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Privileging the privileged: the public health focus on leisure time physical activity has contributed to widening socioeconomic inequalities in health

Correspondence to Professor Leon Straker, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; L.Straker{at}curtin.edu.au Physical activity researchers have a ...
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Understanding the role parents play in tennis success: a national survey of junior tennis coaches

Objectives: To assess coaches’ perceptions about the role of parents and their positive and negative behaviours in junior tennis. Methods: A national survey of 132 United States junior tennis coaches ...
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Infographic. ISPAH’s Eight Investments That Work for Physical Activity: infographic, animation and call to action

Correspondence to The International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ...
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Inequalities across the physical activity landscape: the need for ‘structural humility’ to optimise sports and exercise medicine

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Interventions designed to reduce sedentary behaviours in young people: a review of reviews

Background Leisure time is increasingly spent in sedentary pursuits such as screen-viewing (eg, television/DVD viewing and computer use), motorised travel, school/work and sitting-based socialising ...
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Rugby World Cup 2011: International Rugby Board Injury Surveillance Study

Objective To determine the frequency and nature of injuries sustained during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup. Design A prospective, whole population survey. Population 615 international rugby players ...
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Applied physiology of tennis performance

Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility ...
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Dieting to win or to be thin? A study of dieting and disordered eating among adolescent elite athletes and non-athlete controls

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Professor J Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, ...
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International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1 142 026 children and youth representing 50 countries

2 Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences & Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, ...
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Efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of muscle damage

Background: Numerous antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents have been identified in tart cherries. Objective: To test the efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of exercise ...
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Quadriceps atrophy: to what extent does it exist in patellofemoral pain syndrome?

Correspondence to: M J Callaghan Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; michael.callaghanman.ac.uk Background: ...
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561 MEP142 – The difference in muscle injury risk in 100m, 200m and 400m sprints between finals and previous rounds during international athletics championships

Background Lower limb muscle injuries (LLMI) are the most frequent injuries in athletics disciplines involving running. While running velocity may increase between competition stages and substantially ...