Purpose. Aerobic exercise is known to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), a primary risk factor for a disease of the eye known as Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG). Given the disparate nature of experimental protocols across the... more
Purpose. Aerobic exercise is known to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), a primary risk factor for a disease of the eye known as Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG). Given the disparate nature of experimental protocols across the literature an analysis of studies, on the effect of acute aerobic exercise on IOP, is necessary to verify the influence of participant characteristics, exercise intensity and duration. Method. The electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science and Embase were searched producing 35 empirical studies for review. Ten studies producing 14 independent groups were chosen as per the criteria of the analysis. Results. Random-effects models were used to produce subgroup analyses and metaregressions were used to verify the impact of group allocation, intensity and duration on the inter-study variability of the effect size. The outcome variable of post exercise change in IOP produced a significant effect of exercise, almost two-fold greater for sedentary populati...
BACKGROUND The aim of this pilot study is to explore the main social factors influencing estimated physical fitness. METHODS During the academic year of 2014/2015, 909 students from two French universities of the Hauts-de-France region... more
BACKGROUND The aim of this pilot study is to explore the main social factors influencing estimated physical fitness. METHODS During the academic year of 2014/2015, 909 students from two French universities of the Hauts-de-France region completed a study including standardized anonymous self-reported questionnaires. Data were related to age, sex, social class, physical activity, social life and sociability. Physical fitness estimation was assessed through a validated VO2max questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 749 17 to 24-year-old students were included. The mean age was 19.58. The sample was composed mainly of girls (59.68 %). The mean estimated VO2max was 39.30 (±2.29 SD) for males and 32.79 (± 2.56 SD) for girls. Some significant dependence and risk factors were found between estimated PF and some sociocultural aspects. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows the importance of the socialization environment. The role, the age and the employment status of the parents are significant as they are a reference for the practice of sports and physical activities. The level of independence and sociability is strongly correlated to estimated physical fitness. These findings stress the need to develop a more holistic study, based on comprehensive and interdisciplinary approaches.
