Repeated, episodic bouts of skeletal muscle contraction undertaken frequently as structured
exercise training are a potent stimulus for physiological adaptation in many organs …

Positive effects from sports are achieved primarily through physical activity, but secondary
effects bring health benefits such as psychosocial and personal development and less …

Poor reporting of medical and healthcare systematic reviews is a problem from which the
sports and exercise medicine, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and sports science fields are …

Background No previous systematic review has quantitatively examined the association
between muscular fitness during childhood and adolescence and health parameters later in …

Circulating adiponectin concentrations are reduced in obese individuals, and this reduction
has been proposed to have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and …

Importance Childhood obesity is a risk factor associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, and mental disorders later in life. Investigation of the parallel effects of a defined …

Background Among youth, plyometric-jump training (PJT) may provide a safe, accessible,
and time-efficient training method. Less is known on PJT effectiveness according to the …

Abstract Background/Objective Adolescents' physical fitness levels are an important
indicator of their lifestyle and seem to have positive consequences in health-related quality …

Objectives This study is a systematic review of meta-analyses that have addressed the
effects of exercise-based interventions alone and the health outcomes (anthropometric …

The purpose of this systematic review and network meta‐analysis (NMA) of randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) was to investigate the effects of various exercise categories on …