News tagged with muscle performance


Half time warm-ups boost athletic performance

High-intensity, short duration warm up activities at half time intervals boost athletic performance, a study of soccer players has found.

Health created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wearing a backpack could limit physical performance, research suggests

Sport and exercise academics at the University of Derby have discovered that wearing a heavy backpack during physical activity, such as that worn by the military on exercise, can significantly decrease performance.

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Slow walking speed linked with premature death in kidney disease patients

Kidney disease patients who have slower walking speed on physical performance tests seem to be more burdened by their disease than patients who perform well on lower extremity physical performance tests, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impact of training sessions and matches on the bodies and physical performance of women football players

UPV/EHU researchers have measured the changes that take place in women as a result of the training sessions and matches throughout one season. There is a tendency for fat to be reduced and muscle mass to increase, and physical ...

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New design guidelines simplify development of targeted therapies for muscular dystrophy and other diseases

The dystrophin protein offers critical support to muscle fibers. Mutations affecting dystrophin's expression cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), these ...

Genetics created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With a little exercise, your fat cells may coax liver to produce 'good' cholesterol

(Medical Xpress)—With a little exercise and dieting, overweight people with type 2 diabetes can still train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to spur HDL cholesterol production, report medical researchers from ...

Medical research created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study: Running mechanics, not metabolism, are the key to performance for elite sprinters

Sprinters competing in the 2012 Olympics might assume their championship performance is the result of their fuel-efficient physiology.

Other created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lessons from the 'gene for speed'

As you prepare to watch the world's best athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics, have you thought about what distinguishes elite sprinters from long-distance athletes?

Other created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caffeine boosts power for elderly muscles

A new study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on June 30 has shown that caffeine boosts power in older muscles, suggesting the stimulant could aid elderly people to maintain their strength, reducing ...

Health created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Resveratrol may be a natural exercise performance enhancer: researchers

A natural compound found in some fruits, nuts and red wine may enhance exercise training and performance, demonstrates newly published medical research from the University of Alberta.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Who says girls can't compete athletically with boys?

An Indiana University study that looked at performance differences between male and female childhood athletes found little difference in certain age groups, even though boys and girls rarely compete against each other in ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower limb muscle limitations hamper walking in diabetes

(HealthDay) -- In older adults, diabetes correlates with slower walking speed, and diabetes-linked reductions in muscle strength and worse muscle quality contribute to these walking limitations, according ...

Diabetes created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests for biomarker may help determine diagnosis of heart attack within hours

For patients admitted to an emergency department with chest pain, use of a contemporary or highly sensitive test for levels of troponin I (a protein in muscle tissue) may help rule-out a diagnosis of heart attack, while changes ...

Cardiology created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Super athletic mice are fit because their muscles burn more sugar

Muscle performance and fitness are partly determined by how well your muscle cells use sugar as a fuel source. In turn, exercising improves the muscle's ability to take up sugars from the bloodstream and burn ...

Genetics created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Role of gene regulator in skeletal muscles demonstrated

Fast muscles, such as the thigh muscle in a sprinter, deliver energy quickly but fatigue quickly. Slow muscles, such as the soleus muscle in the lower calf, are less forceful but important for posture and endurance. Researchers ...

Genetics created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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