Epidemiological evidence indicates that regular physical activity and/or frequent structured
exercise reduces the incidence of many chronic diseases in older age, including …

Introduction or background Heavy exercise induces marked immunodepression, which is
multifactorial in origin. Evidence showing clinical significance of this immunodepression is …

The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and
increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate …

The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes
competed, selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation …

Heavy exercise is associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infections.
Strenuous exercise also causes gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. In previous studies …

Chronic moderate exercise has been reported to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokines. To
analyze the molecular mechanisms by which training exerts these effects, the epigenetic …

Agile methods have different practices that ultimately foster intra-team knowledge sharing
(KS). However, they do not provide recommendations about coping with inter-team KS …

Upper respiratory symptoms remain the most common illness in athletes. Upper respiratory
symptoms during heavy training and competition may impair performance. Preventing …

When considering the history of exercise physiology, authors begin with Hippocrates and
the “Golden Age” of Greece before mentioning Galen and the contributions from Rome …

Food bioactive compounds (FBC) comprise a vast class of substances, including
polyphenols, with different chemical structures, and they exert physiological effects on …