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Journal articles on the topic "Fitness and swimming"
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Baum, Glenda. "Swimming for Fitness." Physiotherapy 81, no. 8 (1995): 493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406(05)66748-x.
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Dolejšová, Miroslava, Zdeněk Melichárek, and Marcela Kubalčíková. "Plavecká úroveň studentů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně v letech 2002–2013." Studia sportiva 8, no. 2 (2014): 36–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/sts2014-2-4.
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The aim of this paper is to compare the swimming fitness of students at our university. We wanted to know whether the non-swimmers could improve their swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. We wanted to know whether the students of our university improved their swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. We wondered whether the swimming fitness of our university students has changed in 10 years. The first part of the analysis covered the years 2007 to 2013. We examined whether the non-swimmers were able to improve the swimming fitness. At the same time we examined whether the students improved the swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. We used the tests of proportions to analyse the data. The second part of the analysis covered the years 2002 and 2012. We measured the times of students both at the beginning and at the end of the swimming training in these years. We wondered whether the swimming fitness of university students has changed in 10 years. To compare the swimming fitness in 2002 and 2012 we used the Wilcoxon test for paired samples. To compare the swimming fitness in 10 years we applied the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test.We found that 138 non-swimmers improved their swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. It has been shown that non-swimmers made up less than 10 % of the total number of students who attended the swimming training between the years 2007 and 2013. All non-swimmers improved in academic years 2007/2008, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. 92 non-swimmers swam the limit of 100 meters. We have shown that 60 % of non-swimmers improved their swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. Furthermore, we found that a third of students mismanaged to swim the limit of 100 meters. The required limit of 100 meters swam 1 029 students. 3 432 students improved the swimming fitness at the end of the swimming training. Furthermore, we found that the swimming fitness of students improved both in 2002 and 2012. Finally, we found that the swimming fitness of our students has improved in 10 years. We managed to prove almost all the statistical hypothesis at the significance level of 0.05 and therefore we could consider them to be statistically significant. The procedure that we used to analyse the swimming fitness of students at the Tomas Bata University in Zlín may be beneficial for analysis of the swimming fitness not only at other universities, but in different workplaces that deal with measuring the performance of athletes.
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Gani, Ruslan Abdul, and Irfan Zinat Achmad. "Physical Fitness Swimming Athlete In UNSIKA." Jp.jok (Jurnal Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga dan Kesehatan) 3, no. 2 (2020): 115–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.33503/jp.jok.v3i2.784.
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This study aims to determine the level of fitness conditions in the students who become athletes in swimming UNSIKA. This research used was to use a method of extracting information field (survey) quantitative research. Sampling is done using saturated sampling, meaning that the entire population is a member of the sampling. Number of samples research were 20 male students The instrument is used by referring to Norms and guidelines for assessing physical fitness levels standard for16-19 years. Results of this study that the level of physical fitness of UNSIKA swimming athletes must continue to be improved because with the level of fitness that does not match the appearance of swimming athletes will affect the results of swimming when participating in competitions at the college level, the level of physical fitness condition of swimming athletes is influenced by the adaptation of athletes accustomed to in a swimming pool that makes the results of physical fitness is not expectations at a good level of physical fitness. The conclusion of this study is the level of physical fitness conditions on students members of UNSIKA swimming are in the Medium classification.
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Hata, Osamu, and Norio Umezawa. "Use of Fitness Facilities, Equipment, and Programs: A Case Study of a Japanese Fitness Club." Journal of Sport Management 9, no. 1 (1995): 78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.9.1.78.
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This study examined the rates and patterns of use of the various facilities, equipment, and programs in a Yokohama fitness club. Analyses of the responses of 208 members (males = 98, females = 110) to a specially constructed questionnaire showed that the showers, sauna, bath, and Jacuzzi were the most often used facilities followed by aerobic exercise machines (e.g., exercise bikes and treadmills), the swimming pool, and machines for training the lower and upper body. In addition, four distinct and representative patterns of use of the facilities and equipment were identified. Swimming activities dominated Pattern A, and accordingly it was named the Swimming Pattern (n=59). Pattern B, the Dance and Communication Pattern (n = 15), was characterized by the use of the communication hall and coffee lounge and participation in aerobic dance. Pattern C, the Fashionable Pattern (n = 4), consisted of participation in aerobic dance for men, 1-km swimming, and the use of the tanning corner and restaurant. Finally, Pattern D, the Machine Training Pattern (n = 130), included the use of weights to train the upper and lower body. These results revealed an inefficient use of some of the facilities and equipment of the club. In addition to these findings, respondents preferred their supervisors to be friendly and expressed a desire for a larger swimming pool.
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Suryono, Suryono, I. Made Sriundy Mahardika, and Abdul Rachman Tuasikal. "Pride Learning Model in Order to Improve the Physical Fitness of Indonesian Naval Academy Cadets." Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education (BirLE) Journal 3, no. 1 (2020): 235–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.33258/birle.v3i1.784.
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Physical fitness lesson that consists of freestyle swimming material, road and field, physical fitness test are one of the practical subjects, becoming one of the aspects that determine the graduation of cadets in the Indonesian naval academy. In order to improve cadets physical fitness, researchers develop a pride learning model using the following stages; (P) understanding concepts, (R) Reflection, (I) Implementation, (D) Drill, and (E) Evaluation. The purpose of this study is to analyze (1) the product of the pride learning model to improve physical fitness, (2) the effectiveness of the pride learning model to improve freestyle swimming abilities, (3) the effectiveness of the pride learning model to improve physical fitness test abilities, (5 ) the difference in effectiveness of the pride learning model compared to old learning. Research type used is research and development, by developing a product and quantitative compared to the documents of the results of the pre-test and post-test groups that are not treated by the learning model. The design and analysis of this study uses Anova. The data collection process uses a T-test for the 50 meter freestyle swimming test, road and field 3000 meters and physical fitness test during the pre test and post test. The results of the study based on the T-test shows that the calculated value between the pre-test and post-test of the group that is not given treatment and that was given treatment with the pride learning model were, (1) the untreated group 76,89 freestyle, 77, 05 road and field and 162.11 physical fitness tests, (2) groups treated with 80.84 freestyle swimming, 82.74 road and field and 269, 47 physical fitness test. Based on the above analysis, it can be concluded that the pride learning model the results of the development of relevant researchers are used in physical fitness learning because there are more differences in results in the treated group than the untreated group. In addition, it can improve the ability of free style swimming, road and field and physical fitness test seen from the results of the T-test.
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Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de, Lucas Guilherme Muzolon, Mateus Dias Antunes, and José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior. "Impact of swimming initiation on the physical fitness and mental health of elderly women." Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences 41, no. 1 (2019): 43221. http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v41i1.43221.
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This quasi-experimental study aimed to analyze the impact of swimming initiation on the physical fitness and mental health of 10 elderly women. It used the Senior Fitness Test, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale, the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD. The program involved 12 weeks of swimming initiation lessons, twice a week. There was significant difference between pre- and post-test in ‘sit-to-stand’ (p = 0.005), ‘elbow flexion’ (p = 0.007), ‘walk 2.44 m and sit’ (p = .005), ‘walk 6 min.’ (p = 0.005), as well as in anxiety (p = 0.005), stress (p = 0.005), self-esteem (p = 0.007) and quality of life (p < 0.05). Swimming was effective in improving the physical fitness and mental health of the elderly women.
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Machado, Elisabeth, Fernanda Jannuzzi, Silvio Telles, et al. "A Recreational Swimming Intervention during the Whole School Year Improves Fitness and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24 (2022): 17093. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417093.
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The benefits of swimming as a treatment for overweight children are undefined. We investigated the effects of recreational swimming on cardiometabolic risk in children/adolescents with normal and excess weight. Participants (n = 49, 26 girls, 10.3 ± 1.8 y) were grouped as ‘eutrophic swimming’ (EU-Swim, n = 14); ‘excess weight swimming’ (EW-Swim, n = 20) with an ‘obese swimming’ subgroup (OB-Swim, n = 10); and ‘excess weight sedentary’ (EW-Sed, n = 15) with an ‘obese sedentary’ subgroup (OB-Sed, n = 11). Swimming (50 min, twice/week, moderate-vigorous intensity) was an extra activity during the school year (6 + 3 months with a 3-month school break). Nutritional status, blood pressure (BP), physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, biochemical variables, autonomic modulation, endothelial function, abdominal fat, and carotid thickness were assessed at baseline, 6, and 12 months. Greater improvements (p < 0.05) occurred in EW-Swim vs. EW-Sed in body mass index (z-BMI, −16%, d+ 0.52), waist-to-height ratio (W/H, −8%, d+ 0.59–0.79), physical activity (37–53%, d+ 1.8–2.2), cardiorespiratory fitness (30–40%, d+ 0.94–1.41), systolic BP (SBP, −6–8%, d+ 0.88–1.17), diastolic BP (DBP, −9–10%, d+ 0.70–0.85), leptin (−14–18%, d+ 0.29–0.41), forearm blood flow (FBF, 26–41%, d+ 0.53–0.64), subcutaneous fat (SAT, −6%, d+ 0.18), and intra-abdominal fat (VAT, −16%, d+ 0.63). OB-Swim showed improvements vs. OB-Sed in TNFα (−17%, d+ 1.15) and adiponectin (22%, d+ 0.40). Swimming improved fitness and cardiometabolic risk in children/adolescents with overweight/obesity. (TCTR20220216001)
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Wang, Dapeng, and Lan Zhang. "Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process-based Chinese Resident Best Fitness Behavior Method Research." Open Biomedical Engineering Journal 9, no. 1 (2015): 271–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874120701509010271.
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With explosive development in Chinese economy and science and technology, people’s pursuit of health becomes more and more intense, therefore Chinese resident sports fitness activities have been rapidly developed. However, different fitness events popularity degrees and effects on body energy consumption are different, so bases on this, the paper researches on fitness behaviors and gets Chinese residents sports fitness behaviors exercise guide, which provides guidance for propelling to national fitness plan’s implementation and improving Chinese resident fitness scientization. The paper starts from the perspective of energy consumption, it mainly adopts experience method, determines Chinese resident favorite sports fitness event energy consumption through observing all kinds of fitness behaviors energy consumption, and applies fuzzy analytic hierarchy process to make evaluation on bicycle riding, shadowboxing practicing, swimming, rope skipping, jogging, running, aerobics these seven fitness events. By calculating fuzzy rate model’s membership and comparing their sizes, it gets fitness behaviors that are more helpful for resident health, more effective and popular. Finally, it gets conclusions that swimming is a best exercise mode and its membership is the highest. Besides, the memberships of running, rope skipping and shadowboxing practicing are also relative higher. It should go in for bodybuilding by synthesizing above several kinds of fitness events according to different physical conditions; different living conditions so that can better achieve the purpose of fitness exercises.
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Zhang, Wen Long, Xiao Hui Liu, and De Ming Liu. "The Visual Sense Creation Strategy of Natatorium Arena which Consideration to Leisure." Applied Mechanics and Materials 121-126 (October 2011): 1160–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.121-126.1160.
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The natatorium arena as a regular competitions and a swimming fitness place makes the formation of its users’ visual sensory to correspond with characteristics and regulations. Though the analysis of a design case—the Swimming Natatorium of Yueyang Sports Center , this article puts forward a design strategy of creating the visual senses of the swimming natatorium arena which gives consideration to both competition events and leisure.
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Volkov, Andrey, and Evgeny Romanenko. "Introduction of Complex Automation of Engineering Infrastructure for the Solution of Operational Problems in Public Sports Pools." Applied Mechanics and Materials 672-674 (October 2014): 2231–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.672-674.2231.
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This article covers main problems associated with the operation of public sports and fitness swimming pools and consequences, which may result from the improper operation of them. Issues of how to maintain indoor climate conditions in a swimming pool room are brought up. In addition, it describes the necessity of using an indoor climate control smart system, its efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Fitness and swimming"
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Corriere, Mauro. "Effects of okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins on swimming and metabolic fitness of marine fish." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/18164/.
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are natural occurrences that can severely impact marine communities. Depending on the species, they can produce a wide array of toxins, which may elicit devastating effects on marine life. Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) is a specific type of food poisoning, characterized by severe gastrointestinal illness due to the ingestion of filter feeding bivalves contaminated with a specific suite of toxins such as okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxins (DTXs). OA and DTXs are lipophilic and heat-stable compounds that frequently accumulate in bivalve mollusks along European coasts. It is established that organisms such as bivalves accumulate these toxins in their tissues, mostly in the digestive gland, through their filter feeding behavior acting therefore as a vectors for other organisms such as planktivorous fish. Here, for the first time, the time course of accumulation and elimination of Diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) in juveniles of Zebra seabream (Diplodus cervinus) was assessed during an experimental period of 15 days. It was shown that fish present a high excretion rate and low toxin conversion, in fact no other compounds except for DTX-1 were found. Then fish aerobic metabolism and swimming performance were investigated, exposing individuals to OA group of toxins via dietary route during 3 days, after which fish were challenged with increasing swimming velocity trials using a swim tunnel respirometer. Results show that OA impaired on metabolic performance, assessed both during the standard metabolic rate (SMR) and during the maximum metabolic rate (MMR) as an oxygen consumption increment. Moreover, from critical swimming speed (Ucrit) analysis, significant differences among the two tested groups were observed. In conclusion, these studies show that fish can act temporary as a vector and, although a high elimination rate was found, at the same time toxins ingestion was able to impair their fitness.
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Indiana, Arnaud. "Rôles du chimiotactisme et de la mobilité flagellaire dans la fitness des Xanthomonas." Thesis, Angers, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ANGE0009/document.
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Les bactéries du genre xanthomonas sont responsables de nombreuses maladies des plantes, telles que la nervation noire des brassicacées causée par x. campestris pv. campestris (xcc). Lors des phases précoces du processus infectieux, ces bactéries doivent identifier des sites favorables à leur pénétration dans les tissus et les atteindre afin de s'internaliser dans les tissus végétaux et s’y multiplier. Le chimiotactisme est le mécanisme par lequel les bactéries détectent des signaux et se dirigent vers des attractants ou s’éloignent de signaux répulsifs. L’objectif de ce travail est de comprendre les rôles du chimiotactisme et de la mobilité flagellaire dans la fitness des xanthomonas. Nous avons montré que la mobilité flagellaire n’est pas une caractéristique partagée par tous les xanthomonas mais qu’environ 5% des souches perdent cette capacité sans altération majeure de leur fitness in planta. Un senseur du chimiotactisme, dénommé hsb1, probablement acquis par transfert horizontal, présente un groupe d’allèles spécifique à x. campestris. Une mutation de hsb1 dans la souche xcc atcc 33913 entraine une diminution de l’internalisation de cette souche dans les tissus de plantes hôtes combinée à une augmentation de l’internalisation dans les tissus des plantes non-hôtes. Hsb1 perçoit un signal émis par les blessures des feuilles de chou. Un glucosinolate, la sinigrine, et un acide aminé, la l-phénylalanine, sont détectés in vitro par ce senseur, mais ne sont pas métabolisés. Des travaux complémentaires seront nécessaires pour identifier le signal détecté par ce senseur et envisager la conception de méthodes de lutte basées sur la confusion d’informations<br>Xanthomonads are responsible for plant diseases such as black rot of Brassicaceae caused by X. campestris pv. campestris (Xcc). During the early stages of the infection, pathogenic bacteria such as Xcc must detect favorable sites and ingress into host plant tissues to colonize and multiply in the apoplast or the xylem vessels. Chemotaxis is the mechanism used by bacteria to detect attractants and repellents and adapt in consequence its direction. The aim of this work is to understand the roles of chemotaxis and flagellar motility in the fitness of xanthomonads. We showed that flagellar motility is not a general feature of xanthomonads. About 5 % of tested strains lost this ability without major impact on their fitness in planta. A chemotaxis sensor, named Hsb1, probably acquired by horizontal transfer shows a group of alleles that are specific of X. campestris. In Xcc ATCC 33913, a mutation in hsb1 resulted in a decreased penetration of this strain in the host plant tissues combined with an increase penetration in the non-host plant tissues. Hsb1 sense a signal from wounds of cabbage leaves. In vitro, a glucosinolate, the sinigrin, and an amino acid, the L-phenylalanine are detected by Hsb1 but are not metabolized. Further work is needed to identify the signal detected by the sensor and to design control methods based on confusion
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Shulika, Kateryna. "The significance of swimming skills in Sweden : An analysis of Swedish Physical Education syllabi in regard to swimming ability in compulsory and upper secondary schools." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-94325.
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Introduction: In Sweden, it is vital that children acquire swimming ability at an early age because of the easy access to the sea, rivers, lakes, and swimming pools. Swimming ability is a life skill necessary for conducting outdoor life safely and using nature as an arena for recreation both near and in the water. Therefore, over the past century, swimming and water safety have been an essential part of the Swedish Physical Education (PE) subject to increase the likelihood that students will be able to save themselves and others from drowning. Aims: The aim of this investigation is to provide a greater understanding of the ways in which swimming ability has been described in Swedish PE syllabi for compulsory and upper secondary schools from 1962 to 2020. Materials and methods: Discourse analysis (DA) has been used to analyze the Swedish PE syllabi from 1962 to 2020. Theoretical framework: This study is inspired in a Foucauldian genealogy perspective. Results: Two main result categories were constructed from the analysis. (a) Swimming education has been present in all PE syllabi for compulsory school since 1962. These syllabi note that outdoor life, lifesaving, and swimming skills overlap and reinforce one another and suggest that swimming is an important part of Swedish culture. However, since 1994, the Physical Education and Health (PEH) syllabus for upper secondary school omits swimming skills from its content. (b) Swimming ability has a prominent position in the most recent (2011) PEH syllabus for elementary schools. Nevertheless, it is excluded from the 2011 PEH syllabus for upper secondary schools.Discussion Even though swimming ability is vital for safely conducting outdoor life and using nature as an arena for physical activity, as shown in the latest PEH syllabus, it has been excluded from current upper secondary education. Conclusion: The exclusion of swimming ability from upper secondary school syllabi may mean that some students, such as newly arrived students who migrate to Sweden, are denied opportunities to learn to swim and be safe close to and in the water.
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Stružková, Jaroslava. "Městské lázně." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-215704.
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The theme of the project is an architectural design of a municipal baths situated in a space between a Voroněž hotel and Svratka river in city Brno. The project contains design of urban space in reference to the ground surrounding and the architectural, disposal, structural and material design of the building for municipal baths at the demanded place.
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Rantzow, Philip. "Laktat i förhållande till prestation : Aktiv återhämtningspåverkan på prestation och laktatnivå." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-107417.
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Background: An experimental design in used where 3 (2x100m) freestyle were performed on two test occasions with active recovery and passive recovery on one occasion each. Lactate certificates were taken before and after each set and the swimmers told with the help of a "VAS-scale" how tired they felt after each set. Results: The results showed that active recovery had a significant effect on lactate disappearence in the body compared with passive recovery and a positive effect on the subsequent maximum performance. Conclusion: Swimmers who perform active recovery between the maximum performaces in competion may have a better performace in the subsequent maximum performace than if they ar subjected to passive recovery. Keywords: Swimming, lactate, recovery
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Olsson, Joanna. "Swedish Elite Swimmers Blood Glucose Levels During Recovery : A Descriptive Study Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems." Thesis, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-4770.
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Aim The aim of this study is to form a descriptive picture of Swedish national elite (SNLE) swimmers blood glucose (BG) levels in relation to their nutritional intake. - Do SNLE swimmers have BG level in a normal range of ≥3.9 mmol/L when measured during a six-day period? - Is there a relationship between the SNLE swimmers blood glucose levels and how often or when they eat, and how they perceive their workout effort? Method Four test subjects, three females and one male, were recruited based on their competitive level, National Championship qualifying cut, geographical location, in Stockholm, and amount of swimming workouts completed weekly, seven on average. The test subjects wore a Continuous Glucose Monitor for a week and in addition a brief meal journal and perceived effort (ranking) of each workout was recorded. The data gathered was analyzed based on three main variables; time spent LOW (blood glucose level below 3.9mmol/L), amount of meals, and ranking. Results This study found that three out of four test subjects had occurrences of a LOW during the week. The test subjects spent on average 1.75 ±1.26 days with a LOW, the average time spent with a LOW per day was 37.3 ±29.7 minutes, the average amount during the whole week was 224 ±177 minutes, and the percent of the whole week spent with a LOW was 2.59 ±0.02%. In addition to this a correlation was found between (total) time spent LOW and (total) amount of meals with an R-value of 0.99, an R2 of 0.979, and P-value of 0.044. Conclusions The results showed that three test subjects spent time with a LOW and indicates similar results should be found in the general population of SNLE swimmers, however, this is definitely in need of further research. The results also indicated that there is a relationship between the amount of meals ingested and the BG level over the full six-day period but not on a daily basis. A regression analysis between (total) time spent LOW and (total) number of meals showed correlations with statistical significance, however, there was too small of a data sample (N=4) to draw conclusions based from this. This study forms a descriptive picture of the situation, which could serve as a platform for further research in this field, and give a first glance at the possible potential use of CGM systems within the sports nutrition field.
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Eriksson, Madeleine. "The effect of Post activation potentiation on triceps brachii and latissimus dorsi on the aerobic performance of elite freestyle swimmers." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-33934.
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Background: Competitive swimming is a sport that require high muscle strength to overcome the forces in the water. A phenomenon called post activation potentiation (PAP) is known to acutely increase power output. PAP can be defined as an increase in muscle performance after muscle contraction. Previous research on PAP has shown positive effects on different sports, including swimming. However, a limited amount of studies exists on PAP associated with swimming and distances longer than 100 meters. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate if PAP for triceps brachii and latissimus dorsi with elastic bands can improve the aerobic performance, V4-speed, of elite freestyle swimmers. Methods: 13 elite swimmers participated in this study (mean ±SD: age 18 ±1.15). The participants performed three test sessions on two different days. The first occasion evaluated aerobic performance, V4-speed, where the participants performed a 400-m freestyle swim race and lactate and time were collected. At the second occasion, a 10-repetition maximum (RM) elastic resistance band test was done to get the right resistance band for each individual participant for the PAP exercise. At the third occasion, a PAP exercise, that mimics freestyle swim, with elastic resistance band was performed with 10 repetitions in two sets. After, a rest of six minutes was performed and then the same 400-m freestyle swim test as the first occasion. A paired samples t-test was used to evaluate significant differences between the swim test performed with and without a PAP exercise. Results: The study showed no statistical difference between the V4-speed with or without PAP exercise (p=0.93). An increase in lactate was seen after the PAP exercise (p=0.02). Conclusion: This study could not ensure an improvement of the aerobic performance, V4-speed, of elite swimmers when a PAP exercise, similar to a freestyle stroke, was performed before a 400-m submaximal freestyle swim race with elastic resistance band. Further research must be done in this area before coaches and athletes can apply this in training programs.
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Lutula, Antonio. "Resisted Sprint Training in Swimming : A Quasi-Experimental Study on Swedish National Level Swimmers." Thesis, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-5860.
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Aim The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of resisted sprint training in swimming on maximal swimming velocity and performance characteristics. The aim was also to examine how maximal swimming velocity is related to maximal swim power and maximal dry-land power. Method Eighteen competitive national level swimmers (9 male and 9 female; age: 18.3 ± 2.3 years, body mass: 72 ± 8.3 kg, height: 177.2 ± 4.6 cm, mean ± SD) were recruited to this study. Subjects were assigned to either resisted sprint training (RST) or unresisted sprint training (UST). Sprint training was performed two times per week during 6 weeks as 8x15m with a 2min send-off interval. RST performed sprint training using individualized load corresponding 10% of maximum drag load (L10), UST performed sprint training with no added resistance. A test-battery including dry-land strength assessment; maximal strength (MxS) and explosive strength (ExS), a timed 25m front-crawl swim and in-water force-velocity profiling was performed prior and following the training intervention. Maximal swim power (Pmax), maximum drag load (F0), theoretical maximum velocity (v0) and slope of force-velocity curve (SFv) was computed though force-velocity profiling. Results No significant within group differences occurred in neither RST nor UST following the 6-week intervention period in: swimming velocity, MxS, ExS, Pmax, F0, v0, and SFv. Strong correlations were found between swimming velocity and MxS (r = 0.75), ExS (r =0.82) and Pmax (r = 0.92). Conclusion Resisted sprint training in swimming using L10 did in the present study not elicit any improvements in maximal swimming velocity or examined performance characteristics. Resisted sprint training does not appear to be a superior method of improving swimming performance compared to unresisted sprint training. MxS, ExS and Pmax can be used as robust predictors of swim performance, however only Pmax was found to be casually related to swimming velocity.
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Pospíchal, Pavel. "Fitness a Wellness centrum." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-371942.
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The diploma thesis is about design and project documentation of fitness and wellness center. The designed object is situated in the outskirts of Havlíčkův Brod in a quiet environment and with direct connection to the city dam. The object is a three-storey partially-basement building with a flat green roof in three levels. The building is based on the base passages of plain concrete, reinforced concrete slabs and beads. The supporting, peripheral and partition walls are designed from the VELOX system. The outer casing consists of cement slab, reinforced concrete core and thermal insulation. In open-plan areas there are designed reinforced concrete columns. The ceiling structure is predominantly designed from reinforced concrete slabs to lost formwork. Part of the facade is plastered, the other part is ventilated. Individual architectural elements divide the object into units and fit into the natural landscape. The object is divided into several tracts where each has its own purpose and specification. In the 1st floor there is a gym, room for trainers and coordinating training room. In the center there is atrium, reception, cloakroom, buffet and public toilets. Vertical communication is possible using a suspended staircase or a hydraulic lift. On the 1st underground floor there is a reception desk and cloakroom for disabled people. In the western part of the tract there is an indoor pool with whirlpool, of course there are cloakrooms divided for men and women. The eastern part of the tract is used as a technical room of air-conditioning, there are also 3 saunas, including a relaxation room and dressing room. All facilities on the 1st underground floor have access to an outdoor park, including a dam and outdoor whirlpools. In the 2nd floor there is a staffing facility, an area for manegement, technical rooms and an outdoor green terrace. The designed object is designed for disabled people. Around the object there is designed a car park for 33 cars.
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Vaičaitis, Ignas. "Sport migration in a Global World: A Case study of Lithuanian Swimmers migration to the United States." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43266.
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In this master's thesis, I studied the migration of Lithuanian swimmers to the United States. This study covered the period from 1990 when Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet Union to 2004 when it joined the European Union and opened up to the free labor market movement. In the 20th century, sports activity grew into a global and multi-billion-dollar industry. Currently, research into the sports migration process is becoming increasingly important in the scientific discourse of sports science. However, it is still a relatively rare occurrence. Various research and insights into this phenomenon can only be discovered in the context of professional sports such as football, basketball, hockey, rugby, and other popular sports. However, in the area of non-revenue sports, migration is a relatively unexplored area. In this way, my master's study analyzing migration in swimming will be one of the first steps in further research. This master's study tried to fill the gap in the academic discourse by deepening and gaining data on the narrow field of Lithuanian swimmers. As swimming is not a commercially successful sport, the United States was the only destination to migrate for Lithuanian swimmers. Research by Bale (1991) showed that the one main reason for the migration of international student-athletes to American universities is academic sports scholarships, which provide free participation in sports and higher education. This study will help strengthen prior findings and unveil other factors and reasons affecting the migration of international students to U.S. universities. The findings of this study contributed to a deeper understanding of the situation and motivation of migrants athletes in non-revenue sports. The study results also provide insights and context for a better understanding of the reasons for migration from the small post-Soviet country. The research showed that most Lithuanian swimmers recognized better conditions to improve abroad than in Lithuania. The quality of most of their sports training conditions was poor or insufficient. The recruitment process and contacts played an essential role in establishing connections with university coaches; only after establishing relationships with coaches in America, Lithuanian swimmers opened their way to the United States. The study utilized a qualitative case study methodology, including twelve semi-structured interviews. Eight interviews were done with swimmers who went to the United States to compete in sports and receive education, and four interviews were done with athletes who remained to develop their talents in Lithuania. All the interviews were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. This master's thesis applied world-systems theory (Wallerstein, 1974) as a framework for exploring and understanding the experiences and motivations of research participants from their experienced perspective.
Books on the topic "Fitness and swimming"
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Whyte, Gregory P. Swim for life: Optimise technique, fitness & enjoyment. Kyle Cathie, 2010.
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Vaz, Katherine. Swim, swim: A complete handbook for fitness swimmers. Contemporary Books, 1986.
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Swimming for life: A guide to swimming for fitness, health and enjoyment. PublishAmerica, 2007.
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Wu, Jia-Ping. "Swimming Exercise-Induced Improvements in Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) are Caused by Nitric Oxide Functional Adaptations in the Oxygen Transport System." In Cardiorespiratory Fitness - New Topics [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109306.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with referring to enhance oxygen transport capacity to respiratory systems and increasing oxygen transport circulatory to skeletal muscle to produce energy. The aim of this report on the health-related CRF in the oxygen transport system-mediated physiological nitric oxide (NO) functional adaptations. Therefore, we want to know that swimming exercise-induced improvements in CRF resulted in increased oxygen transport capacity during physical activity of the respiratory systems. Therefore, the oxygen circulatory transport system is related to NO signaling and has been associated with various pathophysiologic functions and neuronal activity. Besides mediating normal functions, NO is implicated in inflammation and hypertension disease states. Swimming exercise is a good way to increase the rate of metabolism. Swimming exercise improves heart rate and oxygen circulatory, and increases the rate of metabolism and burning of heat. In this context, this review summarizes the roles of NO in improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness.
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Almeida, Beatriz, and Carla Viegas. "Fungal Contamination of Swimming Pools and Fitness Centers." In Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809633-8.21051-0.
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"Biology, Management, and Conservation of Lampreys in North America." In Biology, Management, and Conservation of Lampreys in North America, edited by Mary L. Moser and Matthew G. Mesa. American Fisheries Society, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874134.ch5.
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<em>Abstract</em>.—Both juvenile and adult anadromous lampreys encounter a variety of obstacles to passage during migration. Hydropower dams can delay or obstruct adults, and turbine entrainment or screen impingement can injure or kill juveniles. Lampreys also face less dramatic obstacles such as culverts, irrigation diversion dams and screens, weirs, and other low-elevation structures. The extent to which most structures affect juvenile and adult movements is not known. However, recent research on lamprey swimming performance and migration behavior has provided new insight into the physical and performance factors that may limit lamprey movements. We drew from both field and laboratory studies to review lamprey swimming performance and migration behavior and the effects of water velocity, attachment sites, light, and temperature on lamprey movements. Based on this review, we identified the following as primary research needs for all lamprey life stages: determination of cues lampreys use to orient during migration, documentation of lamprey endurance limits, and evaluation of energy expenditure during migration and its effects on lamprey fitness.
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Ambartsumian, Natalia Aleksandrovna, Elena Gennadevna Kostenko, Olga Sergeevna Tolstykh, Vladimir Lvovich Sokolov, and Aleksandr Petrovich Kostenko. "The Influence of Athletics Cross-Country Means on the Level of Physical Fitness of High School Students." In Pedagogy and Psychology as Sciences for the Formation of the Potential of Modern Society. Publishing house Sreda, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-99609.
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One of the most important tasks solved in physical education classes is preparing for life. An indispensable means of teaching vital motor skills and abilities are applied exercises that are taken from life and prepare for life. Such vital movements as climbing, climbing, running, jumping, overcoming obstacles, throwing, swimming and many other exercises also contribute to the development of the motor abilities of those involved. The aim of the research was to experimentally study the effect of cross-country classes on the physical fitness of high school students. Based on the conducted research it can be formulated that the use of cross-country training in the process of physical education of high school students contributes to the development of coordination, speed-strength abilities, as well as endurance.
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Khan, Ali Mehmood, and Michael Lawo. "Recognizing Physical Activities using Wearable Devices." In Handbook of Research on Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8234-4.ch019.
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Physical activity is a major part of the user's context for wearable computing applications. The System should be able to acquire the user's physical activities using body worn sensors. The authors propose developing a personal activity recognition system that is practical, reliable, and can be used for health-care related applications. They propose to use the wearable device which is a readymade, light weight, small and easy to use device for identifying physical activities (i.e. lying, sitting, walking, standing, cycling, running, ascending stairs and descending stairs), fitness studio activities (i.e. using elliptical trainer, butterfly, bench-press and pull down) and swimming techniques (i.e., dolphin, back-stroke, breast-stroke and free-style) using machine learning algorithms. In this chapter, the authors present an approach to build a system that exhibits this property and provides evidence based on user studies. Their results indicate that the system has a good accuracy rate.
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"An investigation of the relationship between performance of physical fitness and swimming ability based on the artificial neural network." In Innovation in Design, Communication and Engineering. CRC Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b18737-43.
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Weilin, Jiang. "Promotion of Swimming in Fitness." In International Conference on Information System and Management Engineering. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0006025403270329.
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Choi, Woohyeok, Joohyun Kim, Jeungmin Oh, Darren Edge, and Uichin Lee. "Designing group fitness swimming exergames." In the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference. ACM Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2800835.2800928.
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De-hong, Wang, He Yuan, and Wang Xiao-dong. "Software development of swimming athletes' physical fitness monitor system." In 2009 ISECS International Colloquium on Computing, Communication, Control, and Management (CCCM). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cccm.2009.5267816.
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Su, Liqun, and Li Yang. "Research on Physical Fitness Grading Model of Swimming Training Based on Real-Time Cloud Computing." In 2020 International Conference on Advance in Ambient Computing and Intelligence (ICAACI). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icaaci50733.2020.00031.
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Li, Michael, and Yu Sun. "FitConnect: An Intelligent Mobile Application to Automate the Exercise Tracking and Personalization using Big Data Analysis." In 9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIAPP 2022). Academy and Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC), 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2022.120916.
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In recent times with the pandemic, many people have been finding exercise as an outlet. However, this situation has made it difficult for people to connect with one another and share their progress with friends and family. This paper designs an application to utilize big data, a social media network, and exercise tracking [1][2]. The program aims to help people connect with others to support one another in their fitness journey. Through various experiments we demonstrated that the application was effective in connecting users with each other and overall improving their fitness experience. Additionally, people of all experience levels in fitness were generally satisfied with the performance of FitConnect, with those of higher experience being less satisfied than those with lesser experience. This application will facilitate getting into fitness through positive means for any person who wants to pursue a healthy lifestyle, whether in the walls of their house, a swimming pool, or a gym [3].
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Sheyko, L. V. "Dynamics of indicators of physical development and physical fitness of women under the influence of swimming." In DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS AMIDST MARTIAL LAW. Baltija Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-253-1-35.
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Bugala, Martin. "Physical Fitness Of Army Forces Of The Czech Republic." In 12th International Conference on Kinanthropology. Masaryk University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9631-2020-41.
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Introduction: The activities of security forces and armed forces depend on two parameters: psychological level and physical fitness. These two components are the main parts of the selection procedure. Physical fitness is a topic to be discussed, especially in regard to security forces or armed forces (Bonneau, Brown 1995; Sörensen et al. 2000). Physical preparation fundamentally affects the performance of a policeman or a soldier and it is associated with stress management and service interventions or combat tasks (Gershon et al. 2008; Darryl 2000). This research is focused on physical fitness of the army forces. Further this research is important not only because it should result in expanding the portfolio and knowledge enriching study fields, such as the Special education of Security Bodies (SESB) and Applied Sport Education of Security Bodies (ASEBS) at the Faculty of Sports Studies of Masaryk University, but it also aspires to be of great contribution for security forces or armed forces themselves (Bugala, Reguli, Čihounková 2015; Reguli, Bugala, Vít 2016). Aim: The aim of the study is to find out the physical fitness level of the Army forces of the Czech Republic. Methodology: Research design as descriptive and quantitative. The data of the physical fitness test was collected from the individual Army forces of the Czech Republic in the last 4 years (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018). The quantitative data were analysed on the basis of the statistical methods. After executing the basic statistical and normality tests, we focused on ANOVA. The total number of respondents was in 776. The ratio between genders was 698:78. Results: After comparing physical fitness tests with Sit UP, Press Up, Pull Up, Stay in Pull Up, Cooper Test, and Swimming 300m over the past four years, there was no significant change in physical fitness. All disciplines had almost the same value except for the exer-cise with the name Stay in Pull Up. This exercise is for women. Fifteen women were tested in 2015, twenty-five women were tested in 2016, twenty-eight women were tested in 2017 and only ten women were tested in 2018. The small number of women, who tested is caused by the fact, that women are not as common in Army as men. Conclusion: We can say that the emphasis on the physical performance in Security and Army forces is still up to date. We did not notice any significant differences between the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 tested. Thanks to this finding, we can state that there is a continuous maintenance of physical fitness in the Czech Republic’s army.
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Canfield, Stephen L., Daniel Langley, and Alexander Shibakov. "Developing Metrics for Comparison of Mobile Robots Performing Welding Tasks." In ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2013-13672.
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Developments in mobile robotic systems are leading to new methods and techniques for manufacturing processes in fields that traditionally have not seen much automation. Some of these tasks require process validation prior to use in the manufacturing process. One such example process is welding. However, there is a lack of industry standards for mechanized or robotic welding that can impede the introduction of mobile robotic welding systems in the market place. There is also a lack of generalized fitness measures that gauge the suitability of mobile robot topologies or dimensional designs to a set of tasks and can be used in the design or verification process. This paper will propose such a metric and demonstrate its use in evaluating mobile robot designs for welding tasks. The approach will be based on the representation of a general task as a pair of n-dimensional subsets in the Euclidean n-space. Similarly, the robot capabilities are represented as n-dimensional subsets (manipulability and torque ellipse) in the Euclidean n-space. The motivation is to enable a direct geometric comparison of the capabilities of the robot to the requirements of the task yielding a quantitative measure of fitness. This method is suggested to be well suited to tasks comprised of a relatively short sequence of well-defined motions, called gaits, which are performed repeatedly or in a periodic manner. Some examples are welding, swimming, painting or inspection. The paper will demonstrate the use of this metric in the evaluation and design of mobile robots for welding tasks with a desired set of weld pattern motions. Three mobile welding platforms having different topological kinematic arrangements will be evaluated based on this design verification metric. This metric will further be shown to supplement the weld qualification process through verification of the motion control portions of the weld process based on a specific robot design. The method will contribute to the design and development of mobile robotic welding systems to become viable and accepted manufacturing processes.