Is Physical Activity a Treatment Option for ADHD?Abstract: Physical activity as an option for the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders is increasingly becoming the focus of research. In particular, ...
Overweight and obesity are the most important modulators in the development of chronic diseases. Body weight status in adulthood is often already determined in childhood and adolescence. In this study we evaluate possible threats and the prevalence of ...
Physical exercise is highly effective to improve exercise capacity and quality of life of patients with COPD and to reduce the risk for hospital admissions in patients with exacerbations. The combination of physical exercise, patient education and ...
Physical activity is necessary for life and is one of the greatest opportunities to improve the health of populations, although it is sometimes mixed up with sports which can cause injuries or acute cardiac events. Nevertheless, some sedentaries can ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation 2015Abstract. The goals of cardiac rehabilitation are (re-)conditioning and secondary prevention in patients with heart disease or an elevated cardiovascular risk profile. Rehabilitation is based on motivation through education, on ...
Abstract. Physical activity provides huge opportunities for the health of nations. Understanding this, the World Health Organization has published a Global Action Plan which aims to provide member states with a framework for ...
Physical Activity and CancerAbstract. This article aims to summarize the literature on the role of physical activity in cancer patients and to propose exercise programs based on studies and ...
Abstract. We investigated the effect of age on cardiometabolic risk and protective factors in females living in a countryside area of Switzerland. For this cross-sectional analysis, data from 268 female adults, who live in ...
Abstract. Due to the worldwide high prevalence of psychiatric disorders and its association with sedentary behavior and comorbid physical diseases, increasing physical activity in psychiatric populations is of high ...
Enjoying Sports and Movement in Mental IllnessAbstract. Sports and exercise therapy is an effective complemant in the treatment of major depression. The recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of ...
The Importance of Physical Activity for Mental HealthAbstract. Due to the worldwide high prevalence of psychiatric disorders and its association with sedentary behavior and comorbid physical diseases, increasing physical ...
Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Eating DisordersAbstract. On the one hand, excessive or insufficient physical activity is a phenomenological feature and an important etiological factor in eating ...
The present lab-review presents and discusses our previous and current research into motor training-induced neuroplasticity by classifying our work on the basis of two broad aspects: (1) the applied study design (i.e., cross-sectional vs. longitudinal) ...
This study investigates the association between physical activity level and attentional control in a group of younger and older middle-aged adults (MA). Participants performed a Flanker task; two types of conflict were analyzed: response and perceptual ...
Abstract. Although programs to promote physical activity have been implemented in routine geriatric psychiatry, there are presently no evidence-based recommendations and only few randomized controlled exercise trials have been conducted. Therefore, a ...
Abstract. Empirical evidence suggests that physical activity is related to less depressive moods. However, little is known about this association in the everyday life of older adults, limiting the ecological validity of prior findings. This study examined ...