Browsing College of Health and Human Performance by Author "Kinesiology"
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Skeletal Muscle Purine Nucleotide Degradation and Atrophy: Cause or Consequence of Increased Uric Acid Production
Miller, Spencer G (East Carolina University, 2022-07-26)Elevated serum uric acid is a risk factor for mortality in diseases and critical illnesses associated with skeletal muscle atrophy. Uric acid is generated by xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) and XOR inhibitors can partially ... -
Skeletal Muscle Purine Nucleotide Degradation and Atrophy: Cause or Consequence of Increased Uric Acid Production
Miller, Spencer Graham (East Carolina University, 2022-07-26)Elevated serum uric acid is a risk factor for mortality in diseases and critical illnesses associated with skeletal muscle atrophy. Uric acid is generated by xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) and XOR inhibitors can partially ... -
Skipping the Injuries: A Biomechanical and Metabolic Comparison Between Skipping & Running
McDonnell, Jessica (East Carolina University, 2016-05-20)Introduction: Benefits of aerobic exercise are apparent; the rising awareness has caused an increase in running participation and, an undeniable trend toward injury. The inherit injury risk associated with running calls ... -
Social Support among Mothers Enrolled in a Physical Activity Intervention
Baker, Mary-Metta (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)PURPOSE: Previous studies have shown that mothers does not participate in recommended amounts of physical activity. Research has identified many factors associated with physical activity among mothers and social support ... -
Stiffness of Intrinsic Foot Structures in Diabetic Individuals and the Effect of Stiffness on Plantar Pressures During Gait
Bell, Erica A (East Carolina University, 2020-01-06)Plantar foot ulcers are a severe and common complication associated with diabetes that overwhelmingly lead to non-traumatic major amputations among diabetic individuals. There are several known factors that contribute to ... -
Stretching as pre-intervention can improve aged muscle's response to a resistance training intervention
Gomez Granados, Ana (East Carolina University, 2018-08-30)Sarcopenia represents an important problem in older women affecting their physical function. Resistance training interventions in older adults have been widely investigated, and the effect they have in this population have ... -
Substrate Utilization During Submaximal Exercise in Children with a Severely Obese Mother and Response to Exercise Training
Rouse, Jenna Hope (East Carolina University, 2016-08-18)The aim of this study was to compare fat metabolism during submaximal exercise in children with a severely obese mother (BMI[greater than or equal to]35 kg/m2) to children with a lean, non-obese mother (BMI[less than or ... -
The Effect of Exercise Training on Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
Haynes, Tori (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Clinicians use risk calculators in primary prevention to estimate CVD mortality. A potential limitation of available risk calculators are they generally estimate risk based on traditional risk factors, which is problematic ... -
THE EFFECTS OF A HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ PRESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON CANCER SURVIVORS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS
Maloney, Brian (East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)Cancer survivors may experience adverse health effects (e.g., fatigue, anxiety, depression) even after cancer treatment is completed. Physical activity is one way cancer survivors may suppress or treat these side effects. ... -
The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Insulin Sensitivity in Primary Human Skeletal Muscle Cells
Jones, Christian Samone (East Carolina University, 2023-05-18)Insulin is a hormone that plays a role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis, through the regulation of blood glucose levels³⁶. Insulin sensitivity is defined as how well the body responds to insulin, and when this is ... -
The Effects of Exercise and Race on Placental C-Reactive Protein and Maternal Metabolism
Tadlock, Sydney (East Carolina University, 2023-05-21)Please paste from vireo. -
The Effects of the OPTIFAST Diet and Aerobic Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity
Brown, Taylor Travon (East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)BACKGROUND: Clinical weight loss (CWL) (5-10%) combined with aerobic exercise improves insulin sensitivity. The OPTIFAST program is a medically supervised diet for weight loss, however, there is minimal data available on ... -
The Effects of Using Music to Decrease Screen Time in Preschool Aged Children
Carlisle, Erica Lynn (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)As children age, sedentary behavior increases, largely due to screen time. The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using music and physical activity to decrease screen time among 2-5 year old children. ... -
THE EFFECTS OF WEIGHT LOSS AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON 10-YEAR AND LIFETIME ASCVD RISK CALCULATED USING THE POOLED COHORT EQUATIONS
Brown, Tyler (East Carolina University, 2022-04-29)BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) developed the ... -
The Effects of Weight Loss and Exercise on Quality of Life
Bartlett, Allison Nicole (East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)PURPOSE: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is typically lower in overweight and obese populations compared to individuals of normal weight. Combined interventions of diet and aerobic exercise may improve HRQOL in this ... -
The Five-Factor Model of Personality and its Relation to Physical Activity Type
Wofford, R. Jeremiah (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Previous research has linked components of the Five-Factor model of personality to physical health and well-being. The strength of these relationships with specific exercise behaviors is, however, not yet known, which may ... -
The Impact Of A Workplace Wellness Program On Employees In A University Setting
Halloran, Thomas (East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)The Affordable Care Act of 2010 contained incentives for worksites to develop workplace wellness programs (WWP) and employee wellness programs (EWP) (Kaspin et al, 2013). These programs have shown positive outcomes to ... -
The Impact of Race and Ethnic Identity on Body Dissatisfaction and Fit Ideal Internalization in College Age Females
Dunn, Monica (East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)Body dissatisfaction (BD) negatively impacts health risk behaviors (drug, alcohol use, and self-harm), mental health outcomes (self-esteem, depression, and suicidal ideation) and psychosocial quality of life in females. ... -
THE IMPACT OF THREE DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Wilkerson, Olivia Abigail (East Carolina University, 2017-07-25)Current physical activity guidelines encourage adults to accumulate 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity each week to improve health. Recommendations based on these guidelines typically focus on ... -
The Influence of Maternal Exercise Type on Heart Measures at One Month
Jones, Dominique (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of aerobic, resistance, and circuit training during pregnancy on infant heart measures at 1 month of age. We hypothesized that there would be differences ...