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Brief aikido training versus karate and golf training and university students' scores on self-esteem, anxiety, and expression of anger

Foster, Y. A. (Ammons Scientific, 1997-04)

The purpose of this research was to investigate if aikido training for 10 weeks for 69 beginning students is effective in improving selected aspects of personality. The hypothesis was that subjects' scores would significantly ...
Case report on PWC of a competitive cyclist before and after heart transplant

Patterson, Jeremy A.; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Young, Kaelin C.; Goodman, William F.; Farhoud, Hussam (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-09)

It has been well documented that for heart transplant recipients (HTR), posttransplantation physical work capacity (PWC) normally does not exceed 60% of the value for healthy age-matched controls. Few, if any, studies have ...
Effects of dumbbell and elastic band training on physical function in older inner-city African-American women

Rogers, Michael E.; Sherwood, Helen S.; Rogers, Nicole L.; Bohlken, Ruth M. (Routledge, 2002)

Providing inner-city minorities with inexpensive exercise programs may be a means of reducing frailty and maintaining independent lifestyles in this population. To determine the efficacy of such a program, 22 African-American ...
Effects of modular course training on mobility in older adults aged 79-90 years

Rogers, Michael E.; Rogers, Nicole L.; Chaparro, B. S.; Stumpfhauser, L.; Halcomb, Charles G. (Informa Healthcare, 2003-02)

To determine the effectiveness of an intervention programme utilizing modules specifically designed to challenge mobility in older adults.
An examination of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale using collegiate wheelchair basketball student athletes

Vermillion, Mark; Dodder, Richard A. (Ammons Scientific, 2007-04)

The purpose was to examine the construct validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). The construct validity of the scale was examined by applying it to collegiate wheelchair basketball student athletes at an NCAA ...
Methods to assess and improve the physical parameters associated with fall risk in older adults

Rogers, Michael E.; Rogers, Nicole L.; Takeshima, Nobuo; Islam, Mohammod M. (Academic Press, 2003-03)

Falls are common among older adults. Many physical parameters including reduced postural stability, decreased dynamic balance, gait disorders, strength deficits, difficulty standing from a chair, and other impairments have ...
Stage of exercise change model and attitudes toward exercise in older adults

Rich, S. C.; Rogers, Michael E. (Ammons Scientific, 2001-08)

This study examined the attitudes toward exercise held by older adults within different stages of the exercise change model for the purpose of aiding health professionals in developing effective approaches that engage older ...
Training to reduce postural sway and increase functional reach in the elderly

Rogers, Michael E.; Fernandez, Jeffrey E.; Bohlken, Ruth M. (Springer New York, 2001-12)

Poor balance is one of the most common risk factors for falling, a common cause of work-related injury and death. To evaluate the effects of a 10-week intervention program on balance in older adults, 12 participants aged ...