight/obesity: A randomized clinical trial

JJ Gil‐Cosano, A Plaza‐Florido… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background We assessed the effects of a 20‐week combined (aerobic and resistance)
exercise training programme on the inflammatory profile of prepubertal children with …

Youth aerobic fitness

N Armstrong - Pediatric exercise science, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Aerobic (or cardiorespiratory or cardiopulmonary) fitness reflects the integrated ability to
deliver oxygen from the atmosphere to the skeletal muscles and to utilize it to generate …