BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Association of physical fitness and overweight with mental and behavioural diagnoses in a population-based cohort of 156 202 young men

Objectives Declining physical fitness, rising obesity and mental and behavioural diagnoses are growing public health issues in young adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Pressure-controlled ultrasound is a novel non-invasive technique for detecting anterior chronic exertional compartment syndrome

Objectives Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is traditionally confirmed by intracompartmental pressure (ICP) measurement, but this test has been criticised. The aim of this study was to ...
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Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour on cardiovascular health, skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and functional exercise capacity in sedentary adults: a randomised ...

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 12-week intervention using self-monitoring alone and in combination with motivational interviewing to reduce sedentary behaviour (SB) and ...
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High-intensity exercise for maintained health-enhancing physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Objective To explore the long-term effects of a high-intensity exercise intervention on physical activity (PA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Methods Eighty-seven patients (84% female), ...