Browsing by Author "Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)"

Browsing by Author "Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)"

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  • Influence of participation in a 9-week physical training instructors course on selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables 
    Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
  • Influence of sports vision techniques on adult male rugby players 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Fowler, K.F.; Govender, Catherine; Clark, James R. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-09)
    Sport has become increasingly competitive and this places enormous pressure on sportsmen to perform at their absolute best. For athletes to achieve their greatest potentials, aspects of sport such as reaction time and ...
  • Influence of two sports vision training techniques on visual skills performance of university students 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Mahomed, A.F.; Nortje, Evangeline; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Wood, Paola Silvia; Stander, Andre; Ferreira, J.; Fletcher, Lizelle; Kleynhans, M.; Coetzee, N. (LAM Publications Limited, 2016-06)
    Vision is an essential sense and crucial throughout a student’s academic career. Reading and writing during formal studies require a basic level of visual skills. Training of visual skills to students may improve the way ...
  • Initial assessment of well-being in South African armed services personnel 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Govender, Catherine; Lawson, J.; Kleynhans, Michael; Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Terblanche, H.C.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Hay, L. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    As professionals in law enforcement and defence (armed services) function under high pressure, the maintenance of overall health should be emphasized and closely monitored in training facilities. The aim of this research ...
  • Injuries sustained by female infantry trainees during basic training : January-April 2005 
    Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
  • An investigation into exercise behaviour, preferences and quality of life of primary brain tumour patients 
    Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Engelbrecht, Adel (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2013-06)
    Brain tumors are the second leading cause of cancer deaths in young adults ages 20-39. According to the South African Medical Research Council, there was an estimated 801 deaths from brain cancer in South Africa in 2000. ...
  • Kardiovaskuleregesondheidsrisiko onder universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Rudolf, Elizabeth Cornelia; Joubert, Yvonne Trijntje; Coetzee, Nicoleen; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Ferreira, Ronel; Nortje, Evangeline; Fraser, William John (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-05-29)
    Tradisioneel is individue se vermoëns, belangstellings en persoonlikhede tydens beroepsvoorligting en werwings- en keuringsprosesse geassesseer, terwyl slegs enkele studies op die liggaamlike gesondheid van tweedejaarstudente, ...
  • Land- and water-based exercises in rheumatoid arthritis patients : a series of case reports 
    Nolte, Kim; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-10)
    OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of a 3-month land- and waterbased exercise programme among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers. METHODS: Patients with RA Functional Class I and II (N=10) were randomly assigned to a ...
  • Mindfulness, psychological well-being and doping in talented young high-school athletes 
    Nolte, Kim; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Fletcher, Lizelle (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2016)
    The primary aim of this research was to determine how mindfulness and psychological well-being relate to the propensity to use Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in a sample of talented young athletes. A secondary aim was ...
  • Physiological demands of rugby union matches and practice sessions 
    Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Smit, R.F. (Ruan Faure) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Research studies indicate that, by determining the physiological load placed on athletes during competitions, it can aid in the development of strength and conditioning programmes, according to the specific demands placed ...
  • Postural variations in Cardio Stress Index scores 
    Persad, L. Bagwath; Govender, Catherine; Soma, Prashilla; Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Numerous factors influence heart rate variability, including age, exercise and posture. The Cardio Stress Index (CSI) is a transformed measure of heart rate variability that is determined via a miniature digital multi-channel ...
  • The role of visual skills and its impact on skill performance of cricket players 
    Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Campher, Jolene; Smit, C.E. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-12)
    The aim of this study was to determine the role and the impact of a visual skills training programme on the skills performance of cricket players, and whether visual training programmes are beneficial to competitive ...
  • Self-reported incidence of injuries among ballroom dancers 
    Kuisis, S.M. (Suzan Mary); Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Camacho, A.L. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Ballroom dancing is an increasingly popular sport around the world. However, unlike other forms of dancing such as ballet and modern, very little is known about the incidence, nature and severity of injuries sustained by ...
  • Sex differences in the nine-point Beighton hypermobility test scores 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Terblanche, H.C.; Jansen van Rensburg, Dina C.; Govender, Catherine; Mercier, J.; Jay-Du Preez, T.; Kleynhans, Michael (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-12-01)
    Joint hypermobility syndromes are often misinterpreted and wrongly diagnosed. Widely accepted naming such as Heritable Disorder of Connective Tissue has been shown to manifest features that closely overlap with better known ...
  • Sport vision assessment in soccer players 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Chamane, N.Z.; Campher, Jolene; Crafford, Dalene (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-12)
    Sport has become a very competitive business and focus has been placed on reaching ones full potential. Few aspects like hand-eye co-ordination and visual reaction time have been addressed in the past. Visual involvement ...
  • Three dimensional musculoskeletal modelling of the abdominal crunch resistance training exercise 
    Nolte, Kim; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Els, Pieter Schalk; Nolte, Heinrich Wilhelm (Routledge, 2013)
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits and limitations of using three dimensional (3D) musculoskeletal modelling (LifeModelerTM) in assessing the safety and efficacy of exercising on an abdominal crunch ...
  • Three dimensional musculoskeletal modelling of the seated biceps curl resistance training exercise 
    Nolte, Kim; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Els, Pieter Schalk (Routledge, 2011-06)
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits and limitations of using three dimensional (3D) musculoskeletal modelling (LifeModeler™) in assessing the safety and efficacy of exercising on a seated biceps curl ...
  • Transfer effects of eye-hand co-ordination skills from the right to the left cerebral hemispheres in South African schoolboy rugby players 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); De Wet, K.B.; Van Vuuren, Bernard J.; Joubert, Annie M.; Lottering, Mona-Liza; Van Wyk, Gerrit J.U. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2006-03)
  • Vergelyking tussen die kardiostres-indekse van ’n aktiewe en ’n sedentêre populasie 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Nortje, Evangeline; Fletcher, Lizelle; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Joubert, Annie M.; Ferreira, Ronel; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Joubert, Fourie; Gericke, Gerda J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Kleynhans, Michael; Kennedy, Justin J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-12)
    Die moderne leefwyse bring dikwels mee dat ons die belangrikheid van liggaamlike oefening uit die oog verloor. Ons toenemend passiewe leefwyse het gelei tot ’n aansienlike toename in die voorkoms van lewenstylsiektes soos ...