Validity and Reproducibility of a New Treadmill Protocol: The Fitkids Treadmill Test. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 47, No. 10, pp. 2241–2247, 2015. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reproducibility of a new treadmill protocol in healthy children and adolescents: the Fitkids Treadmill Test …

Total cholesterol, High density lipoprotein and the ratio between them is compared between a high intensity training group and a low intensity training group consisting of healthy second year physiotherapy students aged 18-29.

BACKGROUND: In typically developing children, participation in sports has been proven to be positively correlated to both physical and psychosocial health outcomes. In children and adolescents with a physical disability or chronic disease participation in both recreational and competitive sports is …

Sport is often considered as a promising instrument for reaching a wide array of policy objectives. Social inclusion is one of the goals frequently mentioned. Though one can argue about the feasibility of the many claims made, sport can only reasonably be expected to play a role if the targeted population …

Purpose: To determine exercise response during cardiopulmonary exercise testing in children and adolescents with dystrophinopathies. Methods: Exercise response on the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) was compared with a standard care test protocol. Results: Nine boys (aged 10.8 …

Objectives: Participation is considerably restricted in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) as compared to their healthy peers. This systematic review aims to identify which factors are associated with participation in children and adolescents with ABI. Methods: A systematic search …

Introduction: Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting, inherited multi-organ disorder affecting Caucasians in the world today. The respiratory system is most often involved, which results in a limited life-span and decreased quality of life. Exercise is an important part of the therapy for cystic fibrosis; …

Although self-regulated learning (SRL) is assumed to benefit learning outcomes, gaps in the literature make it difficult to describe what constitutes effective SRL in higher education. That is, SRL that relates positively to learning outcomes. In accordance, at present it is unclear how to train effective …

Toenemende prevalentie van overgewicht en obesitas onder jeugd wordt, in ieder geval ten dele, veroorzaakt door te weinig fysieke activiteit. Omdat ieder kind een groot deel van zijn of haar jeugdige leven op school doorbrengt kunnen scholen een centrale rol spelen in het tegengaan van deze bewegingsarmoede. …