This review emphasizes the globally accepted physical activity guidelines and explores the various molecular adaptations that occur with continuous exercise. It is essential to highlight the critical roles of cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and muscle mass in reducing mortality and enhancing quality of life. It has been shown in various studies that there are certainly substantial reductions in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among individuals with high cardiorespiratory fitness levels. Resistance training is also examined, which, likewise, reveals significant mortality be ..read more

The aim of this study was to compare swimming speed and speed fluctuations in front crawl between swimmers of different performance levels using discrete variables against statistical parametric mapping (SPM). The sample was composed of 34 male swimmers divided into three groups: (i) group #1—recreational swimmers; (ii) group #2—competitive swimmers aged 12 to 14 years; (iii) group #3—competitive swimmers aged 15 to 17 years. Swimming speed and speed fluctuations (calculated based on four different conditions) were used as discrete variables. Using these discrete ..read more

Rotator cuff related shoulder pain (RCRSP) is a prevalent clinical presentation characterized by substantial diagnostic uncertainty. Some of this uncertainty relates to the involvement of the cervical and thoracic spine as a source of or contributing factor to RCRSP. Thirty-two RCRSP cases and thirty-two asymptomatic controls (AC), recruited from Hospital La Paz-Carlos III between March 2023 and September 2023, were matched for age, gender and hand dominance. Assessed variables included cervical, thoracic range of motion (ROM) and neck disability index (NDI). Independent t-tests were used to c ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 127: Exploratory Study into the Classification Agreement between Self-Reported Age of Menarche and Calculated Maturity Offset in Adolescent Girls: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030127 Authors: Barry Gerber Anita E. Pienaar Menarche is a significant pubertal event influencing girls’ participation in physical activity. As menarche is a sensitive matter, a non-invasive substitute is needed to help classify girls’ maturity status and provide physical literacy to them in this regard. The ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 125: Active Commuting as a Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030125 Authors: Claudia Baran Shanice Belgacem Mathilde Paillet Raphael Martins de Abreu Francisco Xavier de Araujo Roberto Meroni Camilo Corbellini Active commuting (AC) may have the potential to prevent the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the evidence for a correlation between AC and the risk of CVD remains uncertain. The current study thoroughly and qualitatively summarized re ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 126: The Effects of the Use of Plyometric Exercises with and without the Ball in the Development of Explosive Strength in Volleyball Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030126 Authors: Giovanni Esposito Gaetano Altavilla Giuseppe Giardullo Rosario Ceruso Tiziana D’Isanto Volleyball primarily focuses on technical and tactical training with a ball. However, there is growing interest in integrating fitness training into volleyball practice, particularly to enhance explosive strength through plyometric methods, but there is a lack of a direct scie ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 124: Morpho-Functional Analyses Demonstrate That Tyrosol Rescues Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030124 Authors: Sara Salucci Sabrina Burattini Ilaria Versari Alberto Bavelloni Francesco Bavelloni Davide Curzi Michela Battistelli Pietro Gobbi Irene Faenza Prolonged exposure to high dosages of dexamethasone, which is a synthetic glucocorticoid and a well-known anti-inflammatory drug, may lead to an increase in reactive oxygen species production, contributing to muscle wasting. The prevention of muscle at ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 123: Convolutional Neural Network-Based Automated Segmentation of Skeletal Muscle and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue on Thigh MRI in Muscular Dystrophy Patients Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030123 Authors: Giacomo Aringhieri Guja Astrea Daniela Marfisi Salvatore Claudio Fanni Gemma Marinella Rosa Pasquariello Giulia Ricci Francesco Sansone Martina Sperti Alessandro Tonacci Francesca Torri Sabrina Matà Gabriele Siciliano Emanuele Neri Filippo Maria Santorelli Raffaele Conte We aim to develop a deep learning-based algorithm for automated seg ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 122: Comparative Analysis of Ventilatory Responses during Stress Tests in Patients with Chronic Pain: Implications for Therapeutic Interventions Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030122 Authors: Patricio Barría María Gaitán-Padilla Daniel Gomez-Vargas Gonzalo Cardenas Ampuero Kay Gitterman Bessie Cordova Camilo A. R. Diaz Flavio Roberti Understanding the differences in ventilatory responses during exercise between patients with fibromyalgia and those with other chronic pain disorders is crucial for developing effective therapeutic interventi ..read more

JFMK, Vol. 9, Pages 121: Anthropometric and Somatotype Profile of Elite Finn Class Sailors Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk9030121 Authors: Luka Pezelj Boris Milavić Mirjana Milić Determining the reference base of anthropometric parameters on a sample of elite athletes is one of the foundations of further research and forming a clearer picture of each sport and sports discipline. In this study, the aim was to describe the anthropometric and somatotype profiles of elite Finn class sailors and to determine the differences in the measured parameters between sailo ..read more