Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/sports_medicine/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170066.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170066.php A lasting trend is developing in health and fitness, according to an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) survey published in the November/December issue of ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®. The importance of experienced and educated fitness professionals remains the top predicted fitness trend for the third straight year. Sports Medicine / Fitness Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169973.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169973.php A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs. A debate on the matter was spurred when Oscar Pistorius, a bilateral amputee, was barred from the 400-meter dash at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and other able-body races. Sports Medicine / Fitness Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, according to a new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Breast Cancer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169590.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169590.php Obesity isn't the only negative side effect of excessive television watching. A new study from the American College of Sports Medicine suggests that young adults who tune in to two hours or more of TV per day have poor muscular fitness. Researchers Niko Paalanne and Tuija Tammelin of Finland studied more than 870 Finnish young men and women around 19 years of age. Subjects' muscular fitness was measured using trunk rotation, trunk flexion, press strength and jumping height. Sports Medicine / Fitness Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169557.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169557.php Golfers who undergo treatment for sleep apnea may improve their golf game as well as their overall health, shows new research. A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that golfers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who received nasal positive airway pressure (NPAP) for their disorder improved their daytime sleepiness scores and lowered their golf handicap by as much as three strokes. Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169435.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169435.php When 100 m sprinters launches themselves from the starting blocks, the race can be won or lost in the first few strides. Acceleration through the first few strides is the key to winning gold. Sports Medicine / Fitness Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169376.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169376.php New research suggests that a period of careful eating and regular physical activity could prevent diabetes for up to a decade. US researchers followed up nearly 3,000 overweight people who had taken part in a three-year diabetes prevention programme. They had initially been divided into three groups, one undertaking a diet and exercise programme, the second taking metformin and the third a placebo. The report noted it was the dieters who reaped the most benefit. Diabetes Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169245.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169245.php Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. The findings indicate that the habitual use of steroids has serious harmful effects on the kidneys that were not previously recognized. Reports of professional athletes who abuse anabolic steroids are increasingly common. Urology / Nephrology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169230.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169230.php James Pivarnik, Ph.D., FACSM, spends most of his days in the classroom, the exercise science lab, or fulfilling his duties as research integrity officer at Michigan State University. But the current President of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) will take on a different a role in January - that of Torchbearer in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. Pivarnik was selected for the honor by Coca-Cola, a founding partner of the Sports Medicine / Fitness Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169091.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169091.php A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss. The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity. Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169047.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169047.php Scientists are developing a range of miniaturised wearable and track-side sensors, computer modelling tools and smart training devices to help British athletes improve their performance on the world stage, as part of a new £8.5 million project that were officially launched 28 October 2009. Sports Medicine / Fitness Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168992.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168992.php A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found. Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168913.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168913.php Commenting on the take-up figures for the free swimming initiative, Andrew Harrop, Head of Policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'It's great news that increasing numbers of older people have taken the plunge and are now swimming their way towards a healthier lifestyle thanks to the free swimming initiative. 'This scheme has opened up new lanes for those who are put off exercising because they struggle to afford services to keep fit and healthy. Seniors / Aging Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168876.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168876.php For thousands of years, people have believed that eating large amounts of protein made it easier to build bigger, stronger muscles. Take Milo of Croton, the winner of five consecutive Olympic wrestling championships in the sixth century BC: If ancient writers are to be believed, he built his crushing strength in part by consuming 20 pounds of meat every day. Nutrition / Diet Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168851.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168851.php The main goal of this research was to determine the composition of the ingestion of a group of volunteer skiers, participants in the XXX Andrés de Regil BBK Trophy Mountain Trek and correlate them with their anthropometric blood parameters, and with the time obtained in the trials. The author of the thesis is Ms Elena Díaz Ereño and her work is entitled "The nutritional analysis of the ingestion of competition sportspersons in the period prior and posterior to the competition. Sports Medicine / Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168749.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168749.php For today's athletes, size and strength can mean the difference between championships, scholarships and million-dollar paydays. But new research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, reveals that the larger professional athletes - specifically football linemen - may encounter future health problems despite their rigorous exercise routines. Sports Medicine / Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168738.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168738.php Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking and being physically active are associated with higher fitness levels throughout adult life. "The U.S. Sports Medicine / Fitness Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168643.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168643.php Just three months of physical activity reaps heart health benefits for older adults with type 2 diabetes by improving the elasticity in their arteries - reducing risk of heart disease and stroke, Dr. Kenneth Madden told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Dr. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168625.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168625.php Biologist Theodore Garland will give an hour-long lecture, titled "Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the University Theatre on the UC Riverside campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is open. Biology / Biochemistry Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168608.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168608.php Most people have a gap under the arch of their foot when they are in a standing position. The arch, the inner part of the foot is slightly raised off the ground. People with flat feet or fallen arches either have no arch, or it is very low. The feet of people with flat feet may roll over to the inner side when they are standing or walking, and the feet may point outwards as a result. Bones / Orthopaedics Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168515.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168515.php The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has announced that a deceased former college football player who died at age 42 was already suffering from the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is the first time an advanced case of CTE has been discovered in a college football player that did not play professionally. It is also the first case diagnosed in a wide receiver. Neurology / Neuroscience Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168354.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168354.php As debate continues over health system reform, a proposal with vast preventive power is drawing widespread support. Scientists, physicians, public health experts and others have rallied in favor of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009. The measure (S. 1810 in the Senate and H.R. 3851 in the House), provides that the Department of Health and Human Services update federal physical activity guidelines at least every five years. Sports Medicine / Fitness Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167811.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167811.php Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting. "This is the first demonstration that exercise can prevent a decline in memory after whole-brain radiation treatment," said lead researcher and graduate student Sarah Wong-Goodrich of the Duke Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167695.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167695.php Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University is delighted to announce the creation of the PERFORM Research Centre. The acronym PERFORM stands for Prevention, Evaluation, Rehabilitation, FORMation. The Centre will become a reality thanks to a grant of $34,972,317 from the Federal and Provincial Governments, through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program. Sports Medicine / Fitness Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167452.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167452.php Rugby players worldwide could benefit from a new virtual reality training programme created at Queen's University Belfast. Team members from Ulster Rugby have been working with researchers in the School of Psychology at Queen's on a range of virtual training scenarios that test expert players' perceptual skills. Sports Medicine / Fitness