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Indagine sugli effetti dell'attività ludico-motoria nello sviluppo motorio e cognitivo dei bambini della scuola dell'infanzia
2016
L’obiettivo del presente studio è stato quello di valutare l’influenza di un programma di attività motorie sullo sviluppo delle abilità motorie e dei pre-requisiti della lettura e della scrittura in bambini di 3-5 anni delle scuole dell’Infanzia del Comune di Palermo. Centottanove bambini sono stati divisi in 3 gruppi: un gruppo che non ha seguito alcun intervento e due gruppi che hanno seguito un programma motorio rispettivamente della durata di 52 e 180 ore. Le abilità di locomozione e di controllo degli oggetti sono state misurate con il test of gross motor development, i pre-requisiti della lettura e della scrittura con il PRCR-2. Il programma motorio ha aumentato significativamente la …
The relationship between moderate hearing loss with balance and postural control
2017
The variation of the balance strategy during the lifespan: a pilot stduy
2017
Pediatric exercise programs in children with hematological cancer: a systematic review
2013
In the world today, there are roughly 25 million cancer survivors. Progress in treatments have greatly improved cure rates, with 5-year survival now approaching 80%, but are associated with numerous negative physical and psychological side-effects and a deterioration in the quality of future life. Cancer survivors are at increased risk for second cancers, other forms of comorbidity (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis), and functional decline. Lifestyle factors, such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, and smoking cessation may prevent these conditions and improve survivors’ quality of life. Observational research has shown that the physical activity levels of survivors of…
A preliminary comparative study on the effects of pilates training on physical fitness of young female volleyball players
2019
Introduction: Volleyball is one of the world’s most popular sports and because of its enormous popularity many studies have been conducted in an attempt to understand the better method training required to develop fitness performance by a volleyball player. Among which, Pilates exercises have also offered new effective methods for increasing strength and enhancing flexibility. However, many studies have looked at the benefits of Pilates-based exercises only for low back pain and improvement of a person’s quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of this preliminary causal-comparative study was to examine the effects of Pilates training on some physical fitness components in young female volle…
Evolving role of physical education on psycho-motor development in children with disabilities
2012
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT USE AMONG NETSURFERS VISITING HEALTH AND FITNESS COMMUNITY: FINDINGS FROM AN INTERNET-BASED SURVEY
2012
Introduction It is largely known that protein supplement (PS) use is a widespread and accepted practice by athletes and people who attend commercial gyms (Bianco et al., 2011). However, only few studies have been carried out in order to investigate supplement use and lifestyle in netsurfers of health and fitness community. For this reason the purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the use of PS, age and lifestyle of people who visited a specific Italian sporting website: www.fitnessa360.com. Methods 273 subjects netsurfing in the www.fitnessa360.com completed the 6-item online-questionnaire about age, gender, daily cigarette consumption, protein supplement use, information sou…
The protein supplements consumption among people attending commercial gyms: The Protein Project
2015
Nowadays, in an European gym context we may find more than three people amongst ten who declare protein supplements consumption. Health, physical fitness, self-esteem, performance and muscle hypertrophy are usually the main reasons inducing such kind of consumption. It well documented that particularly active individuals use supplements to build muscle, gain strength or prevent future diseases and illnesses. Furthermore, scientific researchers have shown that in general people have different opinions about the use of supplements and the appropriate food to eat. As reported by Bianco and colleagues in 2011, proteins are the most widely ingested supplements in people attending commercial gyms…
Teoria, tecnica e didattica della pallacanestro in carrozzina
2021
Le capacità prestative degli individui, siano essi normodotati o con disabilità, è risaputo, migliorano notevolmente con l’aumentare del loro stato di salute psicofisico (Battaglia e coll. 2013). Un organismo stressato da una condizione patologica cronica necessità di svolgere un’attività fisica adattata allo stato di salute che lo caratterizza, poiché senza di essa finirebbe per perdere il senso più concreto dell'esistenza: “il movimento”. Il punto centrale non è dunque l'attività fisica di per sé o il tempo impiegato per svolgerla, ma piuttosto riguarda le modalità con le quali la si svolge. La scienza del movimento guarda all'individuo e alla sua complessità attraverso una valutazione ar…
Physical Activity and Sports Practice in Children and Adolescents at the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hypothetical Future Scenarios and Preventive …
2021
As a logical and direct consequence of the closure of schools and sports facilities, an expected reduction in the practice of physical activity (PA) and sports has been detected in both children and adolescents all over the world. Hence, we analysed the short-term and long-term consequences of the lack/low level of PA and sports activity in this population, which we referred to as primary and secondary risks, respectively, the latter of which have to be considered in hypothetical future scenarios.