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Browsing Research Articles (Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences) by Type "Article"
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Nolte, Heinrich Wilhelm; Noakes, Timothy David; Nolte, Kim
(Aerospace Medical Association, 2013-02)
INTRODUCTION: The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of ad
libitum vs. restricted fl uid replacement protocol on hydration markers
and performance in selected military tasks. The secondary objective was
to ...
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Van der Klashorst, Engela; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-12)
This review article presents the contribution of rhythm as socio-cultural contributor to the dominance of East-African distance athletes. It aimed to qualitatively review similarities between growing up in music, bodily ...
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Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Roux, S.
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, )
Aggression among young adolescents has reached
dangerous levels in contemporary society, especially
in the school context where acts of aggression have
increased dramatically. According to experts, schools
in South ...
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Nongogo, P.; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth); Van Wyk, Johannes G.U.
(AJPHERD (South Africa), 2014-12)
This historical review examines the background to the struggles against inequality, discrimination and the fight to deracialise South African sport. South Africa has a long history of racial discrimination. The struggles ...
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Spamer, Emanuel J.; Du Plessis, Daniel J.; Kruger, Ernst H.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: A comparative study of elite New Zealand and South African u/16 rugby players with special reference to game-specific skills, physical abilities and anthropometric data.
DESIGN AND SETTINGS: A battery of tests ...
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Nolte, Kim; Nolte, Heinrich W.; Van der Merwe, Reon A.; Van der meulen, Julia; Helena, Cindy A.
(Ergonomics Society of South Africa, 2016)
The measurement of skinfold thickness by means of skinfold callipers (SC) is a widely accepted method to assess subcutaneous fat thickness and percentage body fat (%BF). Ultrasound imaging (USI) is a more recent technology ...
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Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Barnard, J.G.
(Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2013)
Physical training (PT) is an integral part of developing operational fitness. The objective of the study was to compare the physical fitness outcomes of two groups of young South African military recruits completing 12 ...
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Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Pepper, Michael Sean; Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Ker, James A.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Nolte, Kim; Fletcher, F.; Grant, T.C. (Thelani)
(Medpharm Publications, 2014)
BACKGROUND : Fitness is defined in the health context as a state of good health or physical condition, primarily as a result of
exercise and proper nutrition. Conventional methods of measuring fitness are expensive, time ...
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Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Steyn, Margaretha Helena; Maree, David J.F.; Panebianco-Warrens, Clorinda Rosanna
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015-06)
The primary aim of this research was to evaluate whether the cross-over from Sport Psychology
to the Psychology of Music in terms of the knowledge base, intervention Psychological Skills
Training (PST) protocols and ...
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Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth); Van Wyk, Gerrit J.U.; Welman, Natasha
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-09)
South Africa's political transformation since 1994 compelled sport federations to develop and implement new strategies and structures to actively recognise, appreciate and manage the increasingly multicultural nature of ...
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Nolte, Kim; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Fletcher, Lizelle
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014)
OBJECTIVE. To determine the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of talented young athletes residing in Gauteng regarding prohibited
performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and anti-doping rules and regulations.
METHODS. This was ...
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Van Wyk, Johannes G.U.; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth); Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-09)
The purpose of the research is to describe truth as ethical dilemma in youth sport, based on the frame of reference of the ethical-educational objective structure, and the essences and meaningful coherence as non-negotiable ...
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Egbunike, I.A.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-10)
A longer lifespan has increased the emphasis on bone health, which is often compromised with age. Studies have shown that exercise yields a positive influence on bone mineral density (BMD), especially when done during the ...
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Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Billson, John Henry
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
Thirty-two (N= 32) full-time working subjects between the ages of 20 and 55 years participated in a 12-week exercise intervention study. Subjects were randomly divided into a control group receiving conservative exercises ...
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Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Loots, J.M.; Grimbeek, J. (Jackie)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
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Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Rothschild, R.M.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Du Toit, Peet J.
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
Elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Nutritional supplementation of folic acid may be used to reduce homocysteine levels and thus minimise the risk ...
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Wood, Paola Silvia; De Vos, J.W.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-12)
This study was aimed at determining whether treatment with nutritional supplementation would
improve pathology measures of disease risk. A total of twenty (20) healthy males, 30-60 years of
age, served as participants. ...
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Hoffman, D.C.J.; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-03)
The core problem statement of this study is that SHIP® as a psychotherapeutic intervention has
never been tested in a sport psychological context. The study on which this article is based
attempted to address this specific ...
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Lategan, Leon; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)
(Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using two different handgrip positions on the peak torque values of the elbow during flexion and extension and to establish normative concentric isokinetic values ...
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Clarke, Russell I.; Brummer, Janine D.; Kluka, Darlene Ann; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth)
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-09)
Researchers have reported that appropriate decision making involves an understanding of choices between options and performing appropriate actions. The ability to identify visual cues that improve decision making and ...