Resistance training as a modulator of autophagy in skeletal muscle: A systematic review of molecular mechanisms and adaptive responses
Available online 5 September 2025
Autophagy is a tightly regulated intracellular degradation process essential for maintaining skeletal muscle homeostasis, particularly under metabolic stress, such as resistance exercise. This systematic...
Exercise interventions for the treatment of inflammatory factors in adults with chronic insomnia: Systematic review and Meta-analysis
Available online 25 August 2025
Inflammatory factors play a crucial role in insomnia in adults, and the effect of exercise on improving these factors remains controversial. To explore this further a systematic review and meta-analysis...
Acute responses of cortisol and C-reactive protein in collegiate female lacrosse athletes during a two-game week
Available online 20 August 2025
It has been noted that female collegiate student-athletes experience personal and academic stress during their competitive season; however, objectively measured stress responses have scarcely been examined....
Comparison of Web-based Previous-Day Recalls and ActivPAL for Measuring Screen-based Sedentary Behavior by Segments of Day and Bouts in Chinese Young Males
Available online 14 August 2025
The increase in screen-based sedentary behavior (SSB) has become a public concern. Several health outcomes have been found to be related to SSB, and their relationships with different types of SSB activities...
Utilizing nasal breathing during aerobic exercise significantly improves respiratory performance
Available online 7 August 2025
Nasal breathing (NB) during aerobic exercise may improve respiratory performance more effectively than utilizing combined breathing (CB)....
Barriers, facilitators, and factors influencing the perceived feasibility of family-based physical activity: The role of socioeconomic status
Available online 6 August 2025
The facilitators and barriers to family-based physical activity, child and parent perceptions of the factors influencing their perceived feasibility of family-based physical activity, and the impact...
Clinician-accessible motor assessment with surface EMG: Key parameters and reliability
Available online 23 July 2025
Despite the evident value of surface electromyography (EMG) in neurorehabilitation, its clinical use is limited. Researchers have developed many sophisticated EMG methods to test scientific hypotheses...
Predicting falls from biomechanical response to balance perturbation in older adults with knee osteoarthritis, an exploratory study
June 2025
The risk of falling in people with knee osteoarthritis is greater than in asymptomatic older adults. Several biomechanical responses have been connected to poor balance in osteoarthritis, but no studies...
Reticulospinal function can be measured in the tibialis anterior using the StartReact method
June 2025
The neurophysiology of dorsiflexor motor pools are highly studied, with previous work showing adaptations in corticospinal tract function, but little is known about the responsiveness of the reticulospinal...
Exploring sleep behaviour in esports and factors associated with sleep quality
June 2025
The demanding training schedules in esports can disrupt regular sleep patterns and contribute to daytime sleepiness. The present study investigated casual and competitive esports players' sleep behaviour...
Effects of L-carnitine supplementation on markers of exercise-induced muscle damage in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
June 2025
L-carnitine supplementation is purported to attenuate exercise-induced muscle damage, however, individual studies revealed mixed results. Thus, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of...
The effect of endurance, resistance and concurrent training on respiratory capacity of cystic fibrosis patients
June 2025
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disease that may affect organ systems, including the respiratory system. Exercise training provides multiple benefits for people with CF. The purpose of this study...
Ketone bodies in exercise, health and disease: Metabolic mechanisms, pathophysiology, and therapeutic implications
June 2025
Ketone bodies (KBs) are alternative metabolic fuels predominantly produced in the liver during periods of carbohydrate restriction, prolonged fasting, or ketogenic dietary intake. Beyond energy metabolism,...
Can the inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 mimic the physiological effects of exercise on muscle and other organs?
June 2025
Regular exercise is widely recognized for its numerous health benefits, including enhancing overall well-being, reducing the risk of or alleviating symptoms from various chronic diseases, and slowing...
Exercise-triggered cardiac remodeling: AKIP1 as a novel mediator of physiological hypertrophy
June 2025
A kinase interacting protein 1 (AKIP1) is a signal transduction junction protein that promotes physiological hypertrophy. This study aimed to investigate whether exercise induces AKIP1 to promote physiological...
The effect of exercise mode on inflammation markers during pregnancy: A narrative review
Available online 31 May 2025
Excessive inflammation during pregnancy can be influenced by maternal factors (e.g., pre-pregnancy obesity, excessive gestational weight gain) and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Pro-inflammatory...
The interplay of leptin and the peripheral endocannabinoid system in energy homeostasis and obesity, Modulation by linoleic acid and exercise
March 2025
Obesity is a major global health epidemic. Obesity and its associated comorbidities diminish the quality of life and have negative financial impacts. Obesity is a complex disease that involves the interplay...
Time spent in lifestyle activities is associated with better insulin sensitivity and physical fitness in a sedentary Mexican American male population
March 2025
Sedentary behavior is highly prevalent in modern societies and has been shown to be a major risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. It is well established that physical activity...
Multi-scale neural homeostasis mechanisms: Insights into neurodegenerative diseases and therapeutic approaches, including exercise
March 2025
Neural homeostasis plays a crucial role in enabling the nervous system to adapt to internal and external perturbations by modulating molecular activity, synaptic dynamics, and structural stability....
Leg muscle strength and power predict rating of perceived effort during cardiopulmonary exercise testing
March 2025
The effort required to cycle progressively intensifies during an incremental exercise test. The determinants of the perceptions of leg cycling effort have not been assessed in large samples where sufficient...
The role of hip abductor strengthening and the effects on running gait. A systematic review
March 2025
Running-related overuse injuries (RROI) are often associated with diminished hip strength, leading to exercise-based interventions to improve hip abductor strength in runners. However, the effects of...
The appetite-regulatory response to an acute session of high-intensity interval training in pre-menopausal and post-menopausal females
March 2025
Sex hormones may affect the appetite response to exercise, and menopause, characterized by their withdrawal provides an opportunity to explore their role in appetite regulation. Therefore, this study...
A randomised comparative effectiveness trial exploring two lower-dose resistance training modalities on quality of life, functional capacity and strength in healthy, untrained community-dwelling older adults
March 2025
This study investigated whether a lower volume of once-weekly resistance training (RT) could elicit meaningful improvements in quality of life (QoL), functional capacity and strength in untrained older...
Effect of habitual dietary carbohydrate on maximal fat oxidation in active but untrained humans
March 2025
Changes in macronutrient intake has been linked to specific changes in rates of fat oxidation. However previous work has typically employed short duration interventions ranging from a couple of days...
The influence of exercise and BMI on food choices during pregnancy
December 2024
Exercise is linked to health-conscious behaviors, such as healthy eating, through psychophysiological pathways that include improvements in executive functioning. The influence of exercise while pregnant...